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A man with long, dark, curly hair and a saffron-orange dhoti or shawl stands at right, his right hand pressed against the forehead of a black stone deity murti. Three dark stone figures stand in a row, one with a tall crown. At left, a woman in an orange sari holds a tray and attends a decorated deity with garlands in pink, green and white. Behind them a man in white clothes photographs with a camera, and a grey draped backdrop and red curtain frame the scene. a person has long swept hair and saffron-orange clothing with white markings on his arms and shoulders, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes leans forward at a black-draped altar, reaching toward a row of white and yellow statues wearing red and white turbans and ornate necklaces. Behind him, two younger men in orange robes stand, one holding a silver vessel. Seated devotees in white and cream clothing and a photographer with a camera are visible along the left and back, with a hanging orange-and-red cloth and ritual lamp at the rear. The scene resembles a temple inauguration offering.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a man with long, wavy black hair and a red bindi on his forehead, bare-shouldered in a saffron-orange garment with ornate gold-coloured beaded necklaces. He extends his right hand, palm open, toward two dark, glossy black stone deity murti with tall conical crowns. Red-stained fingertips are visible. Dark maroon curtains hang behind him.2007-11-09A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, stands at right-centre extending his right hand toward a row of dark stone deity murtis with tall crowns and carved figures draped in orange and red garlands. At left a person in white holds a brass tray with a small brass lamp and bell-like vessel. Behind, a shrine with colourful decorations and a seated deity figure appears, and a man in a light shirt sits at lower left. The man in saffron has a red tilak and white paint on his arms; the scene reads as a puja. Probable Swamiji by visible cues of long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, shown performing worship before the deities.2007-11-09A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands on a silver stepladder, reaching up to anoint the crown of a tall black stone deity murti with a red and yellow floral head ornament. The black murti holds a staff-like attribute and stands within an ornate gold arched frame draped with dark red curtains. A second person in orange clothing stands below holding a small vessel, and a third person in orange sits at the bottom left. A colourful striped cloth hangs on the right beside a garlanded bronze figure with white and red flower garlands. The person on the ladder has long dark curly hair and a bare-armed orange garment, a visual cue consistent with the page's a person presence claim, but this is only a soft appearance-based candidate.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09