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A seated man with a tall black hair bun and white forehead markings sits with palms pressed together in prayer before a decorated shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, with a red-and-white cloth wrap. Behind him, deity murtis with gold crowns are draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. On the left, a hand holds a silver aarti lamp with three flames, and a figure in blue and white stands nearby. White powder is scattered on the floor.

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A seated man with his palms pressed together in namaste sits before a shrine decorated with garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. He wears a tall black ceremonial headpiece, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace over a red garment, with white ash marks on his arms and forehead. Behind him stand two golden deity murti figures, one wearing a crown, with a tall rounded frame of flowers behind them. To the right sits a painted or bronze figure in orange cloth also garlanded. At left, a hand holds a silver lamp with several lit oil lamps, and white powder is scattered on the stone floor.2016-03-07A photograph of a seated man in a shrine performing pratyaksha padapuja. He sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a tall black cap with a white vibhuti mark on the forehead, a red-orange dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a gold chain, with a yellow and red marigold garland draped around him. Behind him stand deity murtis, including a figure with a crown and gold ornaments and a bearded figure in red, all garlanded with yellow, red, white and purple flowers, and a brass oil lamp with several flames burns at the left edge. Another figure stands at the left in a red and orange garment with a red turban, a hand holds a plate at the far left, and white powder marks the stone floor.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A photograph inside a shrine at Bengaluru Aadheenam during a Pratyakshya Pada Puja. A central seated figure in red-orange robes, a tall black turban, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace has a garland of yellow and red flowers and white powder smeared on the arms, and smiles while extending hands over a silver lamp. Behind him stand deity murtis decorated with multicoloured flower garlands under a gilded arch, with oil lamps burning on the left. Another flower-garlanded murti stands on the right. A bell hangs at left and a person's hand holding a silver lamp appears at the bottom left, with white powder scattered on the stone floor. Probable Swamiji cues: turban, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments in a ritual setting.2016-03-07A temple ritual photograph at a shrine with a stone platform in front of a row of deity murtis draped in garlands of yellow, red, white and purple flowers. A central seated figure with a tall black hair bun and red-and-gold attire, hands joined in namaste, sits between garlanded murtis. A man in an orange robe and a white-shirted attendant tend oil lamps and a white offering on the platform, while a devotee in white stands at the right edge. Photographed from behind the orange-robed priest, who wears a beaded necklace and white ash on his arm. Bells hang at the left and carved stone pillars frame the scene. a person at this event per page, though the seated figure's appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07A seated man with closed eyes and palms pressed together in namaskar sits before a shrine of deity murtis draped in multicolour garlands of yellow marigolds, red, purple and white flowers. He wears a tall black crown-like headdress with a white band across the forehead, a red-and-white cloth, layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a gold chain and a gold-coloured armlet, and his body is smeared with white ash. Small oil lamps flicker in the foreground beside a silver vessel and scattered white powder, and an arched golden canopy frames the altar. Flanking him are garlanded statues of two standing and seated figures in red and green garments, one holding a staff. Mahashivaratri puja setting. Probable Swamiji in appearance: a bare-headed-crown, ash-smeared figure with rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, performing worship.2016-03-07Photograph of a temple shrine at night-like dusk with a seated central figure in red and maroon garments, a tall black crown-like headdress, hands joined in namaste, and a long garland of yellow and white flowers draped over the shoulders and hanging to the lap. Behind him, deity murtis are decorated with multicolored garlands of yellow, green and purple flower strings, and a golden arch frames the shrine. On the left, a man in an orange robe with white body markings holds a multi-branched oil lamp with lit flames toward the shrine, while a man in white shirt and a woman in white sari stand nearby. Another woman in a white sari on the right holds offerings. A stone bell and carved stone pillars are visible at the upper left.2016-03-07A seated man with a black tall headdress, a gold-and-red ornamented garment and a garland of yellow and red flowers sits with palms pressed together in namaste before a shrine. Behind him, deity murtis in front of a flower-decorated arch with a golden canopy are adorned with garlands in yellow, red, white and purple. A priest in an orange-red cloth and a gold necklace raises a metal lamp, and another attendant in white with a rudraksha-style bead strand stands nearby. The shrine has a stone platform with white offerings and a brass lamp stand with lit flames. The scene reads as an archive photo of a puja at a temple shrine. Possible identity cues are visible but not clearly confirmed.2016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07March 07 20162016-03-07