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A large white Ganesha murti with a golden crown and tusk-like features stands in a gilded arched shrine, decorated with thick garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and purple flowers. Beside it sits a figure in a purple and gold garment with a golden crown and heavy gold necklaces, also garlanded. A man with long dark hair, in an orange saffron robe, bends forward with his hands resting on the head of a small golden kalasha-like object placed before the murti, in a ritual act of blessing. Golden lamps and ornate temple pillars frame the scene. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), wearing saffron robes and long swept-back hair, performing a ritual offering at the Ganesha shrine.

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December 23 20082008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a person in a long orange-red robe leaning forward to place their hands on the ornate white-faced deity murti of an elephant-headed figure wearing a golden crown. The murti is draped in multicoloured flower garlands of yellow, pink, purple and green, and a small saffron-clad seated figure with a garland sits in front. Tall brass oil lamps stand on both sides of the shrine, and a golden decorated pillar frames the scene. Dark hair falls over the robed figure's shoulders. The water-tight visual pattern is a puja-style offering at a deity shrine.2008-12-23A photograph of a temple shrine during a ritual. A woman in orange robes bends forward and places her hands on a large white deity murti decorated with bright marigold and mixed flower garlands, its face painted and adorned with gold ornaments. Two young men in orange dhotis and garlands stand at left holding ritual items, one raising smoke from an incense holder. Brass oil lamps with lit wicks and brass vessels fill the foreground, with flower offerings on a tray. Red cloth hangs behind, framing a gilded arch above the murti. The setting appears to be an open-sided shrine with stone pillars.2008-12-23 +1 copiesDecember 23 20082008-12-23A photograph inside a stone temple pavilion showing a ganesha deity murti, white with a gold crown and red tilak, draped in thick garlands of marigold and mixed flowers and set in a gold arched niche. Two devotees in saffron-orange robes perform worship: a seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala holds a tray, while a standing woman in orange offers a lit lamp toward the murti. Brass oil lamps, silver kalasha pots, flower offerings and a red curtain surround the shrine.2008-12-23 +1 copiesA figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with long dark hair stands at left, leaning forward and placing a hand on the head of a white Ganesha murti. The deity wears a golden crown, a gold-framed back arch and is draped in garlands of yellow, red, pink and white flowers. A small white statue of a seated saffron-robed sage with a mala sits before it on a wooden stand. Brass oil lamps, a silver puja vessel, incense sticks, a plate of folded orange and white cloth, and a mango-leaf kalasha with marigolds surround the shrine.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copiesA shrine scene at a temple altar. A devotee in an orange saffron robe stands at right, reaching toward a large deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands, a red-and-gold crown and a red necklace, with a peacock-feather fan behind. A second orange-robed devotee kneels with hands folded at left. Brass oil lamps, kalasha pots, flowers and a small blue figure sit on the stone platform, with a gold arch and red curtains framing the shrine. No face-based identification is made, and the scene shows only devotees and the deity murti, so no a person candidate is established by appearance.2008-12-26 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine with a large white deity murti. A woman in an orange sari stands at left with her hand resting on the idol's chest during worship. A second figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands further left beside a brass oil lamp. A smaller white figure in orange cloth sits at the base, and tall brass lamps stand at right beside red drapery. The setting is a dim, ornately carved stone shrine with incense sticks visible in front.2008-12-23A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar before a large white Ganesha murti adorned with flower garlands and a golden crown. Behind it, a golden arched niche frames further deities, including a figure in purple robes wearing gold jewellery. To the left, an attendant in orange clothing holds a brass plate of offerings, and a tall brass oil lamp stands beside the deities. Red curtains hang in the background. The scene suggests a temple puja or darshan setting.2008-12-23December 23 20082008-12-23 +1 copies