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Dark, low-lit photograph of a ritual scene. In the foreground at left, a person with dark hair and black clothing is seen in profile. At right, a figure wrapped in a flowing red garment raises an ornate golden lamp or censer with a perforated cage-like top high in one hand, illuminating the surroundings. Behind them stands an ornate gold-framed mirror or arch with carved floral crest, and a faint red and gold object is visible on the far right. Warm yellow light falls on a pale wall, and the rest of the scene is shadowed black.

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November 09 20072007-11-09A figure in a red garment and red-and-white beaded necklaces stands beside an ornate gold throne with a red cushion, pouring liquid from a brass vessel over a small dark deity murti decorated with red flower garlands. A second man in white dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and beaded necklaces holds a small brass pot. Gold ceremonial staffs with leaf-shaped finials flank the scene, and a gold-framed altar edge with flowers sits in front. a person: the standing figure in red has long, swept-back hair and beaded necklaces, which are appearance-based cues only.2010-10-17A photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment pouring water from a golden vessel with a wire-mesh cover over a dark stone deity murti. The standing figure has long, curly dark hair and white ash marks on his forehead and arm. The black stone sculpture shows a face with a tall crown-like headdress, and water runs down its head. A purple curtain hangs in the background, and a lamp glows near the ceiling.2007-11-09A photograph of a ritual on an ornate gold-trimmed platform beside a gilded throne with red cushion. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears a red wrap, a rudraksha mala, and a ceremonial gold necklace, holding a flaming oil lamp near a small dark metal deity murti garlanded with red flowers. Beside the platform stands a gold ceremonial fan-shaped staff. On the right, a person in white dhoti and shawl with maroon borders stands partly visible. Blue drapery hangs in the background. Probable Swamiji (appearance-based candidate: long hair, red wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace) performing aarti before a deity murti.2010-10-17Photograph inside a temple shrine room at night. In the foreground a figure in a red wrap and red robe stands with arms extended toward a dark wooden table or altar box, facing a group of seated devotees to the left, several in white shirts and red shawls. On the right, a shrine altar holds decorated deity murtis wrapped in white and garland flowers, with brass kalasha-style vessels and small lamps. A small decorated tree sits near the right edge, and a brass lamp stands at lower left.2007-11-09A photograph of a ritual aarti before a framed portrait on a gilded throne-like altar. A devotee in an orange-saffron cloth with a gold necklace, seen from behind, lifts a tiered brass lamp with multiple lit oil flames. The framed portrait, set in an ornate gold frame, shows a seated figure in orange robes with a long beaded necklace and a raised hand, against a tree backdrop. Red velvet drapery hangs behind, with a red-and-gold cushion below and a large reclining figure in red and orange at right. Only the foreground devotee is physically present.2012-05-02 +2 copiesMay 22 20172017-05-22August 22 20062006-08-22A photograph of a person in saffron-orange draped clothing and a rudraksha-style adornment at the neck, lifting a golden vessel with a wire-mesh cage high above a large dark stone deity murti, possibly a ritual abhishekam. The person has long, swept-back dark hair and white ash markings on the raised arm, and the stone figure wears a tall crown. Background is a dim room with a maroon curtain. Appearance-based candidate: a person performing the ritual pouring; the figure is physically present.2007-11-09A long-haired figure in a red sari with gold and crystal beaded necklaces pours liquid from a small silver vessel onto a gold deity murti decorated with red flower garlands, in a ritual abhishekam. A gold-carved ceremonial throne with red cushions stands to the left, and a tall brass ceremonial fan-shaped implement stands on the right. A man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace attends beside the altar, and a metal tray of yellow flowers and offerings sits at lower left.2010-10-17A photograph of a long-haired figure in a red sari with gold and beaded necklaces holding a silver tray scattered with red petals over a dark bronze Ganesha murti garlanded with red flowers. Beside the murti stands a gold ornate throne with a red cushion, a gold ceremonial standard and a brass pot. Two men in white dhoti and shawl, one bare-headed with a gold chain, stand in the background at a puja setting with a gold-edged altar table.2010-10-17October 17 20102010-10-17