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Outdoor temple photograph with a large black stone linga-shaped structure with carved lotus-petal base, water pouring down its side. A man with long dark hair, wearing a red robe and a white-and-red flower garland with a rudraksha mala, sits on the stone base smiling with hands raised, while a golden trident stands at left. Many devotees in white shirts and red scarves raise their hands toward him, and a silver kalasha sits beside him with flower petals on the ledge. Red-and-white patterned temple wall behind. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, red ceremonial robe, rudraksha mala and garland, seated as a focal figure of honour.

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a red dhoti-style garment and a red shawl, wearing a large white and red flower garland, seated in front of a large black stone shivalinga-style base while water pours down over him from above. He smiles and claps his hands while a crowd of devotees, many with raised hands and some bald or in white clothes, surrounds him. A golden trident stands at the left edge, and a small silver vessel and flower offerings rest near the base. A seated man in yellow sits on the steps at upper left. a person: the long hair, red ceremonial garments and garland fit the page's reference to abhishekam, but the appearance cues are not conclusive.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A figure in a red draped garment with a long white and red flower garland stands on a black stone basin while water pours down from above, petals scattered on the wet surface. A golden trident stands in the foreground. Seated on white and red striped steps behind, several people in white and orange-red clothes watch, and raised hands of a crowd fill the lower edge. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), wearing a red garment with a flower garland and long swept-back hair, standing in the water as a central figure of the abhishekam scene.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a man standing barefoot in water beneath a large black stone abhishekam basin, its carved lotus-petal base streaming with water. He wears a red garment draped over his shoulders and body, a long white-and-red flower garland with a red tassel, and a dark rudraksha mala. He lifts both hands to his hair and smiles with eyes closed as water falls around him, with scattered white petals on the wet stone. Seated on steps at left, a bare-shouldered elderly man in white clothes with a yellow shawl and a woman in white look on. A metal pot sits at lower right. The man's appearance has some cues like rudraksha and garland but is not distinctive enough to confirm identity; the page places a person at this event.2009-06-09Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in a red garment and white-and-red flower garlands standing before a dark polished stone structure with carved lotus-petal ridges, while water sprays down from above. He smiles and claps his hands upward. In the foreground, raised hands reach toward him, one holding a ritual pot, and a gold trident stands at left. Petals and flowers lie on the ground. Probable Swamiji is visibly identifiable through the long swept-back hair, red ceremonial clothing and garlands.2009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09June 09 20092009-06-09A man stands on a large black stone pedestal or platform, wearing a red draped robe and a long white and red jasmine-style flower garland with a red flower cluster at the waist, plus a rudraksha mala around his neck. His long dark hair is swept back and he raises one hand in greeting while the other arm extends outward. Below, several raised hands of devotees in white clothing reach toward him, and petals or flowers scatter on the stone. Rain streaks are visible in the air. A red brick wall and a partially visible figure in yellow appear at the left edge.2009-06-09A standing man in a red robe and red shawl, with long dark hair swept back, smiles with eyes lowered and palms pressed together in namaste. A white and red flower garland with a small red flower tassel hangs around his neck. He stands before a large black stone basin with carved lotus-petal ridges, while water sprays from a fountain at the right. Behind him, an older man in white with a yellow shawl sits near a red-and-white brick wall.2009-06-09