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Photograph inside a tiled shrine room at Yamunotri. A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands in orange saffron robes with a dark rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, holding a silver trident. Beside him a large rounded object wrapped in pink and gold brocade with a marigold garland sits on a raised platform, with orange marigold offerings piled at its base. Om symbols are painted on the tiles, and an open yellow door shows daylight outside. The man's appearance, with long hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala and trident, is consistent with Swamiji (probable), shown in a ritual role during abhishekam at the shrine.

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January 05 20062006-01-05A photograph inside a marble-walled shrine. A long-haired man in an orange saffron wrap sits at left, bare-shouldered, with a trident and white-and-pink beaded mala hanging behind him. A copper pot with a small coin-like emblem hangs on a chain above a black Shivalinga set in a silver-rimmed basin, with water dripping from the pot onto the lingam. A small golden deity murti with flower offerings sits in a wall niche, and a broom leans at the right edge. The man appears to be a Swamiji (probable) based on long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with a rudraksha-style mala, though the appearance is only partly visible.2006-01-04January 05 20062006-01-05Photograph inside a stone shrine in Varanasi. A long-haired man in an orange robe and orange shawl, with a red bindi and a thin chain necklace, stands holding a long metal rod beside a deity murti draped in orange and yellow marigold garlands. An elderly white-haired man in a brown shawl sits in the foreground looking up toward the shrine. A brass vessel, scattered rose petals, an oil lamp and carved grey stone niches surround the murti. A third man in an orange garment stands at the right edge beside a golden doorframe. A visible inscription is carved on the stone above the shrine.A man with long, dark, loose hair and an orange saffron wrap bends over a shivalinga inside a temple, his right hand resting on the top of the stone lingam. The lingam is covered with marigold garlands and green leaves and is coiled by a copper five-headed cobra. A brass kalasha suspended above drips water over the lingam, while petals scatter on the black-and-white checkered floor. Other people in white and red trousers stand behind, and a trident with a rudraksha mala hangs on the wall. The scene is an abhishekam at a Shiva temple.2006-01-04 +1 copiesInterior of a stone shrine with a deity murti or lingam covered in marigold and red flower garlands, an oil lamp burning on a pedestal to the left, and a brass bowl and scattered rose petals on a marble ledge. To the left, a seated older man in a brown shawl looks up toward him, and another person in a brown robe is partly visible behind. A brass bell hangs at the right edge beside a gold-framed doorway. Visible text is carved on the shrine stone above the murti and is not legible enough to transcribe.May 27 20052005-05-27June 03 20052005-06-03A photograph inside a temple sanctum with grey-white marble walls and floor. A man with long, dark, loose hair and bare shoulders, wearing an orange cloth, reaches toward a small ledge on the wall. Below, a copper pot hangs on a chain above a circular stone basin, dripping water. A small gold deity murti sits in a wall niche decorated with yellow flowers, and a trident and white garland hang on the left wall. A hand of another person appears at the lower right edge.2006-01-05March 02 20112011-03-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a marble-walled shrine showing a man with long, dark, swept-back hair and an orange-saffron shawl wrapped over his shoulders and torso, with rudraksha beads hanging at his neck. He leans forward and pours water from a hanging copper pot suspended on a chain onto a black Shiva lingam set in a round stone yoni-pedestal, a typical abhishekam. Marigold-yellow flowers and a green leaf rest near the lingam, and a trident is mounted on the wall to the left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron shawl and rudraksha cues match the page's description of him performing worship at a Shiva temple.2006-01-05June 04 20062006-06-04