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Photo inside a temple shrine. A smiling man in orange-saffron robes wears a long garland of orange marigolds and white beaded necklaces, with a red-and-white bindi on his forehead, and raises one hand in greeting while holding a silver trident. Behind him, a silver-faced deity murti is decorated with a large green leaf garland, orange and white flowers, and a red flower crown. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame stands at left. Other people in orange clothing stand behind and to the right. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style beaded malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, and is greeting devotees beside a deity murti.

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February 13 20132013-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-faced deity murti with a large silver face, mustache and crown, heavily garlanded with marigolds, roses and green leaves. A smiling man with short hair, an orange-red tilak and an orange saffron robe with white and orange flower garlands and gold necklaces raises his hand in front of the murti, while a silver trident is held in the foreground. Two bald, saffron-clad men stand at right and a bare-shouldered priest in the lower left looks on. Ornate carved white stone arches frame the scene. a person: the smiling man with the orange-red tilak, saffron robe and flower garlands, shown at the murti, matches the page's claim.2013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13Photograph inside a temple of a smiling man in saffron-orange and maroon robes with an orange shawl, a red-and-orange tilak on his forehead, a multicoloured flower garland around his neck and red-and-blue threads on his wrist. He raises his right hand in greeting and holds a silver trident with a red bead at its base. Behind him stands a silver-framed shrine with an ornate silver arch and a silver deity murti decorated with flower garlands and marigolds. On the right, a man in white kurta raises his hand to his forehead beside a steel railing.2015-05-09A photo inside a temple shrine. A smiling person in orange and saffron robes with a saffron shawl, rudraksha bracelets, a flower garland and a forehead tilak raises one hand in greeting while holding a silver trident. Behind him a silver-framed shrine holds a Shiva lingam or deity murti draped in marigold and rose garlands. A second man in a white kurta stands at right beside a metal yantra-marked stand, and other people are partly visible at the edges.2015-05-09February 13 20132013-02-13A smiling man in orange-saffron and brown sannyasi robes stands at left, wearing a saffron shawl with green-and-gold border, a pink and yellow flower garland, orange tilak on his forehead and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets; he raises his right palm in greeting and holds a silver trident. Behind him, a silver-framed shrine houses a deity murti of Shiva-form adorned with flower garlands. At right, a man in a white kurta with a red tilak stands near a metal railing and an altar box, and another man in white stands at the far right. Ornate silver carvings and pillars line the temple interior.2015-05-09February 13 20132013-02-13A man with a shaved head and a bold red-orange vertical tilak on his forehead, wearing a saffron-orange cloth draped over his shoulder and a dark rudraksha mala with gold ceremonial beads, holds an oil lamp flame toward a deity murti decorated with a large circular garland of marigolds and white flowers, set in a silver-framed shrine niche. Behind him stand a man in white clothes with folded hands in namaste and another man in white and saffron, with a woman in a sari to the right and a woman with a tilak also visible. The scene shows a temple puja with an aarti lamp.2014-05-19Photo inside a temple shrine. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands centre, wearing a marigold garland over rudraksha and silver bead malas, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and a silver trident in his right hand while he raises his left hand in greeting. Two orange-robed companions flank him, one at left holding a bronze lamp stand with a lit flame and offerings, and one at right wearing gold-toned necklaces. Behind them a silver-faced deity murti with an elephant-like face is decorated with marigold and white flower garlands in a carved stone niche. Several men stand in the background. a person (presents with saffron robe, rudraksha and ceremonial beads, and a trident), appearing in person.2013-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine with white marble carved arches and a deity murti decorated with a large garland of marigolds and white flowers. In the foreground a smiling man with a red-orange tilak on his forehead wears a maroon-red robe, a black rudraksha mala, and a long ornate gold bead necklace; he raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. Behind him stand devotees in white and light clothing, including a woman in a red blouse on the left and a man in white on the right. A brass oil lamp and a brass pot stand at left, and a red donation box marked in Devanagari sits in front of the shrine. a person: the candidate wears a maroon robe, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, with a visible tilak and a trident.2014-05-19Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver face of a deity murti is set into a stone niche, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a red-and-white flower crown on top. In front, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, orange robes, a long orange-and-white beaded garland and a ceremonial silver trident wears a pearl-style necklace; he is a probable Swamiji, identified by swept-back hair, an ornate beaded mala garland and saffron clothing, and is holding the trident. To the right, an older man with grey hair in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films at left, and a bald devotee is visible behind. Carved stone walls with a Sanskrit inscription frame the scene.2013-02-13