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January 31 2014

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A photograph of a temple puja. A man with a white vibhuti-marked forehead, bare upper body and marigold garlands around his neck and shoulders holds a brass lamp with a lit flame and offers it to a metal deity murti. The murti is adorned with a large orange and yellow marigold garland, red flowers, a gold crown and a red and gold embroidered cloth. Green leaves lie before it and a silver pillar stands behind. The man's ornate gold armband and sacred thread are visible. a person appearance is uncertain; the figure is a priest performing aarti.2014-02-01January 01 20132013-01-01A photograph inside a temple shrine where a person in an orange-saffron robe and wrap is decorating a deity murti with a garland. The figure has long dark curly hair and is seen from behind and side, placing a necklace or garland on a red-and-white dressed idol. The murti is adorned with white jasmine and pink, red and yellow flower garlands, and the ornate gold arched frame behind it is draped in marigolds and roses. Brass lamps and offering vessels sit on a stone ledge at left, with additional garlands and orange cloth hangings around the shrine.2011-11-29January 31 20142014-01-31A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange cloth wears a long yellow marigold garland with white flowers and leans his head forward in reverence toward a golden deity murti. The murti has a golden crown and face, is decorated with concentric rings of yellow marigolds and pink roses, and sits draped in a red sari with gold embroidery. A white tilak mark is on the man's forehead, and a gold armlet is on his upper arm. Behind them are silver-toned pillars and a polished metal wall. The man is a devotee making a puja. No identity cues on the man beyond the garland and tilak, so a person is unsure.2014-02-01A man in an orange-brown and gold-bordered garment with a marigold garland around his neck and a white tripundra mark on his forehead reaches forward to touch a deity murti. The murti's face is covered with a gold crown and it is draped with a large marigold garland with red rose accents, over a red and gold embroidered cloth. Red rose petals and green leaves lie at its base. Behind it is a polished silver-toned metal wall and a decorative silver pillar. The man's role is that of a devotee or priest performing a puja, and the cues are insufficient to identify him.2014-02-01July 22 20132013-07-22A standing man in an orange-red sleeveless top and orange dhoti, with a white garland around his neck, applies a mark with his right hand to the head of a large seated deity murti. The murti is gold-faced with an orange robe, white and silver ornaments, a tall crown, and a garlanded red, yellow and white flower decoration behind it. A golden arched frame and green foliage surround the scene.2009-07-07A photograph of a priest seated beside a deity murti draped in a red and gold embroidered cloth and heavily garlanded with marigolds, yellow and red flowers. The seated man, bare-chested with a white tilak on his forehead, wears an orange-and-white marigold garland and gold bangles, and holds yellow petals in his right hand as if offering them. The murti has a gold crown and a gold face mask, with green leaves laid on its lap. Behind them are a metal pillar and polished metal wall. The figure's distinctive presentation (shaved-looking head, bare chest, marigold garlands) is not enough to confirm identity, so the a person field is unsure.2014-02-01A photograph of a shrine deity murti draped in a large yellow and white marigold garland shaped into a heart, with pink rose garlands above and a red embroidered cloth below. A man with long hair tied back and a white forehead band bows his head and rests a hand on the cloth at the murti's base. He wears a yellow marigold garland. Silver pillars stand behind the shrine, with green leaves scattered at the base.2014-01-31A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead performs aarti before a deity murti. He wears an orange saffron garment, a white and red flower garland, a rudraksha mala and gold bangles, and holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a bell in the other. The murti, dressed in orange with a jeweled crown, is adorned with yellow and red flower garlands, gold hands and ornaments, and a backdrop of colourful garlands and green drapery. The appearance-based label Swamiji (probable) applies to the man performing the aarti, based on the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.2011-12-11A photograph of a temple scene in which a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead reaches out to touch a large golden deity murti. He wears an orange-saffron garment, a red and white flower garland around his neck, and gold bangles on his arm. The deity has a tall golden crown, a white and red flower garland, and a green satin backdrop with floral decorations surrounds the altar. a person: the long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha-style garland cues match the page's claim, but the identification rests on appearance only. The figure is in_person as the person physically present.