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A person in an orange saffron wrap with long dark swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and gold bangles reaches out with an open hand toward two golden metal deity murtis on a night stage. The taller murti has a crown and multiple arms, and the smaller one wears a dark maroon garment and gold necklace. Behind them a second person in orange with a mala stands at the edge, and a partly visible figure sits in the lower right. Swamiji (probable) is recognisable by the long hair, orange saffron clothing, bangles and gold ornaments, though the identity is an appearance-based judgement.

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, adorned with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, pours water from a green coconut over two gold-coloured metal deity murtis at night. The left murti has four arms and a crown; the right is a smaller figure in a dark maroon garment. Water streams down over both figures onto a white cloth. The setting is an outdoor temple-style ritual with bright lamps and a dark background. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, marked by the long hair, saffron wrap and rudraksha mala.2011-12-20A night-time abhishekam at an outdoor temple setting. A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and ornate gold necklaces and bangles pours water from a silver vessel over a metal deity murti, with a second gold-crowned murti beside it; water sprays in the air. A shaved-headed attendant in white and orange stands at the lower right edge. a person candidate appears, but identification rests on appearance cues only.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photo. A long-haired person in saffron-orange drape with a gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style bracelets and a red bindi stands in the foreground, hands raised over ceremonial gold-coloured murti figures decorated with white paste. A shaved-headed attendant in orange with a white forehead marking stands behind, also near the murtis. Lamp lights and a blurred crowd appear at the edges. a person: the foreground figure has long swept hair, saffron clothing, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style adornments, and the page states a person attended this event.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time outdoor abhishekam scene. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, a red bindi, a gold necklace with bead-like ornaments and gold bangles. He pours or anoints a large green-gold Shiva lingam or deity murti with a liquid, his hands on the murti. Behind him stands a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with a white tilak. A bright white light and blurred lamps appear in the background. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), performing the abhishekam with long hair, saffron clothing, gold necklace and bangles.2011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A person with long, dark, flowing hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, plus beaded bracelets. They hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand near a pair of large gold-and-white painted deity murti figures, with a small vessel nearby. Behind them, a second man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with gold beads and a white forehead mark also tends the murti. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, with lights and smoke in the background. Appearance-based cues for the lamp-holder include long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold necklaces, so Swamiji (probable) is the lamp-holder performing aarti at the deity figures.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20