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A standing man in a saffron-orange draped robe pours water from a red-rimmed vessel held high over a tall black stone deity murti, with water spraying in the air. He wears a long gold-bead necklace, a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; his upper arms show white paste. Behind him a woman in orange clothing holds a camera, and seated devotees in white and orange fill the background hall, with a red cloth and offerings at the base of the murti. The appearance of the central figure with long hair, gold necklace and saffron robe is a probable match for a person, performing abhishekam on a Shiva-form murti.

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November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall during a ritual. A long-haired man in a flowing saffron-orange robe and gold necklace holds a golden kalasha-type pot in a wire cage in one hand and a metal stick in the other, pouring or sprinkling liquid over a tall black stone deity murti at left. A photographer in orange clothing stands behind him, and a crowd of devotees is seated in the background. A framed picture hangs on the right wall and a lit lamp or flower offering is visible at lower centre. The person shows distinctive long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark, and gold ceremonial necklaces, matching the Swamiji description; the page identifies him as present.2007-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09A standing man in saffron-orange robes holds a large golden kalasha-style pot with both hands beside a black stone deity murti on a red cloth-covered platform. He wears a long rudraksha-style mala necklace and has long dark hair; his raised hand appears mid-gesture. A seated saffron-clad attendant with a camera stands in the background, and a large seated audience in white and orange fills the hall beneath white ceiling fixtures. A gold ornate arch frames the left side, and a decorated altar with flowers is visible at the rear. The scene suggests an abhishekam or puja-style ceremony.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a temple event where a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands on a raised platform, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold beaded necklace with a large pendant. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, and appears to be performing an aarti toward a large dark stone deity murti on the right, garlanded with pink flowers. Seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white and dark clothing, and a golden deity and canopy stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's description of Swamiji presiding at the event.2007-11-09May 22 20092009-05-22November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of an abhishekam at a temple. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a small brass vessel over a dark black stone Shivalingam set in a large dark stone yoni-peetha basin. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti in a red and white dress with a crown and garlands, and a golden standing figure in orange cloth with red and white flower garlands. Brass oil lamps and brass vessels sit in the foreground, and two men in white and orange clothes stand in the background near the altar, with one other person partly visible at lower right.2009-10-17A man in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a yellow-gold beaded necklace and white arm markings stands on a white stepladder, holding a brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, performing a ritual before large black stone deity sculptures in the foreground. Long dark wavy hair falls past his shoulders. Behind him, a seated crowd of devotees, many in white and dark clothes, watches, and a golden-adorned deity murti sits on a decorated altar with a canopy. A yellow cloth covers the base of a stone figure. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti inside a temple hall, with a brass tray visible at the lower left.2007-11-09December 16 20092009-12-16 +1 copies