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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.

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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.2008-07-03A riverside puja on a white marble platform with yellow turmeric-stained floor. A long-haired man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a lamp and offering vessel over a golden deity murti on a carved wooden peetha, with marigold garlands and steel bowls around it. A younger man in saffron sits at left with hands joined in prayer. Behind them, devotees in saffron and yellow shawls stand and sit with joined palms, a microphone stand stands by, and a red pillar and painted wall with notices frame the scene. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03A 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 photograph of a puja at an outdoor riverside platform. A central figure with long dark hair, wearing saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, leans forward to bathe a small golden deity murti on a carved wooden stand. An assistant in orange robes kneels at left holding a plate. Marigold garlands and offerings lie on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees in orange, yellow and white sit or stand, one woman with palms pressed together. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in saffron, pouring abhishekam over the murti; the appearance cues are long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha beads. Microphone stands and a red pillar frame the scene.2008-07-03July 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.2008-07-03Outdoor puja on a riverside step in Uttarkashi. A central figure with long, swept-back dark hair wears orange robes and a rudraksha mala, holding a lit camphor flame in a metal aarti lamp over a brass vessel. Nearby a seated man in orange robes with a tilaka rests his hands on his lap. A small golden deity murti stands on a carved wooden stand beside a white shikhara-shaped shrine, with marigold and rose offerings in front. Men and women in orange and yellow shawls stand and sit behind, hands folded in anjali. A white-clad man with folded hands sits near a microphone stand. Yellow and white posters hang on the wall behind. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, orange robes, rudraksha mala) performing aarti.2008-07-03A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, and multiple dark rudraksha malas around his neck. He sits on a low wooden platform before a seated deity murti dressed in a green and pink sari with gold and white garlands, and orange marigold flowers lie on the platform. A young woman in an orange shawl offers him a small plate or tray of offerings. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing stand or sit against a yellow wall with notices and a zebra-striped cushion, and a microphone stand appears at right. The scene appears to be a puja or ritual offering.2008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03July 03 20082008-07-03