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Night-time photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. Centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha crown, a thick gold bead necklace and a silver chain wears a rust-brown dhoti and holds a small leaf offering packet while looking down. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a folded white cloth. On the left an orange-robed elder holds bundled cash or offerings. Devotees in white and saffron clothing surround them, with a bald man on the right wearing a white shawl. The scene resembles a temple ritual offering with a palanquin procession in the background.

Photograph inside a temple hall of several men in orange and saffron clothing. On the left, a bare-chested elderly sadhu with a gold-trimmed orange cloth and rudraksha mala raises his hands overhead in a namaskar gesture beside a silver oil lamp with flame and a golden peetha. In the centre, a smiling man wears a tall orange-gold head garland, a saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, a long gold necklace of large beads and a white-and-red forehead marking. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a bespectacled man stand near garlands of pink and white flowers. On the right, a bearded man with long hair wears an orange robe and rudraksha mala with red beads and joins his palms, and a shaven-headed man beside him also joins his hands in orange robes. Pillars and a stone wall frame the scene.

A crowded indoor scene where a central figure in saffron-orange cloth with heavy gold necklaces, a red-and-gold headband and a red bindi on the forehead smiles while reaching out to devotees. Several people press close around him, including a bald man in orange robes with gold chains on the right and a man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala on the far right. A man in a red polo shirt raises his arm in the background, and a man in a blue checked shirt stands in the foreground with his hands near the figure. Behind them are wooden trays and temple hangings.

Night procession on a street in Madurai with a golden temple tower lit up in the background. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange cloth wrap wears a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a white and red flower garland, with a red headband and white forehead markings. Around him, a bald man in orange clothes walks beside a bearded elder in saffron silk on the left, and a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and orange robe holds his hands in namaskar on the right. Other men in white shirts and orange garments fill the background, along with a lit shop front.

Night photograph of a temple ritual with a crowd behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders, a gold necklace and gold armbands, and holds a small white object while looking down toward a row of bright oil lamp flames in the foreground. Beside him a shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a gold necklace stands near a hand offering a plate. On the right an older man with bare chest and sacred ash marks holds his palms together. Hanging yellow and orange lanterns and a pillared temple hall frame the scene. a person cues: long swept-back hair, orange-red shawl and ornate gold necklace, with the central figure in a priestly role during the lamp ritual.

A nighttime street procession in a temple town. In the centre, a smiling man with a shaved head and red-brown silk garment wears a gold-and-red-flower garland and a gold necklace, with a red-and-gold ornate headpiece above him. To his left, a bearded man with greying hair wears an orange silk shawl, rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold tilak on his forehead. To the right, a long-haired man with a beard wears an orange shawl, gold beaded necklace and dark rudraksha malas. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd, and shop awnings with lights line the street.

September 16 2015

Photograph inside a stone temple with pillars and oil lamps, a man in a red turban, red-and-gold dhoti and a large gold pendant necklace is walking forward at the centre, flanked by saffron-robed attendants wearing rudraksha malas and gold garlands. Beside him an older woman in an orange shawl and dark bead mala touches his arm, and a crowd of devotees stands near water in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central man in the red turban and gold pendant necklace, a ceremonial presentation consistent with the page's account of rituals; appearance-based only.

Photograph inside a temple corridor of four men in a close group, with a bright light source behind. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange and gold-bordered dhoti-style garment, a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, and holds his hands clasped at his waist. The man at left wears a magenta cloth, a rudraksha and blue bead mala, and white sacred ash markings on his arms and chest, and holds a long ceremonial spear-like staff with a metal tip. At right, a shaved-headed man with white tripundra ash on his forehead wears a red-orange shawl and a silver-beaded necklace, and holds a wooden-handled rod. Behind them stand a man in white shirt with a pink rosette badge, an older man in white, and men in orange cloth. Strings of green and red garlands hang in the background. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues apply to the centre man: long swept-back hair, orange and gold clothing and an ornate gold necklace.