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A photograph of a shaved-head? No: a person with long swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklace stands at left wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe with a white-marked bare upper arm, smiling while holding a small brass lamp and a bell-like ritual vessel near a golden arched doorway. Beside them stands a large black stone deity murti with a crown of yellow and red flowers and a pink blossom at its chest, its attendant figures in shadow. Swamiji (probable): the figure at left shows long hair, an ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's identification, performing an aarti or lamp offering before the deity murti.

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A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair and a gold necklace, standing beside a gilded arched frame and a lit oil lamp, smiling as they hold a small bell near a black stone deity murti. The murti is adorned with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a pink blossom on its chest, indicating a puja or aarti setting. A second dark murti stands partly visible at right. White paste marks are visible on the person's arm and forehead.2007-11-09A photograph of a ritual at a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace, and white sacred ash markings on his forehead and upper arms. He holds a small brass handbell in one hand and a lit oil lamp in the other, its flame rising beside a dark stone deity murti. The black murti wears a crown of yellow, orange and pink flowers, a tilak mark on its forehead, and has ornamented shoulders and arms. Gold-framed arch and red drapery form the background.2007-11-09A man in an orange saffron cloth stands at the left, bare-shouldered, with long dark swept-back hair and white ash markings on his forehead and arm. He leans in and applies a white paste or tilak to a large black stone deity murti at right, which wears a red and yellow marigold garland and a red cloth on its crown, with a gold tilak on its forehead. Behind the murti hang deep red velvet drapes and a gold-framed arch. Swamiji (probable): the figure shows long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and white ash markings, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji. He is performing abhishekam-style anointing of the deity.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the left in a saffron-orange garment with white marks on his arms and a gold necklace, his palms pressed together in namaste with a broad smile. Beside him stands a large black metal deity murti of a four-armed figure wearing a tall crown and ornate jewelry, holding a discus and another ceremonial object. Red velvet drapery and gold-framed archway frame the scene. A partly visible second person is at the lower left edge.2007-11-09A photograph of a temple ritual in a hall with a gold-framed arched doorway. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and white markings on his arms wears an orange-saffron robe and reaches up to place a garland of yellow-orange flowers and a white cloth with red border on a tall black stone deity murti with a crown and raised arms. The murti stands in a gold ornamental niche with dark red drapery behind it. A partially visible person in orange and red cloth sits at the lower left edge. White curtains hang on the left.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph inside a temple hall during a consecration ritual. A tall, long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a gold-beaded necklace and white sacred ash on his arms gestures with open palms toward a large dark stone deity murti of a standing divine couple wearing crowns, draped in a pink cloth at its base. Beside him, a man in orange holds a gold kalasha pot in a white mesh wrap. Behind them, several robed figures in orange stand near the curtain, and one person in orange raises a camera.2007-11-09A man with long, curly dark hair and white tilak marks on his forehead, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over one shoulder and a gold pendant, reaches toward a large black stone deity murti. The murti has a tall crown or headdress decorated with a garland of yellow and red flowers and a red ribbon, and multiple arms. Gold-framed arch, red velvet drape and white curtain form the backdrop.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09