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Photograph of a temple worship scene with a dark stone Ganesha murti at left beside red and white draped curtains. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes and a long beaded necklace, holds a small bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, offering aarti before the deity. Behind him stands a dark stone deity murti in a gold-framed arch decorated with a red and orange headdress and flowers. A young woman in an orange garment and beaded necklace sits at lower right, and another person in orange holds up a camera at centre. Swamiji (probable): the robed figure with long hair, saffron clothing and beaded necklace performs the lamp offering.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and white arm bandages holds a golden kalasha-style vessel inside a wire basket, pouring or offering from it beside a large black stone Ganesha murti. A second person with a camera stands behind, and a dark-skinned figure in orange appears at the lower right edge. Red drapes and a gold ornate arch frame the scene, with a black deity murti holding a trident-like object and garlanded with flowers at the right. The setting appears to be a temple ritual space.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of an abhishekam being performed at a temple-like stage. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, and a heavy gold necklace of large beads pours liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone lingam on a black pedestal. Behind him, a second saffron-robed attendant in an orange turban pours from a gold pot on the left, and a bald man in orange sits at the lower left. A seated man in white with a tilak kneels beside the lingam. To the right stand a golden peetha-style ornate frame, a gilded deity murti draped in red and white garlands, and a brass oil lamp on the lower right. A dark red curtain forms the backdrop. The page indicates the event is an October 2009 Diwali/Lalita Trishati-related abhishekam, but the visible scene is the abhishekam itself.2009-10-17A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair stands before black stone deity murtis beneath a gold ornate arch, holding a lit flame or lamp aloft with one hand while a cloud of smoke rises above. A young attendant in orange, wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, kneels at a metal tray holding offerings. A tall decorated kalasha or pole with colourful patterned cloth and garlands stands at right, and red and white drapes frame the left. The figure's distinctive hair, saffron robe and gold necklace fit the appearance of a person, who appears to be performing an aarti during the inauguration ritual.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a consecration event. A figure in flowing orange-saffron robes, with long dark hair, raises a golden perforated pot high above a large black stone Ganesha murti, pouring liquid over it. Beside him, a smaller figure in orange clothing stands on a stepladder, and a man in orange kneels at the lower right near a black stone deity with a red and yellow floral crown. Red velvet drapery, a white curtain and a gold-framed arch form the backdrop, and a camera operator is visible at the lower left.2007-11-09A photograph of a temple event where a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands on a raised platform, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold beaded necklace with a large pendant. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, and appears to be performing an aarti toward a large dark stone deity murti on the right, garlanded with pink flowers. Seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white and dark clothing, and a golden deity and canopy stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's description of Swamiji presiding at the event.2007-11-09A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and upper arms. He holds a small brass handbell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, its flame rising beside a dark stone deity murti. The black murti wears a crown of yellow, orange and pink flowers, a tilak mark on its forehead, and has ornamented shoulders and arms. Gold-framed arch and red drapery form the background.2007-11-09A photograph of a temple inauguration in progress. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe stands on a metal stepladder, reaching up to anoint or adorn a tall black stone deity murti, which holds a trident-like staff and wears a red and yellow flower garland atop its head. A second figure in orange robes kneels at the left beside the stepladder, and a third person in orange sits partly visible at the far left edge. A golden arched frame surrounds the deity, with a dark red curtain behind, colourful woven textile strips hanging at right, and a golden deity with a green and white flower garland on a pedestal at far right.2007-11-09A standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a large golden kalasha-style pot with both hands beside a black stone deity murti on a red cloth-covered platform. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala necklace and has long dark hair; his raised hand appears mid-gesture. A seated saffron-clad attendant with a camera stands in the background, and a large seated audience in white and orange fills the hall beneath white ceiling fixtures. A gold ornate arch frames the left side, and a decorated altar with flowers is visible at the rear. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja-style ceremony.2007-11-09