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January 06 2006

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A photograph inside a small temple shrine. A figure with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange clothing, a white-and-orange flower garland and holds a silver trident, standing beside a woman in an orange and beige sari with a head covering. Behind them, devotees and men stand in the crowded shrine. The shrine is decorated with a canopy of red and gold tinsel and patterned cloth, and a red-and-gold draped deity murti sits on a pink pedestal beside a yellow box. Painted red script is visible on the pedestal wall. a person stands in saffron clothing with a trident and long hair, with other devotees in the shrine.2006-01-05A photograph inside a small shrine with orange and yellow painted columns and a black panel behind them, decorated with paper flower and star garlands and a hanging brass bell. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper body wears a loose orange cloth, standing with hands folded before the shrine; a person candidate by long hair and orange garment but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm. A woman in a red and green sari with purple blouse and bangles stands beside him facing the shrine. Brass vessels, a copper plate and small lamps sit on a low table at right, near a painted deity murti. A tiled floor and rough stone wall frame the scene, with a silver ceiling canopy above.2006-01-05Interior of a pink-walled Hindu shrine decorated with marigold garlands hanging from the ceiling and a bell suspended from a chain. A man with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and stands at the right with his hands folded at his chest, a person by appearance, though the face is not discernible for identification. Near the doorway, a line of devotees in orange and white clothes, including a woman in orange and a man in a white kurta, move toward the inner sanctum. A pink and gold silk-wrapped pillar stands at the left, and in the foreground a brass puja tray with oil lamp, kalasha, flowers and a small stone murti sits on a low table beside a striped mat.2006-05-24Photograph inside a temple with orange-painted pillars and hanging brass bells overhead. A man in a maroon-red head wrap and orange-saffron robe stands centrally, with another orange-robed figure beside him, while a crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange-red shoulder cloths surrounds them. Devotees hold their hands together in greeting, and a trident stands on a small stand in front of the group. Colourful tassels and decorative ornaments hang from the ceiling on the right. Several women in white and orange shawls gather close, and a woman with a dark ponytail is visible in the foreground. Approximately 25 people are visible.2015-07-02Interior of a stone shrine with a deity murti or lingam covered in marigold and red flower garlands, an oil lamp burning on a pedestal to the left, and a brass bowl and scattered rose petals on a marble ledge. To the left, a seated older man in a brown shawl looks up toward him, and another person in a brown robe is partly visible behind. A brass bell hangs at the right edge beside a gold-framed doorway. Visible text is carved on the shrine stone above the murti and is not legible enough to transcribe.July 13 20092009-07-13June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copiesJune 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a ceremonial scene in front of a whitewashed wall with a red signboard in Hindi-script text. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a garland of green leaves and purple flowers, and holding a silver trident, sits on a raised platform draped in orange cloth, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him; a silver staff and a fringed canopy frame the seat. Probable Swamiji by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing, a trident and a floral garland. Before him an elderly woman in a white head covering is seated on the floor, and a man in orange robes with a sacred thread stands beside her, bowing, with a light tilak mark on his forehead. Other devotees in orange clothing stand behind, and a woman in white with a mala necklace sits to the side. Ritual gesture and darshan-style blessing.2006-06-01A smiling man in saffron-orange robes sits on a red-bordered temple doorway step, waving with his right hand and holding a silver trident in his left. He has long dark swept-back hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind him, an open red-framed doorway shows a shrine with a framed deity picture and a figure in orange cloth. Two small framed deity images sit in red niches on either side of the door, and a red and gold canopy hangs above. Probable Swamiji: his long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha and trident match the appearance cues; he is the seated sannyasi holding the trident.2006-06-04 +1 copiesMay 09 20152015-05-09A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine. A deity murti with a golden face is heavily decorated with orange marigold and red rose garlands, with a lit oil lamp on a tall brass stand at left. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a multicoloured flower garland and a trident-like staff, his hands joined in prayer before a black iron railing covered with flower petals. Behind him a man in a grey V-neck sweater and white dhoti sits near the railing, and other devotees stand at the right edge. The appearance of the foreground figure with long hair, saffron robe and garland matches the a person cues, while the page itself does not indicate his presence at this event.