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November 09 2007

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A photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold rudraksha-style necklace and a red bindi and white markings on his arms, reaching out to touch a dark stone deity murti with a red cloth at its base. At the left edge, two hands hold a silver tray with a kalasha-like vessel and a small brass object. Background shows a temple hall with other deity figures and a red curtain.2007-11-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a temple event where a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands on a raised platform, dressed in a flowing saffron-orange robe and a gold beaded necklace with a large pendant. He holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, and appears to be performing an aarti toward a large dark stone deity murti on the right, garlanded with pink flowers. Seated devotees fill the foreground, many in white and dark clothing, and a golden deity and canopy stand in the background. Probable Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's description of Swamiji presiding at the event.2007-11-09December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a ritual aarti in a hall filled with seated devotees. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-beaded necklace holds a silver ritual bell in one hand and a lit oil lamp on a silver stand in the other, with a small flame rising. Long dark hair falls past the shoulders and a red mark is on the forehead. Behind the figure stands a decorated deity murti draped in garlands, and another garlanded figure stands to the right. Rows of devotees in saris and white kurtas sit with hands folded, watching. The purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner.2007-11-09A photograph of a temple abhishekam at a Shiva shrine. A man in orange robes with white vibhuti markings on his forehead and arm pours water from a gold pot over a dark stone lingam. Beside him a younger boy in orange robes, wearing a beaded necklace, holds a brass kalasha. Behind the lingam stands a decorated golden arch, and a garland of yellow and pink flowers hangs nearby. Two people are visible, and the scene is lit warmly against dark surroundings.2009-12-16A 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.2007-11-09Outdoor photograph beneath a large spreading banyan tree with dense green canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi wears an orange saffron robe and a long double-strand necklace of gold and white beads with a gold pendant. He holds a silver handbell in his right hand and extends his left arm toward a lit oil lamp in a glass holder, its flame visible at left. Beside him at left, a person in white clothing holds a yellow cloth. Packed sandy ground underfoot.2006-12-23December 19 20102010-12-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple abhishekam at night. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long curly hair and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp with a flame above a dark black shivalinga on a stone yoni pedestal. Behind him on the right, a large deity murti is adorned with yellow and orange garlands and a red-and-gold silk cloth. On the left, a man in orange robes stands with hands folded in anjali, another in orange sits playing a silver vessel, and a bald man in orange sits near a white marble statue. A younger orange-robed attendant stands behind the lingam. The walls are carved stone with floral garlands and purple flowers draped across the deity.2010-02-12June 07 20162016-06-07May 15 20162016-05-15