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A man in saffron-orange robes stands on a step stool beside a dark stone deity murti, holding a lit oil lamp aloft in his right hand and a silver handbell in his left. He wears a gold bead necklace, long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white markings on his arms, and smiles while performing aarti. Behind him a photographer in orange clothing films with a video camera, and a crowd of devotees watches from the right. A red silk cloth drapes the base of the murti and a dark wall with a red curtain forms the backdrop.

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November 09 20072007-11-09A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a yellow-gold beaded necklace and white arm markings stands on a white stepladder, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, performing a ritual before large black stone deity sculptures in the foreground. Long dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, a seated crowd of devotees, many in white and dark clothes, watches, and a golden-adorned deity murti sits on a decorated altar with a canopy. A yellow cloth covers the base of a stone figure. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti inside a temple hall, with a brass tray visible at the lower left.2007-11-09A photograph of a temple event where a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands on a raised platform, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold beaded necklace with a large pendant. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, and appears to be performing an aarti toward a large dark stone deity murti on the right, garlanded with pink flowers. Seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white and dark clothing, and a golden deity and canopy stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's description of Swamiji presiding at the event.2007-11-09A standing man in a saffron-orange draped robe pours water from a red-rimmed vessel held high over a tall black stone deity murti, with water spraying in the air. He wears a long gold-bead necklace, a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; his upper arms show white paste. Behind him a woman in orange clothing holds a camera, and seated devotees in white and orange fill the background hall, with a red cloth and offerings at the base of the murti. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, gold necklace and saffron robe is a probable match for a person, performing abhishekam on a Shiva-form murti.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and upper arms. He holds a small brass handbell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, its flame rising beside a dark stone deity murti. The black murti wears a crown of yellow, orange and pink flowers, a tilak mark on its forehead, and has ornamented shoulders and arms. Gold-framed arch and red drapery form the background.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a large golden kalasha-style pot with both hands beside a black stone deity murti on a red cloth-covered platform. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala necklace and has long dark hair; his raised hand appears mid-gesture. A seated saffron-clad attendant with a camera stands in the background, and a large seated audience in white and orange fills the hall beneath white ceiling fixtures. A gold ornate arch frames the left side, and a decorated altar with flowers is visible at the rear. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja-style ceremony.2007-11-09A person in a saffron-orange robe stands on a step stool beside a row of tall dark bronze deity murtis on a pink-and-gold cloth, palms pressed together in namaste. Long dark hair, red bindi and white sacred ash marks on the arms, and a gold necklace are visible. Behind them a photographer in orange robes takes pictures, and a gold kalasha-style vessel with a white woven cover is held at the right edge. Marigold garlands and offerings sit on a tray near the statues.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09