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A priest in a rust-red dhoti and matching shawl bows over a tall golden kalasha-shaped pillar wrapped in layered garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers, with green leaves at the top. He wears a red and white beaded garland, gold armlets and a long black braided sash, and his hand rests on the golden base. Behind him stand golden deity murtis with flower garlands, and a gold oil lamp stands at right beside a golden rooster finial. A reverent Guru Purnima offering scene.

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A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a large deity murti heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A man with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a dark brown dhoti, a gold-toned waist band and a multicoloured headwrap wrapped with floral garland, reaches toward the decorated murti with his right arm, adorned with gold armlets. To the left, another attendant in orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body and beaded necklace holds a brass plate. Behind them, a golden shield-like backdrop and a figure in yellow and maroon robes with a red tilak and gold ornaments are visible. Lush garlands drape the central figure. The image is watermarked.2017-12-02December 02 20172017-12-02December 23 20162016-12-23July 19 20162016-07-19January 09 20182018-01-09December 14 20162016-12-14A photograph of a temple shrine decorated with garlands of yellow marigolds, white flowers and red blossoms. A bare-chested man with long, dark, matted hair and an orange cloth around his waist reaches up with both arms to adorn an ornate golden shrine niche draped in pink and white silk. A green silk cloth hangs beside the garlands. To the left stands a dark stone deity murti with a crown and white garland, and a brass lamp sits at the right. Banana leaves and a hanging lamp are visible at the top of the frame.2016-12-19A temple interior where a person in a maroon and gold-bordered dhoti and matching shawl, with a garland of yellow and red flowers around the neck and a red-and-gold bangle on the wrist, smiles while placing a hand on a black stone Shivalingam decorated with yellow marigold garlands and green leaves. Behind them stands a golden deity murti in a red skirt, with a tall striped and flower-decorated garland hanging nearby. A man in white dhoti with a gold border stands at left holding a metal bowl, and a bare-headed attendant in white is also visible at the left edge. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja at the lingam, with offerings of leaves and a coconut at the base. Several people are partially visible at the edges, making the count uncertain.2015-01-13December 31 20172017-12-31A photograph of a man in a rust-red sleeveless robe with a gold armlet, a red-and-white bead garland and a dark rudraksha mala, leaning forward with both hands on a large floral pillar of yellow marigolds, red roses and white flowers with green leaves. He wears a dark turban-style head covering, a gold earring and a sandalwood tilak. A brass oil lamp stands at the left edge. Swamiji candidate by appearance: the man has long dark hair in a bun-like wrap, rudraksha mala and gold ornaments, presented as a probable match with the page's claim of Swamiji's presence.2016-07-19January 09 20182018-01-09July 19 20162016-07-19