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A man with long dark hair swept back in a low knot and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron shawl over a red sleeveless top, stands in a plain room with a cinderblock wall. He leans in to press his hands against a large black cylindrical object, a stone or pillar, that is partly covered by a white cloth at the top. Another man in an orange garment stands behind him, and a hand with a copper bracelet reaches in from the left. Cues on the central figure are long swept-back hair, saffron shawl and a tilak.

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A man in an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top stands at a stone temple site, his right hand resting on the polished black stone leg of a large dark deity murti. His hair is swept back, and he has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a man in an orange robe holds a small white object, and another man in white clothes with a pendant stands near the murti. The black stone statue dominates the right side of the frame, and the setting appears to be an unfinished temple interior with concrete and wooden planks. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron wrap; he is performing a respectful touch of the murti in the role of devotee.2007-11-07July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a linga abhishekam in a temple. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears an orange sleeveless garment and a gold bead necklace. He pours water from a brass vessel over a dark stone shivalinga set on a black yoni-pitha base. A second man in orange stands behind, holding a brass pot. Water splashes across the stone, and a tall brass oil lamp and a garland of yellow and purple flowers appear at the right beside a deity draped in red silk. Petals lie on the wet floor.2010-02-12A man in a saffron-red dhoti and draped shawl stands bare-shouldered, wearing a long rudraksha mala that hangs to his waist. He has long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti stripes and a red kumkum dot on his forehead, and he grips a wooden staff or stick with both hands while looking down. Behind him, people in white clothes and an orange-shawled man watch, and a dark stone statue appears in the background. a person with rudraksha mala, red shawl and distinctive hair cues, performing a ritual action with a staff.2009-06-15A man in an orange sleeveless top with an orange shawl wrapped over one shoulder holds a rope with one hand while gripping a bundled orange, white and blue flag against his forehead with the other. A dark beaded rudraksha mala hangs at his chest, and palm fronds and bright sky are behind him. The flag appears to be being raised on a rope, as at a flag hoisting. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders.2010-09-02July 22 20102010-07-22A photograph of a Shiva linga abhishekam being performed at night in a temple setting. A central figure with long, curly, swept-back hair and a red bindi wears an orange sleeveless garment, an orange shawl, and a strand of gold-beaded necklaces with rudraksha-style beads, and pours water while his hands rest on the black stone linga set on a dark circular yoni peetha. Behind him a bearded man with curly hair in orange robes stands at left, and another younger man in orange with long hair pours from a metal vessel near the linga, while a fourth man in orange bends forward at right. Dark background, stone ceiling beam overhead, a partially visible bald man at lower left edge. Sprinkled water glistens on the linga.2010-02-12November 28 20082008-11-28Close photo of a man with long, swept-back dark hair, eyes lowered, wearing an orange-saffron shawl with gold border and layered ceremonial gold bead necklaces with rudraksha malas. A red tilak is visible on his forehead. Behind him, a second man in orange garments with a red mark on his forehead looks on, and orange flags hang in the background. The man appears to be a probable Swamiji (probable) based on the long hair, saffron clothing and gold-and-rudraksha necklaces, seen in person at a ceremonial gathering.2008-12-28 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20092009-01-14Photograph of three men at an indoor entrance with a white pillared wall and framed black-and-white photos on the left. The central man has long dark hair, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead and wears an orange sleeveless wrap over bare shoulders. He is looking down while a man in a white garment with a ponytail on the left and a man in orange robes with a maroon border on the right adjust or attend to the wrap. Green leaf garlands hang above and multicoloured flags frame the scene. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the central man is described by role as a devotee being attended to.2010-02-04July 10 20082008-07-10