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Night photograph of a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl with a white tilak and red bindi, reaching toward a large polished gold deity murti at right. A man in a white shirt with glasses stands behind him, and a partly visible man in a striped shirt is at the left edge. The gold murti's face and crown fill the right foreground against a dark background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and orange saffron shawl, applied to the man in the saffron shawl who is adorning or attending the deity.

A man in maroon and orange clothing stands in an indoor temple-like room, applying a substance with a small stick or brush to the forehead of a golden-bronze statue of a bald, saffron-robed sage wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala. The standing man wears a red and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces, a gold pendant, gold bangles, and a white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, another standing figure in orange, a white cloth-draped deity murti, and a decorated metal deity figure are visible. A silver plate and a small steel cup sit on a white cloth in the foreground, with a second person's hand reaching in at the bottom edge. Yellow tiled walls, a staircase with flower garlands, and windows form the background.

2014-06-28 +1 copies

September 23 2006

A photograph of a gilded deity murti in the foreground, its ornate golden surface and crown in sharp focus. Behind it, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron shawl and smiles while his hand rests on the golden figure. Beside him, a smiling man in glasses and a white shirt with a red tilak stands close, and another man in a checked shirt is at the left edge. Ornate gilded wooden canopy framing and a dark background suggest a temple shrine setting. The golden figure may be processional or alankaram work.

A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment over his shoulders and a forehead marking, stands beside a large gilded deity murti in the foreground. A gilded ceremonial vessel and a red cloth are visible near the murti, and two other men in white shirts stand nearby in a dark setting. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, matching Swamiji (probable), and appears in person beside the golden murti.

Two men stand in front of a wooden arch with a blue-grey background. The man on the right wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala with ornate beads, and a red bindi; he holds his palms together in a gesture of address and speaks. The man on the left, bare-chested with a white dhoti edged in gold and a gold-trimmed cloth, wears a white tripundra, rudraksha malas, and a red armband, and holds a small gilt bronze deity murti with a raised hand. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with fluorescent lights overhead.

2013-07-13 +1 copies

June 11 2014

A photograph of a festival scene at night with a gilded procession vehicle. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead smiles and reaches out to touch the raised hand of a golden deity statue of a seated figure in white and gold garments with a gold turban. Beside it, another golden deity statue wearing a red and gold garment and ornate gold jewellery sits behind. A seated man in a white shirt and glasses, at the lower left, folds his hands in front of the statue.

August 22 2006

Night-time photograph of a man in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a white-and-red tilak on his forehead, raising a small brass oil lamp with one arm toward a golden metal deity murti with multiple arms, a gold crown and a white-and-gold headcloth. A golden face mask-like murti stands at the right beside a person in a magenta cloth. Other people sit faintly in the background in white. Black background, golden ornaments and an aarti-like gesture suggest a temple night ritual.

January 27 2007

Night-time outdoor photo of three people in saffron and maroon-orange robes. In the foreground a figure seen from behind, with long grey hair in a knot and a loose orange wrap, faces a smiling man at centre with short dark hair, a red bindi, a long beaded rudraksha-style mala and gold-bordered maroon drapes. A third man on the right wears orange clothing and a dark beaded mala and holds a bright torch. Dark background with a corrugated roof edge.