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A photograph of a puja at a shrine. A person in an orange-red sleeveless garment with an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha mala stands at left, holding a silver lamp with a lit flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other. A three-line tilak marks the forehead. In front stand black stone deity murti, including a large black lingam-like form and a carved black figure, with a silver peetha and a white fan-shaped offering. Garlanded deity images and draped fabric stand behind in a dim hall, with a faint haze of smoke rising. The page-flagged person has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, though the face is not used for identification; the appearance cues are partial, so this candidate is uncertain.

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May 06 20172017-05-06November 09 20072007-11-09June 03 20122012-06-03September 29 20062006-09-29May 06 20172017-05-06A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl raises a lit oil lamp with his right hand during an evening ritual, holding a brass bell in his left hand. He wears a rudraksha mala, a long bead necklace and a white headband with a red tilak. Behind him stands a dark deity murti decorated with orange and green garlands and a jewelled collar. On the left, a man in white holds a tall gold staff, and a large orange ornate umbrella stands on the right, with a woman with folded hands at its edge.2017-05-06A man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands before a large black stone deity murti of a female figure with a green-painted face and a tall crown, holding a flaming oil lamp in his hands, performing aarti. Behind him are colourful painted and flower-decorated pillars and a gold-toned ornate altar. A dark red velvet curtain hangs in the background, with a brass vessel on the lower left. Appearance-based cues match a person performing the lamp offering as a devotee-priest.2007-11-15March 28 20132013-03-28A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead stands at night before a tall, granular stone linga with a pink flower on top. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a shawl draped over it and a long gold-beaded mala necklace. He holds a brass bell in one hand and a brass lamp with a lit flame in the other, with a wisp of smoke rising behind him. A tall brass lamp stand with ornate detailing stands on the right beside a garland of purple and yellow flowers. a person performing the ritual, in person.2010-02-12Interior of a temple shrine with maroon drapes, dark stone deity murtis and a black shivalinga on a stone base garlanded with white and red flowers. A person in a bright orange-red garment holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a brass bell, facing the sanctum. Brass kalasha pots, flower offerings, an orange cloth and a gold deity figure sit on the tiled platform, with stepladders leaning against the wall beside a painted, colourful pillar. Smoke rises near the lamp.2009-05-22A photograph of a man with long, swept-back dark hair wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a long gold bead necklace, standing at night beside a golden-brown cylindrical linga with a pink flower on top. He holds a brass oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass bell in the other, looking upward. A tall brass lamp stand with a bird-shaped finial stands at the right, and a corrugated metal roof edge is visible at the lower left. The appearance matches the Swamiji (probable) pattern through his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, performing linga abhishekam.2010-02-12May 08 20172017-05-08