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A photograph of a puja at a wooden low table. A bald elderly man in a white shirt, dark trousers and a saffron shawl kneels on the left, cupping his hands toward a small brass-and-gold deity murti dressed in a green and gold sari with a pearl garland and a flower-decorated crown. On the right, a long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds his hand over the murti, with a brass vessel, a pink and gold cloth and marigolds on the table. Behind them, several people in saffron shawls stand and sit, some holding flowers, and a woman in pink stands at the back. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure on the right wears saffron robes, a long rudraksha mala and has long swept-back hair with a tilak, a distinctive presentation consistent with the page.

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July 03 20082008-07-03A seated man in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha mala beads and a vibhuti mark on his forehead performs a puja at a low wooden stand. He offers flowers or grains to a brass-and-wood deity murti dressed in a green and gold cloth with a garland of white beads. A woman kneeling in a peach sari and orange shawl holds her hands out toward the murti, and a younger man in orange sits beside them. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand and watch on a marble floor, with a brass kalasha and a tiger-striped cushion nearby. The scene reads as a Hindu puja or abhishekam at an ashram.2008-07-03A seated man in saffron robes with long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a forehead tilak sits on the floor beside a wooden low table holding a small deity murti dressed in a green and gold silk garment with a golden crown, garlanded with marigolds. He touches the murti with one hand while a second saffron-robed attendant kneels behind it holding a brass vessel. In front, a man in white kurta kneels with palms joined in namaskar. Around them a crowd of devotees in orange shawls stand with hands folded, a woman in a peach sari among them, and a tiger-striped cushion lies on the right. This appears to be a puja or abhishekam ritual. a person: the seated saffron-robed man with long hair, rudraksha malas and tilak is the candidate.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03