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A photograph of a smiling person with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing an orange saffron wrap with a red border and a gold bead necklace with a gold bracelet, standing at a doorway with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside them is a black stone Ganesha murti seated within an ornate gold-framed arched niche with a carved lotus top on a tiled red-brown wall. The wooden door on the left has carved panels, and a white plaster ceiling medallion is visible above. Watermarked archive photos are not described.

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September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29November 26 20112011-11-26 +1 copiesA young man in an orange-saffron shirt and dhoti with an orange shawl pours liquid from a golden vessel over a dark stone Ganesha murti seated on a dark stone pedestal. A golden kalasha-like oil lamp or ritual vessel sits below. The murti has a trunk, elephant ears and a raised hand, set in a golden arched niche against red-and-grey polished stone tiles. A small brass bell rests on the altar at lower left. This appears to be an abhishekam for Ganesha.A photograph of a temple ritual inside a shrine. A man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an orange-saffron garment over bare shoulders, wearing a gold necklace with a pendant, sits on a white raised platform smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace. Beside him, a second person in orange-saffron garments with a head covering sits with their back turned, receiving the ritual. A tall polished brass oil lamp stands in the foreground, and a small brass bowl sits nearby. Behind them, a gold-framed panel, a garland of white and green flowers hangs above, and a small golden deity murti with a crown and jewelled ornaments is at the lower left. The setting suggests a puja or abhishekam.2007-11-09September 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesSeptember 29 20062006-09-29 +1 copiesNovember 09 20072007-11-09A smiling man with long, loose dark hair and a red bindi stands in front of a wooden door with a white wall to the left. He wears an orange saffron shawl over his shoulders and a long chain of gold beads with a small gold pendant. A second person in a red t-shirt and orange dhoti stands beside him, holding a brass staff with ornate finials. The man has distinctive long hair, a gold bead necklace and saffron clothing, a compatible presentation, but the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity; he is described only by role and appearance.2007-12-23