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A photograph, rotated sideways, of an abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested under an orange-saffron shawl with a gold bead necklace, pours liquid from a white vessel over a dark black lingam. A kumkum or vibhuti mark is on his forehead. Behind him, figures in orange-red robes stand near the altar. Flower garlands in red, yellow, purple and white are arranged around the base. Gold ritual items, a golden deity murti and a brass lamp stand nearby. Probable Swamiji candidate: long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and gold necklace, performing the abhishekam.

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