A man with long, curly dark hair and white tilak marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a gold pendant, reaches toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti has a tall crown or headdress decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a red ribbon, and multiple arms. Gold-framed arch, red velvet drape and white curtain form the backdrop. - Nithyanandapedia

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A man with long, curly dark hair and white tilak marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a gold pendant, reaches toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti has a tall crown or headdress decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a red ribbon, and multiple arms. Gold-framed arch, red velvet drape and white curtain form the backdrop.

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November 09 2007

A figure in an orange saffron garment leans in from the left to touch a large black stone deity murti of Shiva with the hand. The murti wears a crown, flower garlands in yellow, orange and red, and white-and-yellow tilak marks on the forehead, with a tall ornate kalasha-like finial and a red velvet drape behind. The figure has long dark curly hair and white paste markings on the forearm. a person based on the long hair and saffron clothing cues, shown in person touching the deity.

A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the left in a saffron-orange garment with white marks on his arms and a gold necklace, his palms pressed together in namaste with a broad smile. Beside him stands a large black metal deity murti of a four-armed figure wearing a tall crown and ornate jewelry, holding a discus and another ceremonial object. Red velvet drapery and gold-framed archway frame the scene. A partly visible second person is at the lower left edge.

A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and upper arms. He holds a small brass handbell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, its flame rising beside a dark stone deity murti. The black murti wears a crown of yellow, orange and pink flowers, a tilak mark on its forehead, and has ornamented shoulders and arms. Gold-framed arch and red drapery form the background.

November 09 2007

A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark swept-back hair and white ash markings on the arms stands on a stepladder, pouring or offering a flower-and-garland adornment onto the head of a tall black stone deity murti. The murti stands within an ornate gilded arched frame before a deep maroon backdrop. To the right, colourful embroidered cloth hangings with elephant and floral motifs hang beside a golden figure draped in white and red flower garlands. At the lower left, a woman in an orange-red sari watches from beside a stepladder. The scene suggests a temple inauguration or ritual decoration.

A photograph inside a temple of a black stone deity murti standing within an ornate gold arched frame. A figure in an orange saffron robe stands on a metal stepladder beside the murti, with long dark curly hair and a white-marked body, holding a lit oil lamp or flame near the statue's head. The murti wears an orange and red headdress with yellow flowers and a tilak mark on the forehead. To the left a young woman in an orange top watches from the floor beside a white sheer curtain; behind her a partially visible person in pink stands. To the right hang colourful embroidered cloth banners and a garland of white and red flowers. A deity murti with a headdress and an orange-robed figure on a ladder suggests an aarti or abhishekam ritual.

A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace, standing beside a gilded arched frame and a lit oil lamp, smiling as they hold a small bell near a black stone deity murti. The murti is adorned with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a pink blossom on its chest, indicating a puja or aarti setting. A second dark murti stands partly visible at right. White paste marks are visible on the person's arm and forehead.

A photograph of a temple inauguration in progress. A figure with long dark hair and an orange saffron robe stands on a metal stepladder, reaching up to anoint or adorn a tall black stone deity murti, which holds a trident-like staff and wears a red and yellow flower garland atop its head. A second figure in orange robes kneels at the left beside the stepladder, and a third person in orange sits partly visible at the far left edge. A golden arched frame surrounds the deity, with a dark red curtain behind, colourful woven textile strips hanging at right, and a golden deity with a green and white flower garland on a pedestal at far right.

A photograph of a shaved-head? No: a person with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklace stands at left wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe with a white-marked bare upper arm, smiling while holding a small brass lamp and a bell-like ritual vessel near a golden arched doorway. Beside them stands a large black stone deity murti with a crown of yellow and red flowers and a pink blossom at its chest, its attendant figures in shadow. Swamiji (probable): the figure at left shows long hair, an ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's identification, performing an aarti or lamp offering before the deity murti.

November 09 2007

A standing figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe stands on a silver stepladder, reaching up to anoint the crown of a tall black stone deity murti with a red and yellow floral head ornament. The black murti holds a staff-like attribute and stands within an ornate gold arched frame draped with dark red curtains. A second person in orange clothing stands below holding a small vessel, and a third person in orange sits at the bottom left. A colourful striped cloth hangs on the right beside a garlanded bronze figure with white and red flower garlands. The person on the ladder has long dark curly hair and a bare-armed orange garment, a visual cue consistent with the page's a person presence claim, but this is only a soft appearance-based candidate.