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A photograph of a ritual scene in a temple decorated with dense garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers. In the foreground a figure with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red wrap and a rust-red turban with gold trim, bends forward and touches a gold-and-silver ornamented sacred object decorated with flowers. Beside him a person in an orange garment holds a metal tray of green leaves. Behind, a golden figure with a crown and gold necklaces stands among flower garlands, and a golden hooded cobra-style canopy frames the altar. A visible ornamental ring is in the lower foreground. The appearance of the central figure is consistent with the Swamiji candidate cues of long dreadlocks, a turban and a rust-red wrap, so the identity is probable.

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A photograph of a priest seen from behind, with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a rust-brown turban adorned with a garland of green leaves, white, pink and red flowers. He wears gold bangles and works at a richly decorated deity murti covered in gold-toned metal, with golden cobra-hood canopy, layered garlands of white, red, yellow and purple flowers, and a gold-embroidered maroon cloth. A kalasha-like vessel and leaves sit before the murti. Possibly an abhishekam or aarti scene at an evening temple celebration.2017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a golden deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, red, white and green flowers, green stone pendants and a jewelled necklace. In the foreground a person with long dreadlocked hair wrapped in a maroon turban and wearing a maroon cloth draped over the shoulders stands with hands joined in devotion, bangles on the arms, facing the deity. Another figure in a rose-coloured garment and gold-bordered cloth is visible at right beside an ornate golden crown and peacock-feather headpiece. Flower-strung backdrops of multicoloured blossoms frame the scene.2016-12-14January 09 20182018-01-09December 02 20172017-12-02Close photograph of a golden deity murti being embraced or honoured by a figure in a maroon turban and dark clothing, with the head bowed. The murti wears a purple cloth, gold armlets and bangles, and multiple garlands of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves. Ornate gold and jewelled decoration frames the scene in warm, hazy light.2017-11-11A photograph of a temple shrine seen from behind a standing figure with long matted dreadlocks, wearing a rust-red turban, bare-backed with a red-brown cloth and beaded multicolour garland around the neck and metal armbands. The figure reaches toward a silver shivalinga-style object. Behind, two large golden deity murtis wear crowns and ornaments, one in purple and gold robes, framed by heavy garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers. A pink floral garland hangs near an ornate pink-and-gold arched frame in the foreground, with a small gold figure and a red embroidered cloth below. The figure's identity is not established by visible cues here.2018-01-09December 14 20162016-12-14A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rust-brown turban and a gold armlet, wearing a brown-orange shawl over the shoulder, bows over a garlanded deity murti with his hands, adjusting gold ornaments and pink, yellow and red flower garlands on a golden figure. Behind him another priest in a deep red turban stands beside floral garlands, and a golden decorated figure appears at right. The setting is an ornate temple sanctum with a gold-framed backdrop. The man has long hair and a shawl, and the page attributes this event to a person, so the appearance-based label applies: a person, performing a puja and garlanding the murti.2016-12-14December 02 20172017-12-02A photograph of a temple ritual centred on a large deity murti heavily decorated with multicoloured flower garlands in yellow, red, purple and white. A man with long dark dreadlocks, wearing a dark brown dhoti, a gold-toned waist band and a multicoloured headwrap wrapped with floral garland, reaches toward the decorated murti with his right arm, adorned with gold armlets. To the left, another attendant in orange-saffron cloth with a bare upper body and beaded necklace holds a brass plate. Behind them, a golden shield-like backdrop and a figure in yellow and maroon robes with a red tilak and gold ornaments are visible. Lush garlands drape the central figure. The image is watermarked.2017-12-02July 09 20172017-07-09July 09 20172017-07-09