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A photograph inside a plain white-walled room showing a person in orange saffron robes with long dark hair standing in profile, one arm draped and marked with white paste on the shoulder and forearm, reaching toward a raised stone platform. Behind the platform a white cloth-draped shape is stained with red and orange marks, and a handwritten label is attached to the cloth. To the left, a white marble deity murti wearing a red turban sits on a red wooden shrine with green and teal draped fabric and brass bells. A gold-toned panelled metal door stands at right.

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A man with long swept-back dark hair stands smiling in an orange saffron shawl draped over one shoulder, wearing a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant. White ash streaks mark his upper arms. He stands beside a white draped stand and a tall brass-panelled door in a plain white-walled room, with a red fire extinguisher on the wall. Two partially visible people sit at the lower edge of the frame. The figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold necklace cues, so the appearance-based label applies: Swamiji (probable), standing in person.2007-11-09February 16 20072007-02-16February 25 20072007-02-25A photograph inside a temple hall with white ornate pillars and carved white architectural details. A man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder with a red border and a gold bangle on his wrist, smiling as he walks toward the right. Behind him to the left, a figure in orange robes operates a video camera. To the right stands a black stone deity murti with multiple arms beside a tall gold-and-red ceremonial pillar, and a wall clock is visible. The scene suggests a ceremonial preparation setting.2006-09-29June 09 20092009-06-09A photograph of a ritual abhishekam at a temple. A man in saffron-orange robes with a saffron shawl, a long gold-toned beaded necklace and a white sacred mark on his forehead stands at a tall white-powdered Shiva lingam, pouring or applying offerings with a silver-toned vessel held in his hand. Another man in orange with a long curly beard stands at left, and a third person in orange with a dark bindi is partly visible behind. At right, a deity murti with marigold and yellow garlands and gold ornaments is visible, with a golden temple pillar carving above. The white powder covering the lingam and the platform suggests a vibhuti or sandal-paste anointing.2009-12-16December 16 20092009-12-16A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange-saffron wrap, bare-shouldered and seen in profile, standing with his hands folded at his chest in front of a pale cream cinder-block wall. Beside him at left, a person in white clothing stands with one hand raised to the wall. Probable Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair and saffron wrap are the visible cues for the figure in orange.2006-08-18Photograph of an abhishekam at a temple shrine. A man with swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment wrapped at the waist, leans forward and touches a dark stone shivalingam with his right hand. Behind him stand several men in orange robes, one with a shaved head and one with long hair and a beard. Strings of yellow, red and purple marigold garlands hang on the right, and a brass lamp stand with a bell-shaped top sits near the lingam. a person appearance uncertain; described by role only.2010-01-02 +1 copiesSeptember 26 20062006-09-26September 27 20122012-09-27A man with long dark hair pulled back, wearing an orange saffron wrap over a red sleeveless top, leans over a large grey stone slab and wipes its surface with a white cloth. Behind him a man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth folded over his shoulder holds a metal tray. White marble deity murtis and seated figures stand on a black pedestal at left, and gilded shrines appear at right. A red fire extinguisher hangs on the cream block wall, and an exit sign is visible above.2007-11-07