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Photograph inside a temple shrine niche lit by a string of warm orange lights. A silver and gold canopied shrine is draped with pink flower garlands, with a small deity murti and silver bowls with a silver offering vessel in front. In the right foreground a seated man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe, multiple rudraksha malas with gold beads and matching bracelets, bends forward and touches an offering on a golden cloth. The image is cropped and the figure's face is partly turned away. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the candidate is listed as unsure.

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A photograph of a shrine alcove decorated with pink flower garlands and lit by a string of orange lights. Inside, a small gilded deity murti sits in an ornate golden canopy, with silver lamps, a silver bowl of pink flowers and a silver pitcher beside it. In the foreground, a seated man with long dark hair, eyes closed, wears a rust-orange robe, a gold bead garland and a rudraksha bracelet on his arm. His hands are raised in mudra before a silver tray with flowers and an orange cloth-draped table. The scene suggests a puja or meditation, but the seated figure's appearance is only partly clear and the image is not fully distinct.2012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01A seated figure in a deep red-orange robe and dark rudraksha beads sits beside a shrine with a gold-framed canopy, pink flower garlands, silver kalasha-style vessels and a small oil lamp with a flame. The person, with long dark hair, holds a small object near a silver cup while performing a ritual, with a large orange silk cloth draped over a table in the foreground. Ornate golden necklace and arm rudraksha malas are visible. Appearance cues (long hair, rudraksha, golden necklace, saffron-toned robe) are consistent with the page's a person reference, so this is a probable match; the setting suggests puja or abhishekam at a temple shrine.2012-06-01A seated man in an orange-red robe and a long gold-beaded necklace sits on a carved wooden throne before a shrine niche. He wears rudraksha bracelets and has long dark hair with a pink flower tucked above one ear, and his hands rest in a meditative mudra. Pink flower garlands drape the golden shrine, which holds a small deity murti, and silver lamps and a silver pot stand nearby. An orange cloth covers a low table with a silver tray holding flowers and a lamp. The man is an appearance-based a person, seated in puja-style worship with the shrine.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20122012-06-01A photograph of a shrine room with pink flower garlands draped along a golden arch and pillars. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits at the right and handles a small metal deity figure and silver puja vessels on a yellow cloth. Silver lamps and a gilded shrine with a deity murti stand behind them, and a purple cloth-covered tray is held at the left by an unseen hand. Lit oil lamps and scattered petals suggest puja. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, performing the puja.2012-06-01A seated man in an orange-red saffron robe with gold-bead ornaments and rudraksha malas raises one hand in a gesture while speaking, seated in a shrine niche. Behind him stands an ornate gilded canopied shrine with a small deity murti, draped in pink flower garlands, with silver lamps, a silver kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp burning. An orange silk-draped table in the foreground holds a silver tray with a pink flower offering.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01 +1 copiesA photo of a man sitting cross-legged on an orange-cushioned seat in a shrine alcove, hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in prayer. He wears an orange-red cloth wrap, rudraksha malas on his wrists and neck, and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders; the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, with long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing as cues. Beside him stands a gold shrine with a deity murti, draped in pink flower garlands, with silver puja vessels, a conch-shaped vessel and a lit oil lamp on a silver tray.2012-06-01