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A photograph at night of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with gold beaded necklaces and bracelets, palms pressed together in namaskar with head bowed, standing before two white-painted metal deity murtis holding objects. Beside him a shaved-headed attendant in orange and yellow cloth with a rudraksha-style bead mala holds a silver bowl. Smoky light and a blurred crowd surround the scene.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photo. A long-haired person in saffron-orange drape with a gold bead necklace, rudraksha-style bracelets and a red bindi stands in the foreground, hands raised over ceremonial gold-coloured murti figures decorated with white paste. A shaved-headed attendant in orange with a white forehead marking stands behind, also near the murtis. Lamp lights and a blurred crowd appear at the edges. a person: the foreground figure has long swept hair, saffron clothing, a gold necklace and rudraksha-style adornments, and the page states a person attended this event.2011-12-20Night outdoor ritual photograph. A person with long, dark, flowing hair and a red tilak on the forehead wears a saffron-orange garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, plus beaded bracelets. They hold a lit oil lamp (aarti) in one hand near a pair of large gold-and-white painted deity murti figures, with a small vessel nearby. Behind them, a second man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with gold beads and a white forehead mark also tends the murti. Blurred seated devotees in the foreground, with lights and smoke in the background. Appearance-based cues for the lamp-holder include long swept-back hair and saffron clothing with ornate gold necklaces, so Swamiji (probable) is the lamp-holder performing aarti at the deity figures.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night outdoor photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange wrap and heavy gold bead necklace, bare-armed with beaded bracelets, touching his forehead with a white-powdered hand while bowing near metal deity murti dusted with white powder. Behind him, a man with white tripundra marks and an orange wrap and gold necklace stands beside the figure. Smoke or powder haze drifts in the dim background, and the metal images are decorated with white ash.2011-12-20Night-time temple ritual photo. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bead necklace and rudraksha bracelets, a red tilak on his forehead, is pouring liquid over golden deity murti figures. A shaved-headed attendant in orange stands behind him holding a beaded mala, and a flame and offering vessel are visible at lower right. Several orange-robed priests and devotees surround the platform, with lights and a sprayed mist in the dark background. The long-haired man in orange with gold necklaces and rudraksha cues matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance profile, and the page says he is present, so he is labelled as the probable presence.2011-12-20A photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and orange dhoti, wearing gold bangles, a gold-beaded mala necklace and a red tilak, pouring white substance from his hands over a white-painted deity murti of Shiva at night. A second man in an orange shawl with gold necklace stands behind, and blurred onlookers and warm lights appear in the background. a person appears as the central figure performing abhishekam on the murti, based on long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style gold mala cues.2011-12-20Photograph at night of a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti-style garment with ornate gold ball necklaces and bracelets, holding a lit oil lamp on a stand before gilded deity murti figures that are being anointed with liquid. Behind him a second man in orange robes and a gold necklace stands with a white tilak on his forehead, and steam or smoke rises in the dark background. The gilded images appear to be standing Hindu deity statues. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron garment, and ceremonial gold necklaces, shown performing an aarti-style lamp offering.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A person in an orange saffron wrap with long dark swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and gold bangles reaches out with an open hand toward two golden metal deity murtis on a night stage. The taller murti has a crown and multiple arms, and the smaller one wears a dark maroon garment and gold necklace. Behind them a second person in orange with a mala stands at the edge, and a partly visible figure sits in the lower right. Swamiji (probable) is recognisable by the long hair, orange saffron clothing, bangles and gold ornaments, though the identity is an appearance-based judgement.2011-12-20