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A photograph of a temple sanctum with a large dark stone Shivalingam on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal, water running over it and pooling on the wet floor. A man with long dark wavy hair and a bare upper torso, wearing a saffron-orange wrap, stands beside the lingam with a shaved-head devotee in white behind him. A kneeling man in a white dhoti with gold border prostrates or bends at the base of the pedestal, and another orange-clad person bends over the lingam on the right. A red cloth hangs from a carved stone pillar, and a column with carvings frames the left side. a person probable.

February 23 2007

A temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared hall. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bent over a grey stone shivalinga on a lotus-shaped pitha, pouring liquid over it. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, also in orange cloth, stands barefoot on the wet floor. A third man in orange kneels at the right of the lingam, and a golden deity murti in a teal and magenta silk garment stands at the right edge. Brass vessels sit near seated saffron-clad figures at the far left.

February 23 2007

February 23 2007

A photograph of a temple courtyard with paved stone floor and a wooden scaffold canopy. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron garment bends forward at the waist, head lowered, hands touching a stone pedestal or carved stone platform decorated with a carved lion figure. Behind and to the left, several men stand barefoot in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders; one wears an orange cloth over the shoulder. A man in a white shirt films with a camera near the pillars. Other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background near a pink-walled temple building and palm trees.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a black stone Shiva linga on a lotus-shaped yoni pedestal. A shaven-headed priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl pours water over the linga from a brass vessel, with water streaming down the stone. Beside him, a younger attendant in orange robes holds a brass kalasha, and a further figure stands behind the linga. A seated figure in white is partly visible at the left edge near brass vessels and a lamp, and a person in a colourful silk garment appears at the right edge. The floor is wet and reflective under a stone-pillared temple pavilion.

A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a stone Shivalinga on a tiered black stone pitha. A shaved-headed man with a long braid, dressed in white dhoti and white shawl with red-edged border, pours water from a brass vessel over the linga. Beside him a younger man in orange saffron robe holds a brass kalasha. Another orange-robed figure stands behind, and a partially visible white-clad person is further back. Water flows over the linga into the basin; a plain concrete wall and water tank are in the background.

December 21 2009

Outdoor photo of a man in orange saffron robes standing on a white platform with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, head bowed, with a white and orange-clad garland of white and pink flowers around his neck. Beside him a copper-coloured dhwajastambha (ritual flagstaff) is wrapped with flower garlands and palm leaves, and a rope runs up its length. A bundle of orange cloth lies on the platform at his feet, scattered with flower petals. Tall coconut palms and greenery fill the background under blue sky. To the right stands a second man in orange robes with a wristwatch, looking up toward the flagstaff, and behind him a person in white with an orange shawl films with a video camera. The man in prayer appears to be a person candidate by appearance (orange robes, garland), but the face is not clearly distinctive, so the identity is uncertain.

A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a stone-paved ground with ash and burnt remains. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala sits cross-legged on a wooden seat, one hand extended over a small brass vessel with a spout. Two men in white dhotis with yellow shawls sit behind him, one at left and one at centre, with the centre man's hands folded. Behind them stand dark grey stone deity sculptures and a white stepped platform, with a man in white and an orange cloth standing at upper right. Palms and greenery frame the background. The seated man in orange is the appearance-based probable Swamiji, identified by his long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala.