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A long-haired man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged at a wooden puja table, holding a white conch-shaped object raised toward a small golden deity murti with a crown. Marigold and rose offerings lie on brass plates in front. Around him, seated devotees in orange shawls, one in white, one in yellow, watch with hands folded near a microphone stand. A small brass kalasha and bells sit on the wooden platform. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or puja at an outdoor temple setting. The central figure is an appearance-based a person candidate given long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads, with a sitting ritual role.

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A seated man in saffron robes and a pink dhoti performs a ritual at a golden puja table with a small golden shrine structure and a gilded deity murti holding a raised hand. He has long dark hair, rudraksha mala beads, and a red tilak, and he reaches toward the shrine. Marigold and rose petal offerings sit on the floor, and a man in saffron beside him holds a silver bowl. Behind them, devotees in orange and yellow shawls and white clothing stand with hands folded near a microphone stand, with a red stone pillar and an old notice board on the wall. Golden water covers the floor around the altar.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside-style stone terrace. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged and pours liquid from a silver bowl over a small golden deity murti on a golden-lacquered wooden altar, with a golden peetha-shaped base. Seated beside him, a man in white with an orange shawl and a man in an orange robe assist. Around them, devotees in orange, saffron and pink shawls sit on the floor with folded hands. Plates of marigold and rose petals, brass bowls and a small lamp sit on the floor in front. A microphone stand, speaker and red pillars with stairs and metal railing are behind. a person wears a long unkempt hairstyle, orange robe and rudraksha mala, and is the central figure performing the abhishekam.2008-07-03A puja ceremony on a riverside terrace with people seated in orange and saffron clothing. A man with long dark hair and a saffron garment in the centre pours or offers liquid from a silver bowl over a gilded golden stand holding a small golden shrine-like object and a golden deity murti. Another man in orange sits to the left beside marigold garlands and flower offerings in metal bowls. Behind them, women in orange shawls and a man in white and orange stand and sit near a microphone stand, with stone steps and a red pillar in the background. Several devotees sit in the crowd wearing orange and pink. a person candidate appearance: the central man has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, matching cues, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-07-03A seated man in long, swept-back dark hair and orange robes sits cross-legged on a low wooden stool in front of a golden pyramid sri yantra-style metal stand and a gilt deity murti holding a lotus-like staff. He wears a red bindi, rudraksha mala and a pink cloth across his lap. Beside him a man in white kurta with an orange shawl sits, and behind them devotees in orange and yellow shawls sit near a microphone stand, with marigold garlands at the front and brass puja vessels. A man in orange at left holds a blue box. Background signage reads in Hindi, and a stone relief panel is on the wall. Setting appears to be an outdoor courtyard puja.2008-07-03Photograph of an outdoor puja at a riverside-style setting with a yellow painted wall bearing Hindi text. A seated figure in orange robes with long, dark, swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala pours liquid from a silver bowl over a small gold deity murti on a carved golden wooden stand, while a silver abhishekam vessel and marigold garlands sit before it. Around them, devotees in orange and saffron shawls sit on the floor; a man in white with an orange shawl and a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a silver bowl are nearby, and women in orange and pink attend at the rear. A microphone stand and speakers are visible. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the figure pouring the abhishekam with long hair, orange robes and rudraksha mala.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03Outdoor puja on a stone terrace. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits cross-legged behind a low carved wooden stand, his right hand extended toward a small golden deity murti and a golden kalasha-shaped vessel. Marigold garlands and a flower-filled plate lie on the stand and ground. A seated priest in orange robes with a tilak holds a marigold-garlanded plate beside him. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and yellow sit and stand, some with orange shawls, and a microphone stands at center. a person: the seated central figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, but the appearance is only partly distinctive.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at an outdoor courtyard shrine. A man in orange robes on the left pours or tends offerings, while a central figure with long dark hair, wearing orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, sits on the floor holding a small plate of offerings before a golden deity murti on a wooden stand. Marigold garlands and flower petals lie on the stone floor, and yellow liquid runs across the ground. A man in white with an orange shawl stands beside the murti. Behind them, devotees in orange and yellow clothes sit and stand, some with hands folded in prayer, and a bald man in a white beard sits among them. A microphone stands near the shrine, and faded notices hang on the wall behind.2008-07-03