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A person with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron robe and a purple-and-white flower garland, stands at left leaning toward a large metal deity murti. The murti wears a jewelled crown, a white cloth draped over its shoulders, layered silver necklaces and garlands of yellow and red flowers. Its right hand is raised in a blessing gesture with ornate jewelled decoration. In front, a white-cloth-wrapped object with a gold-bordered red shawl and a sacred white-and-red marking sits beneath a yellow-and-red garland. The person's right hand rests near the base of the murti in a devotional gesture. A teal and gold draped figure appears at right edge.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, leaning forward with eyes lowered beside a granite shivalinga. Behind the stone stands a large metal deity murti decorated with jewelled hands, gold and silver necklaces, and yellow and red flower garlands. Another person in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border bends over near the linga. Dim temple architecture frames the scene. Swamiji (probable): the man's long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha mala are the distinguishing cues; he is shown performing puja at the shivalinga.2007-02-16December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31December 31 20062006-12-31September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23A photograph of a temple shrine with a devotee in orange robes bending forward with one hand pressed on a white-draped Shiva lingam decorated with yellow and maroon garlands. Behind it stand two golden deity murtis, one with a crown and white shawl and one in a green and gold sari, both garlanded. A small pink-clad figure, silver kalasha pot and brass lamp sit on the altar in front. The person's long hair and orange cloth are visible, and the face is turned away from the camera, so the identity cannot be determined from appearance and the figure is described only by role as a devotee performing worship. Stone pillars frame the shrine.2006-12-31December 29 20072007-12-29A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with flower garlands in yellow, white and red. A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a saffron-orange robe with gold border stands at left, wearing a white-and-red jasmine garland and a gold chain. Behind him are two large metal deity murtis with ornate crowns and jewelled necklaces, one holding a raised hand, seated beside a dark stone shivalingam with a green leaf. In front is a brass prabhavali arch and a small brass deity murti surrounded by yellow and red garlands. Persons: the standing man is the only physical person visible.2007-01-01A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red flower garland stands at left, reaching toward a black Shiva lingam wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands. Behind it stand two ornately decorated metal deity murtis adorned with gold jewellery, necklaces and crowns, one in a red and green sari. Surrounding them is a dense wall of yellow, orange, pink and white marigold and flower decorations, indicating a temple abhishekam or puja setting at night.2007-01-01A man with long, swept-back dark hair and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead stands in orange saffron robes with a rudraksha mala around his neck, facing a gilded metal deity murti with a wide face, crown and white-and-gold cloth wrapped over its head. Red and gold draped fabric and a golden arch are visible behind. A sacred image is being attended in a temple setting. The man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the figure is labelled a person in this photograph.2006-09-23A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head wrap bends forward at the waist, both hands pressed onto a large golden linga-shaped object with a gold crown-like top. Garlands of yellow, red, white, green and pink flowers drape the altar and the statues behind it. Behind him stand a gold-coloured statue of a deity with folded hands and a tiger-skin-patterned garment, and a second statue in green and gold with a jewelled necklace. A small silver shrine and a framed portrait of a seated saffron-clad figure sit at left, and a deity murti with multiple arms rises in the background. Text in the lower right reads " " and ""2008-05-02