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A photograph inside a temple hall showing a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes applying white paste to the shoulder of a large white deity murti dressed in red and gold garments and a gold crown with peacock feathers. Beside it stands a second murti with a similar crown and red garment. On the left, a young attendant in orange robes holds a polished silver vessel and a small brass cup. Additional ornately dressed deity figures stand along the left wall, and a black speaker is visible at right. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robe) performs abhishekam-style anointing on the deities.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in which a man with long, swept-back dark hair, bare-shouldered in an orange-saffron cloth, reaches up to anoint the head of a large white deity murti wearing an ornate gold crown and red-and-gold sari-like garment. A second white murti with a gold crown and green sash stands beside it with hands folded. Beside the ritual, a young attendant in orange clothing holds a polished silver vessel, and a photographer with a camera stands in the background near other gilded deity figures. The wall is plain grey block, and a dark speaker sits at right. Smears of white paste appear on the anointed figure.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange skirt stands with her back to the camera, raising her hand toward the crowned head of a white marble deity murti dressed in green silk with gold embroidery and a flower garland. Beside it, another white murti in a pink and gold garment and crown holds a sceptre-like object, and a garlanded murti in orange is partly visible at left. Marigold and white flower garlands adorn the figures, and a brass plate of flowers and offerings sits on a low table at left. The setting is an indoor temple with a plain white wall.2009-05-22May 22 20092009-05-22A photograph inside a temple of a man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and a gold necklace, performing an aarti with a lit oil lamp in one hand and a bell in the other, while a younger attendant in orange stands beside him. Several large white deity murtis with gold crowns and red and gold garments line the wall, including an image with a raised hand and a female figure in red and gold. A video camera is visible at the right edge, and white ash markings are visible on the man's arms. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a ceremonial gold necklace, and is performing the aarti at the deity murtis.2007-11-09A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange shawl wearing a rudraksha mala and gold armlets stands at left with his right hand resting on the golden figure of a deity murti. The murti wears an orange turban-style crown and gold jewellery with white flower garlands. Behind them are red flowers and a green cloth backdrop beneath a gold ornate arch. The man's long, swept-back hair and ceremonial gold necklace are visible, but the face is partly turned, so the identity remains uncertain.2013-04-14May 22 20092009-05-22A temple shrine scene where a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands on a raised platform, reaching up with one arm toward the golden arch above two deity figures. The central figures are a male deity with an orange crown and a female deity in a pink sari, both draped with multicoloured flower garlands and an orange shawl. In the foreground a deity murti wears a rudraksha-style garland and a red-and-white flower garland. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange robes stand at left, one holding a cymbal and the other tending a lamp. Brass oil lamps stand at the foreground, and the stone pillars are carved with traditional motifs. The temple abhishekam or aarti setting suggests a ritual worship scene.2008-03-22May 22 20092009-05-22A photograph of a temple scene with white marble deity murtis dressed in green embroidered silk garments with gold borders, crowns, and red and white flower garlands. A woman in a red sleeveless top and orange cloth stands with her back to the camera, holding a small brass vessel and a brush-like implement near the murtis. At left, a man in orange robes and glasses holds a tray of flowers and offerings. Other murtis in orange and pink garments stand in the background along a white wall.2009-05-22A temple scene with large white deity statues in gold crowns and red and gold silk garments, standing against a grey block wall. In the foreground, a man with long dark curly hair and an orange robe, his arm and shoulder marked with white paste, is turned away from the camera toward the statues. Beside him, a younger person in an orange robe with a red forehead mark holds a tray of offerings. A smaller statue in a yellow and green sari stands between them, with a brass lamp and a plate of offerings in front. The setting suggests puja or aarti before deity murti.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09