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Night-time photograph at a shrine beneath a large banyan tree. In the centre stands a figure in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, and a thick yellow bead mala draped around the neck; he is looking down toward a small black deity murti with flowers and garlands on a white stone pedestal. Beside him a younger man in orange robes with maroon trim holds an orange cloth and tends the shrine. A blue-and-white domed shrine cover with a golden finial stands on the left, and a flaming lamp is visible at the right edge. A hand with a ring reaches into the lower left of the frame.

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Night photo at a stone temple shrine. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak on the forehead and an orange-saffron wrap over his shoulder, bends toward a linga. Beside him, a man in an orange-peach wrap wears a heavy gold necklace, a red thread across his chest and a red tilak. A tall sand-coloured linga with white paste or milk on its top stands in the foreground. Carved granite pillars and a stone corbel frame the scene.2007-02-16January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesNovember 12 20102010-11-12Night-time ritual photograph beside a large ornate copper lamp stand with carved panels and a dry palm-frond decoration. A man in long hair, an orange cloth wrap and a beaded garland holds a bell in one hand and a small lit oil lamp in the other, near the stand. Beside him a bare-chested younger man in orange robes holds a silver tray. A palm tree stands in the background. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, with long hair, orange clothing and a beaded garland, performing the lamp offering with a bell.2010-11-12June 03 20122012-06-03A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a Shivalinga. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange sleeveless garment with a shawl and a necklace of gold beads, applies white paste to a white-coated Shivalinga topped with a flower. Two other men in orange robes and beaded necklaces stand behind him, one holding a silver plate of offerings, and a third person in orange with a beard is partly visible at the left edge. The background is dark.2010-02-12Night photograph outdoors near a large dark tree at an ashram-style site, with a sandy ground marked by pale designs. A figure in orange-saffron silk drape and matching lower cloth, wearing a multi-strand pink and white bead necklace with a gold ornament, holds a small silver vessel in one hand and a silver bowl-shaped object in the other while walking. Beside and behind them, men in white kurtas and dhotis, one with an orange shawl, carry small items and look down. Their clothing and actions suggest a ritual procession, though no deity or specific rite is clearly visible.2006-12-22A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment and a gold bead necklace stands at a yellow-coated lingam, pouring or applying liquid from a small vessel, in a ritual abhishekam. A second man in orange robes with grey hair and a beard holds a silver tray with offerings at left, and a brass oil lamp stands at right against a dark background. The long-haired man wears a red tilak on the forehead and has distinctive long swept hair and gold beads, which are appearance cues for a person. Additional figures in orange appear behind at right.2010-02-12November 12 20102010-11-12Night photo of a large ornate copper lamp pillar (deepam stand) with a tiered carved top and a wide base decorated with figures and flowers, a bright orange cloth wrapped around its shaft. A man in saffron-orange robes with a shawl patterned in leopard-print, a long beaded mala around his neck, stands beside it with one hand resting on the pillar, looking upward. To the right, a second man in orange robes with gold borders holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Scattered flower petals lie at the base. The scene suggests a Karthikai Deepam lamp-lighting ritual at a temple. Probable Swamiji: the standing figure wears long dark hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha-style mala and a patterned shawl, matching the page's account of the lamp lighting; this is an appearance-based candidate.2010-11-21January 12 20092009-01-12November 12 20102010-11-12