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A photograph inside a shrine with silver-embossed walls and arches. A large silver-faced deity murti with a red-tinted face is covered in a dense garland of orange and yellow marigolds with white flowers and green leaves, set before a purple cloth. A man in a maroon robe with a black beaded garment and a gold-beaded necklace reaches out to touch the garland, while a silver trident stands in the foreground. A brass lamp with a lit flame sits at the lower left, and another person wearing a red shawl appears at the right edge. Pale rose and pink petals are scattered over the murti.

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May 19 20142014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple sanctum at Varanasi showing a silver-framed shrine niche with an ornate silver arch and a deity murti heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A woman in a red sari with gold jewellery and a dark blouse extends her hand toward the murti. On the right a man in white shirt and a sadhu in saffron robes with a tilak stand near a silver trident and a brass plate of flowers and leaves. At left a man in a cream kurta tends a brass lamp with a lit flame.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A silver-framed shrine holds a silver deity murti with a face, adorned with a large garland of marigolds, white flowers and red blooms, set before a purple draped backdrop. A figure with orange-ochre clothing, a black-and-brown patterned shawl, beaded necklaces and bangles, and a ceremonial trident (trishul) in hand stands at the right, with a short white-and-ochre vertical tilak on the forehead. Two other men in pale shirts stand behind, and an oil lamp with a flame sits at lower left beside floral offerings and a metal railing.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed deity murti, its face partly visible, almost entirely covered in a heaped garland of orange marigolds and white flowers, set against a purple cloth draped below. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth stands at right, wearing a long rudraksha-style mala with gold beads and a gold earring, a trident-like staff held in his hand near a silver offering vessel. Behind him a seated devotee in a light blue shirt and a woman in a dark outfit look toward the shrine. A brass lamp with a flame sits at lower left beside a metal railing and a donation box.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19A photo inside a temple shrine where a silver-framed deity murti with a face is adorned with a large circular garland of yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers, set before a purple cloth backdrop. A man in a red ochre robe with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, his arm extended toward the murti, stands beside the shrine. Other devotees, including a man in a white shirt and a person in an orange cloth, stand nearby. A brass lamp with a lit flame and a silver plate of offerings sit on the metal railing in the foreground. a person cues include the red robe, black rudraksha mala, gold necklace and gold earrings, but the face is not clear enough to confirm identity.2014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine showing a silver-framed deity murti heavily adorned with garlands of orange and white marigold flowers, set against a purple cloth backdrop. A person in a light blue shirt leans toward the shrine at left-center. In the foreground at right, a figure in an orange-red garment with a gold bead necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala holds a silver ritual implement and gazes at the murti; the figure has a white tilak on the forehead and long hair pulled back. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame sits at lower left beside a silver railing. Several other people stand in the background.2014-05-19 +1 copiesMay 19 20142014-05-19A photograph inside a temple shrine in India. A silver-framed niche holds a silver-faced deity murti heavily garlanded with orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers. A man in a rust-red shawl and dark rudraksha mala with gold beads holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, his other hand folded near his chest. Strands of gold ornament and bangles show on his wrists, and a gold earring is visible. Behind him, a man in white kurta with folded hands stands among other devotees. A brass lamp burns at the lower left, and a metal railing runs across the foreground. The scene shows aarti being offered. The man lighting the lamp has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, with the appearance cues matching the probable Swamiji profile for this page, so the identity is labelled probable on the basis of appearance.2014-05-19