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A 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.

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November 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.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and gold necklace holds a golden kalasha-type pot in a wire cage in one hand and a metal stick in the other, pouring or sprinkling liquid over a tall black stone deity murti at left. A photographer in orange clothing stands behind him, and a crowd of devotees is seated in the background. A framed picture hangs on the right wall and a lit lamp or flower offering is visible at lower centre. The person shows distinctive long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, and gold ceremonial necklaces, matching the Swamiji description; the page identifies him as present.2007-11-09A 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 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.2007-11-09A man in flowing saffron-orange robes and a long gold necklace raises a metal kalasha-style vessel with a perforated cage-like top, pouring liquid over a large dark grey stone deity murti. Another man in orange robes stands behind a camera on a stepladder, photographing the abhishekam. A gilded arch frame and maroon curtains are behind. Wet white stains are visible on the standing man's arms and the deity.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a dark black stone Shivalingam set in a large dark stone yoni-peetha basin. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in a red and white dress with a crown and garlands, and a golden standing figure in orange cloth with red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground, and two men in white and orange clothes stand in the background near the altar, with one other person partly visible at lower right.2009-10-17