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Night-time temple ritual photo. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and rudraksha bracelets, a red tilak on his forehead, is pouring liquid over golden deity murti figures. A shaved-headed attendant in orange stands behind him holding a beaded mala, and a flame and offering vessel are visible at lower right. Several orange-robed priests and devotees surround the platform, with lights and a sprayed mist in the dark background. The long-haired man in orange with gold necklaces and rudraksha cues matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance profile, and the page says he is present, so he is labelled as the probable presence.

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December 20 20112011-12-20Photograph at night of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with ornate gold ball necklaces and bracelets, holding a lit oil lamp on a stand before gilded deity murti figures that are being anointed with liquid. Behind him a second man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with a white tilak on his forehead, and steam or smoke rises in the dark background. The gilded images appear to be standing Hindu deity statues. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron garment, and ceremonial gold necklaces, shown performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2011-12-20December 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 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.2011-12-20Night photograph of a temple ritual. A long-haired person in a saffron-orange robe with a gold necklace and bangles holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward two golden deity murtis, a male and a female figure with crowns. Seated devotees in orange and white cloth, one with a rudraksha mala, line the foreground, and a row of small lamps glows behind a fence. a person: the long hair, orange robe and ornate gold necklace match the page's a person reference, but the face is not used for identification.2011-12-20A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, wearing gold bangles, a gold-beaded mala necklace and a red tilak, pouring white substance from his hands over a white-painted deity murti of Shiva at night. A second man in an orange shawl with gold necklace stands behind, and blurred onlookers and warm lights appear in the background. a person appears as the central figure performing abhishekam on the murti, based on long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style gold mala cues.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time outdoor ritual abhishekam. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and ceremonial gold necklaces wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and gold bangles, and pours yellow liquid from a small vessel over a yellow-coated deity murti. Beside him a priest in orange cloth with a white forehead mark holds a flame lamp, and two more people in orange and gold necklaces stand at right. Dark trees and bright lights form the background.2011-12-20Night-time ritual photograph of a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold bead necklace and bangles, holding a lit oil lamp (aarti) with a flame toward two large yellow-smeared deity murti figures on a gold-trimmed platform. A younger attendant in orange robes with a tilak and mala stands behind, holding a bell and tray, while a shaved-headed priest in orange sits at left among seated devotees. Marigold garlands and a brass kalasha sit on the platform; string lights glow in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20