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A photograph at night of a man in profile at a stone shrine, hands pressed together in anjali before a carved granite pillar with a relief of a lion and a small deity niche. He wears a brown and orange turban with a crescent ornament, a saffron-red garment, a multi-strand gold necklace, a white floral garland with orange and yellow flowers, gold armlets and a white vibhuti/chandan band on his arms and chest. Oil lamps burn in a woven basket on the ground at left, with marigold and flower offerings below. Behind him, a person in orange robes holds a basket and a devotee in white marks stands nearby. This appears to be a devotional puja; the man is a probable candidate for Swamiji based on the ornate saffron clothing, gold adornments and turban.

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November 11 20172017-11-11December 05 20142014-12-05Night photograph of a temple shrine. A man with long dark hair and a white flower garland with gold bead strands stands in profile, wearing a rust-red dhoti with an orange-gold waistband and bare upper body, both palms resting on a carved stone ledge as he looks upward toward a stone lion-faced carving. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left beside a small painted deity figure and red and green decorations. A red and pink cloth hangs behind him and other people in saffron clothing are faintly visible in the background. Pada puja appears to be taking place at the shrine. The man's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described by role as a devotee at the shrine.2014-08-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05December 05 20142014-12-05A smiling person in a red-maroon turban with a crescent-moon ornament stands at the center, wearing a red and white flower garland with a gold-beaded garland and a gold armlet, holding a lit oil lamp in both hands. Around them, several people in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and gold-bordered shawls stand close together, one holding a woven basket and another holding a flame. The setting is dim and warm.2014-12-05December 02 20172017-12-02September 05 20172017-09-05February 13 20182018-02-13November 17 20132013-11-17 +1 copiesDecember 05 20142014-12-05