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A photograph of a seated person in a brown-orange robe performing aarti before a shrine. The person holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small object in the other, and wears a long rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet on the upper arm, with red tilak on the forehead. Behind them a gold-and-silver shrine niche with a deity murti is framed by pink flower garlands and white arched lighting. Silver kalasha-style vessels and a brass tray sit on the altar in front. a person: the seated person has long dark hair, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial garments, consistent with the page's claim, but the face and figure are partly in shadow so the identification is uncertain.

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June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01Photograph of a shrine alcove framed by a white carved arch with a lion-faced crest, lit with warm lights and draped with pink flower garlands. A gilded deity murti sits within the shrine on a silver-and-brass altar with silver vessels and a kalasha. At right, a person in orange-saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a flower garland sits and performs a ritual with a silver vessel. A tall brass oil lamp stands at left. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01A photograph of a shrine room with pink flower garlands draped along a golden arch and pillars. A long-haired figure in an orange-brown robe, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits at the right and handles a small metal deity figure and silver puja vessels on a yellow cloth. Silver lamps and a gilded shrine with a deity murti stand behind them, and a purple cloth-covered tray is held at the left by an unseen hand. Lit oil lamps and scattered petals suggest puja. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha malas and saffron-orange clothing, performing the puja.2012-06-01A seated woman in a rust-red saffron wrap and a long garland of dark rudraksha beads performs aarti before a shrine. She holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell in the other, her long dark hair falling forward. Behind her, pink flower garlands drape a silver-and-gold shrine housing a gilded deity murti, with silver lamp stands, a silver bowl of pink petals and a kalasha-like vessel on the altar. A small brass figure and a silver tray with flower petals sit at the lower left. The scene is lit by warm lamplight, with string lights at the edges.2012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01June 01 20122012-06-01A photo of a man sitting cross-legged on an orange-cushioned seat in a shrine alcove, hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, in prayer. He wears an orange-red cloth wrap, rudraksha malas on his wrists and neck, and has long dark hair falling past his shoulders; the appearance is a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate, with long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron clothing as cues. Beside him stands a gold shrine with a deity murti, draped in pink flower garlands, with silver puja vessels, a conch-shaped vessel and a lit oil lamp on a silver tray.2012-06-01A seated man in an ornate golden-carved chair with a red-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and bare upper body, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace, with dark swept-back hair, eyes closed in meditation with hands in mudra. Beside him stands a shrine niche with pink flower garlands, silver lamps and a candle, a silver kalasha and bell on a tray, and small brass deity murti. The page indicates this is a person, but the appearance cues (swept-back hair, saffron-orange wrap, rudraksha and gold ornaments) support only a probable identification, so this is an appearance-based candidate. The scene shows a meditative puja setting in a marble-walled room.2012-06-01