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October 16 2010

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A man in white dhoti-style clothing with a pale cream turban, long dark hair and layered gold ceremonial necklaces stands on the right, extending his arm to touch a metal deity murti with a long rod or staff. The murti, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, purple, red and green, wears a red and purple skirt with gold jewellery. Behind him a second man in white with a rudraksha mala and glasses stands, and a bald man in a white shirt appears on the left edge. A decorated umbrella with fringe hangs above, and a colourful striped canopy appears to the right, with a small orange banner in the background.2010-10-16October 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesOctober 16 20102010-10-16 +1 copiesDecember 12 20112011-12-12A photograph of a ceremonial moment before a large deity murti draped in garlands of yellow, purple and red flowers with green leaf strands. The murti is metallic with a crown and ornate jewellery, holding a trident, dressed in a red and gold sari. A man on the left, bare-shouldered with a cream turban and white dhoti, reaches up to touch or adjust the trident. On the right, another man in white clothes and glasses also holds the garland-decorated frame. The setting is an indoor hall with plain pale walls and a dark curtain.2010-10-16 +2 copiesSeptember 28 20142014-09-28A photo of a temple ritual at a gold-framed shrine. A man with long dark hair and a white flower garland wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment with an orange-and-green shawl and touches the forehead of a golden deity murti with his right hand. The murti wears a crown, white jasmine garlands, a red-and-gold garment and a long braid. Yellow and orange marigold garlands drape the shrine, and a gold ceremonial staff stands nearby.2009-12-26A ritual scene inside a hall with gold-framed décor and a dark red curtain. On the left, a man in a rust-brown turban with gold ornaments, a red beaded garland, gold armlets and a brown ceremonial shawl stands beside a golden lion-footed chair. In the centre, a bespectacled priest in an orange-brown cloth with a rudraksha mala holds a ceremonial item near a deity murti dressed in an orange garment with jewelled ornaments and a crown. The murti is framed by tall garlands of red, yellow, white and green flowers, and a blue silk cloth hangs at the right.2015-04-28Temple abhishekam scene in a shrine with a gold arched frame. In the centre, a large shivalinga is draped in white cloth and heavily garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers, with a gold necklace on the linga. A woman in an orange robe with long dark hair stands behind it, pouring from a bowl. Two male attendants in orange robes stand at left, one holding a vessel. Behind the linga, two metal deity figures, a male with a red turban and a female in a pink sari, are garlanded. Brass oil lamps stand on either side and a small kalasha sits on the floor.2008-03-22A seated figure with a pink and white flower garland and green leaf garland, bare-shouldered in an orange-red wrap, sits on a red throne with gold lion-shaped armrests and applies a white ritual mark or tilak to a standing devotee. The devotee in a white shirt and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a silver staff with a gold base. Background shows a red and gold banner and another person in orange and white. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long dark hair, a ceremonial garland and orange-red clothing, matching the page's claim of his presence.2014-05-11March 03 20112011-03-03 +1 copiesA man in an orange saffron garment with a white flower garland and long dark hair stands at left, smiling and reaching out to touch the face of a large golden deity murti. The murti wears a tall ornate crown, a red and gold sari-like garment, a white flower garland, and layered jewelled necklaces, with a long braid down its back. Behind it are yellow and red marigold garlands and a golden arched frame, with a stone pillar at the top left.2009-12-26