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Indoor photo inside a white stone temple hall with carved pillars. A figure in orange robes and a gold bead necklace stands on the left, lifting a silver vessel to pour liquid over the head of a man in white shirt and dhoti who bends forward in reverence. A tiger-striped seat or cloth lies beside them, with a red-and-white patterned floor mat. Two onlookers in white and pale shirts stand at the right. Framed photographs hang on the wall above, and a garland and an orange-draped doorway appear on the left.

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Night photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone linga platform. A man with long, wild dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a shawl with ornate gold beads, lifts a large silver pot high overhead to pour liquid. Beside him a younger man in white garments with an orange shawl steadies him, and a man in orange robes with a yellow-orange garland stands holding a silver vessel. An orange-robed figure stands in the left foreground holding a green-handled ladle. Carved stone architecture is visible above. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, orange clothing and gold bead ornaments match the candidate in the pouring role.2010-02-12January 17 20082008-01-17February 15 20112011-02-15January 17 20082008-01-17October 20 20102010-10-20October 28 20102010-10-28 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of men in white dhotis and shirts standing with palms pressed together in namaste along the left side of an indoor hall. In the centre, a man with a bare chest and a rudraksha mala wears an orange-saffron dhoti and is receiving a greeting. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and bare torso wears an orange cloth and white dhoti, holding a silver tray with offerings and lit items. Behind them, other saffron-clad sannyasis stand near a decorated shrine with a deity murti and flowers.2010-11-30August 08 20102010-08-08 +1 copiesJune 04 20062006-06-04A photograph of a ceremony on a raised stage before dark red velvet drapes. A long-haired figure in a sleeveless orange robe sits on a red-cushioned golden lion-armed throne and touches the forehead of a man in white shirt and dhoti who kneels with palms pressed together. Behind the throne, a man in orange stands holding a silver vessel, and another orange-robed attendant kneels at the lower right near the throne's golden base. Flowers and a golden lion ornament decorate the throne area, and a woman in white sits with folded hands at the left edge.2008-12-25A photograph at a temple-like covered hall with an orange-painted wall and a shrine behind a railing. A figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long swept-back hair and a beaded rudraksha-style mala stands centre-frame, a hand raised to the head of a young man in a red shirt who bows before him. Beside them, a bald man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a silver tray. Other people in white and a woman in a red-brown sari stand nearby. Behind the railing, an ornate shrine holds a deity murti with a gold-framed arch and red drapery. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, mala, central position. Description of person in orange robe is an appearance-based candidate only.2010-11-12Ritual scene in an indoor hall with a deity shrine at right draped in gold and decorated with a golden arch and orange tassels. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at centre, receiving an item from a shaven-headed priest in white dhoti and white ritual cloth with tilak and white body markings. Other priests in white stand with palms joined in anjali, and a priest at right holds a silver tray and a white box. Behind them are seated participants and a projector screen on the wall.2010-11-24