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A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl standing at a metal railing, viewed from below. He wears a thick multi-strand necklace of red and orange flower garlands with yellow and white accents, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, a gold armlet and bangles, and a red dot on his forehead. Behind him stands a shaved-headed man in white with horizontal white tilak. To the right a large dark grey dome is decorated with red roses, white flowers and greenery. The man's appearance with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, garlands and saffron clothing is consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate, placed on a raised platform beside the decorated dome.

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A photograph of a man standing at a metal railing beside a large dark grey dome-shaped object decorated with flowers in red, white and purple. He has long dark hair, a red bindi and gold earrings, and presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. He wears an orange-brown garment and layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers, with a large gold pendant necklace. Behind him a second man in white with a shaved head and white tilak stands slightly out of focus, holding a metal vessel. Background is a plain pale sky.2013-06-24A photograph of a ceremonial abhishekam at an outdoor shrine. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and ornate gold necklaces stands in an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a dense rudraksha mala and red-and-yellow marigold garlands. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange cloth with white tilak holds a metal railing. The man leans over a large dark black stone lingam or yoni-shaped altar wrapped in red, white and yellow flower garlands, his hand resting on it. The sky behind is plain white. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces.2013-07-01June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 24 20132013-06-24Outdoor temple scene with a large black dome-shaped stone lingam draped with a garland of red, white, yellow and green flowers. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand around it. The central man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, and holds a small white object near the stone. Two men flank him, one on the left and one on the right, both bare-chested with white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads and shoulders, wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces. A red-roofed building and a metal railing stand behind them.2013-06-10 +1 copiesA close-up photograph of a man standing outdoors against a pale sky and a blurred red structure. He wears a saffron-orange garment draped over his bare shoulder, a heavy gold necklace and a red and yellow flower garland with white blossoms, a gold armband, and gold hoop earrings. He has long swept-back dark hair, white sacred ash lines on his forehead and a red dot at the centre.2013-07-01 +1 copiesA man with long dark hair stands on a metal step ladder beside a large smooth black stone linga, draped with a multicoloured garland of red, white, yellow, purple and green flowers that runs down its length. He wears a red-and-white flower garland, a multi-strand rudraksha and gold bead necklace, gold armbands and an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, with a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him stand red-roofed buildings and stone steps, and at the lower left a seated woman in a dark top watches. A visible ceremonial setting suggests an abhishekam-style puja at an ashram courtyard. The man is an appearance-based probable Swamiji with long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and gold cues, here performing a linga ritual.2013-06-03December 08 20162016-12-08A large dark polished stone lingam is draped with a long garland of red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves. Behind it stands a woman in an orange-brown saffron-toned garment with a long gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, a red bindi, and dark hair pulled back, smiling. Beside her a bald man with white vibhuti horizontal marks on his forehead wears a saffron shawl and a gold necklace. Another figure is partly visible behind the lingam. In the background a man in a white dhoti and a brown vest stands with hands folded in prayer, and a red brick building with a striped pillar stands behind the courtyard.2013-06-10 +1 copiesJuly 20 20132013-07-20Outdoor temple scene at a large polished black stone lingam garlanded with a long band of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A man with long swept-back dark hair, orange-brown cloth, layered gold necklaces and wrist bands stands at the lingam holding a small lit oil lamp in his right hand, smiling. A second man with a shaved head and white tilak wears an orange cloth over his shoulders and stands beside the lingam, and a third bare-chested man in a light cloth is bent over it. Behind them a bearded man in a dark garment presses his palms together in prayer. Red-roofed buildings and a stone wall with a metal railing form the background, a pillar at right is decorated with floral and bird motifs, and a signboard shows a portrait. a person: the man with long hair and gold ornaments, lamp in hand, at the lingam.2013-06-10A large dark polished stone sphere, a Shiva lingam-like form, is draped with a long garland of red roses, white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves. A figure in an orange-brown garment with ornate gold necklaces, a rudraksha-style mala, gold armbands and a red bindi stands at the left, hands near the garland, eyes lowered in reverence. Another man beside him, shaved-headed with white tripundra lines on his forehead and arms, wears an orange shawl and gold necklace. Behind them is a red-brick building and a stone pile; a man in a brown shirt and blue lungi stands at left with palms together. Swamiji (probable): the figure at left has long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklaces and orange clothing, which are the qualifying cues, and is performing the abhishekam-style garlanding of the lingam.2013-06-10 +1 copies