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A photograph inside an open temple shrine with carved stone pillars and pale pillared walls. At the centre, a man with a large black hair bun and white forehead markings sits in a red and saffron robe, wearing a yellow and white flower garland and a gold necklace, smiling as he handles food and flowers on a tray. Around him, shrine statues are draped with marigold and yellow flower garlands, and a deity murti is visible behind. Several devotees with white-painted foreheads and dark rudraksha malas face him from the front, including a woman in a red sari on the right. A brass vessel sits near the centre of the shrine. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja ritual with offerings.

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March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A seated central figure in red-brown ceremonial clothing, wearing a large black turban, a gold necklace and a yellow-and-white marigold garland, sits before a stone altar with white gloved hands. Around him devotees in white and red garments, some with white-smeared foreheads, crowd close. Behind them stand deity murtis decorated with yellow and white garlands and an arched frame, and a seated figure in white is partly visible at the left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a temple shrine during a ritual. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair, a saffron-red garment, a gold necklace and a red and yellow flower garland stands at a stone platform, reaching toward offerings in a plate. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with marigold garlands and yellow and red flower arrangements. Several people in orange and red clothing move around the platform, one pouring from a vessel, and devotees in the foreground with vibhuti marks and rudraksha malas watch. Stone pillars frame the open shrine. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, wearing long hair, a gold necklace and garland, performing a puja or abhishekam.2016-03-07A photograph of a shrine interior with a tall black-haired figure seated at the centre, wearing a red-orange garment, gold necklaces and a long yellow-and-green-trimmed skirt, with a dense garland of yellow and white marigolds across the lap and a bowl of pink petals before them. Around the shrine, several people in white ash markings on their foreheads and arms, rudraksha malas, and orange and white garments attend the puja; one man at left wears a grey-streaked head and brown shawl, while a woman at right with hair in a bun bends toward the offerings. Behind them a deity murti is framed by floral garlands in multicoloured flowers and a brass bell hangs at left, with a stone carved pillar at right.2016-03-07A photograph inside a small stone shrine at a temple setting, with carved granite pillars on both sides. A central figure in a red-and-gold sari with a long garland of yellow and red flowers stands behind a stone platform, hands working over offerings. A tall dark bun of hair rises above her head and she wears a gold necklace. Around her, devotees in red and orange-brown robes with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings stand at the platform, some holding flowers or small vessels. Behind them, a deity murti group and seated figures are draped with yellow and red floral garlands, and there are red and white offering plates on the platform. The scene reads as a puja or abhishekam with devotees gathered around.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A shrine interior during a puja with a seated figure at centre wearing a tall black cylindrical headdress, a white ash-marked face, a multi-coloured garland of yellow, red and white flowers, and gold jewellery, smiling while surrounded by devotees. Behind is a dark sculpted deity murti group decorated with floral garlands in red, yellow and orange, with a raised figure in red and white. Around the centre, people in orange and white robes, some with white-painted foreheads and rudraksha malas, sit close to a stone platform with flower offerings; a brass vessel sits near the front. Overall the scene shows an abhishekam-style padapuja at a shrine.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual with a central figure seated on the floor, smiling, wearing a large black upswept turban-like hairstyle with green leaves tucked in, a red and yellow marigold garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, with a red-brown garment and white ash marks on the arms. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead and body markings assist, one holding a large round metal plate and another pouring or tending at a stone stand. Behind them, a golden deity murti of a seated figure and tall garlands in yellow, red and purple decorate the shrine. The setting suggests an abhishekam with ash and offerings. Probable Swamiji appearance: the central figure has a swept-up black crown-like hairstyle, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2016-03-07