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Outdoors under a golden canopy with red and orange fringed tassels and trees behind, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a white tripundra mark on his forehead anoints a dark stone deity murti with orange paste. He wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and a heavy gold necklace with a ceremonial pendant. A partially visible man in white stands at the lower left edge, and another person appears at the far left edge. The figure's distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and gold ornaments fit the Swamiji (probable) description, and he is physically present, pointing and applying paste to the statue as part of a ritual abhishekam-style anointing.

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Outdoors under a golden canopy with red and yellow tassels, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders and a heavy necklace of large gold beads. He touches a dark stone Ganesha murti whose trunk and head are smeared with orange-yellow pigment. Green trees form the background, and a few other people stand partly visible at the edges.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19Outdoor ritual photo at a Ganesha shrine under a golden-yellow ceremonial umbrella with red and orange tassels. A person with long dark curly hair and a white vibhuti line on the forehead, wearing an orange-red shoulder-bare garment with a yellow waistband and a gold-beaded necklace, leans forward and applies yellow paste or turmeric to a dark stone Ganesha murti. The murti is partly coated in yellow, with a shaped head and trunk. Green trees form the background and a few onlookers in white stand at the edge of the frame. a person depicted in orange ritual dress with gold necklace and vibhuti, performing the anointing of the Ganesha deity murti.2012-09-19Outdoor ritual scene under a golden canopy with red tassels and trees behind. A man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace and a white tilak on his forehead, stands at left and touches a large black stone deity murti that is coated in turmeric-yellow paste. He holds a folded paper in his other hand. Another man in orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stands behind him, with a white-clad figure at the left edge. The black murti has an elephant-headed form with raised hand and trunk details.2012-09-19A photograph of a man in saffron-orange ceremonial dress standing beside a large black stone Ganesha murti. He wears a long wavy hairstyle, a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, and multiple ornate gold beaded necklaces over his bare upper body, with an orange-and-gold wrap around his waist. He is gently touching the golden-yellow painted trunk area of the statue with his right hand, while an orange and red fringed parasol-style canopy is visible at the top left and green foliage fills the background. Appearance-based label: a person, a distinctive saffron-clad figure with long hair and gold malas, shown in an outdoor setting beside the murti.2012-09-19A photograph outdoors under leafy trees shows a man with long dark hair and a white tripundra on his forehead, wearing an orange-saffron garment over his shoulder and a heavy gold bead necklace. Under a red and gold canopy with tassels, he touches a large dark stone or wooden deity murti, possibly a ganesha or shiva form, with his hand while another person's hands and a small head appear near the base. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace, shown performing ritual touching of the murti.2012-09-19Outdoor ritual under a red and gold canopy with fringed tassels, surrounded by green trees. A man in an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a heavy gold bead necklace, a tilak on his forehead and bare shoulders, leans forward applying pigment or ash to a large orange-painted clay deity murti. Behind him, a dark stone figure with an orange-red cloth draped over its head is adorned with a bead garland. Several partially visible people stand at the edge of the frame.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19A man with long dark hair, a vertical white tilak on his forehead, and a bare shoulder wears an orange saffron wrap with a gold border and a heavy gold bead necklace, applying yellow-orange paste to a large black stone Ganesha murti. A golden umbrella with red tassels shades the scene, and a few white-clad men stand in the background among green trees. The black Ganesha's trunk and head are visible at right, and the paste covers its belly and lap in a ritual abhishekam-style offering.2012-09-19A photograph of an outdoor ritual under green trees. A man with long dark hair and a white sacred ash mark on his forehead wears an orange draped garment with a gold border and gold necklace, and applies a thick yellow-orange paste to a dark stone statue of Ganesha with a trunk and crown. Behind him a second man in orange holds a small metal bowl, and at left a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands nearby. A golden canopy edge is visible at top right. Swamiji (probable): the man applying the paste has long swept-back hair, an orange draped garment and gold necklace, cues consistent with the page's identification, and this is an in-person presence.2012-09-19September 19 20122012-09-19