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A central figure with a tall black turban-like headwrap and a white forehead marking sits smiling with eyes closed, wearing a large pink and yellow marigold garland, a gold necklace with a pendant, and rudraksha beads. Behind him, saffron-robed attendants with white-painted bodies and foreheads stand near a shrine decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and deity murti. Several people, including children in orange jackets, stand or sit around him in the foreground, and a woman with a red flower in her hair is at right. The setting suggests a Mahashivaratri puja at an ashram.

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A photograph of a ritual at a temple-like interior. Center, a smiling figure with a tall swept-back black turban-style hairstyle and white ash markings wears a red-brown garment, a gold necklace and a long garland of yellow and red flowers, seated before a dark stone platform. Behind, two men in saffron-orange dhotis and bare upper bodies perform abhishekam, one pouring from a vessel while another attends. Decorated deity murti with gold ornaments and floral garlands stand behind. Several devotees with white paste on their faces and hands crowd the foreground. Swamiji (probable) is identified by the swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and garland of this central figure, who is the recipient of the rite.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a Mahashivaratri ritual at a temple shrine: a central figure with a tall black turban-style hair wrap, a pink marigold and pink flower garland, gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead mala, kneels in front of a large stone abhishekam vessel while smiling. Other figures in saffron and orange robes, some with white ash marks on their bodies, kneel and assist around the vessel. Behind them stand large colourful deity murti with gold ornaments, and garlands of yellow, red and purple flowers wrap the shrine columns. A man in white with a tilak mark smiles at the lower left, and a few other devotees are seen at the edges.2016-03-07A photograph of a ritual scene inside a shrine decorated with marigold, yellow and pink flower garlands. A central figure with a tall, swept-back dark hairstyle, rudraksha mala, gold necklaces and a dark red shawl is being showered or adorned with flowers and leaves while smiling. Two attendants flank him: one on the left in white dhoti with gold border and white forehead markings, bare-chested with a rudraksha mala, holding a pink flower garland; one on the right in orange-saffron cloth with white forehead markings and gold necklace, pouring or applying white powder. Behind them is a deity murti with a crown and a large seated figure with golden ornaments, plus a flower-garlanded statue on the right. Several onlookers' hands and heads appear in the foreground.2016-03-07A photograph of a temple ritual with a central figure seated on the floor, smiling, wearing a large black upswept turban-like hairstyle with green leaves tucked in, a red and yellow marigold garland, gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, with a red-brown garment and white ash marks on the arms. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes with white forehead and body markings assist, one holding a large round metal plate and another pouring or tending at a stone stand. Behind them, a golden deity murti of a seated figure and tall garlands in yellow, red and purple decorate the shrine. The setting suggests an abhishekam with ash and offerings. Probable Swamiji appearance: the central figure has a swept-up black crown-like hairstyle, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha mala, matching the page's Swamiji reference.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07Photograph of a Mahashivaratri ritual at a temple shrine with flower garlands. A central figure with long dark hair, a green leaf in the hair, a gold chain and a red and yellow flower garland sits smiling, arms extended toward a dark stone lingam-style basin, while others around him kneel. Behind, a tall deity murti in gold and a golden crowned figure are draped in marigold and multicoloured garlands. Around him are devotees in orange and red shawls, one with white vibhuti on the forehead, and a standing man in an orange dhoti and rudraksha mala who pours or tends the basin. Several people are seated in the foreground, and a metal pot stands at left.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07