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November 07 2010

A photograph of a temple courtyard with a bowing figure in saffron-orange robes touching the base of a grey stone pillar carved with figures. Two tall brass oil lamps stand on a stone ledge behind him, and a brass kalasha-style vessel sits near the front. A line of standing devotees with palms pressed together watches from the right; a man in a white dhoti and shawl stands among women in orange and red saris. Incense smoke drifts across the scene, and a wooden box with red-lined compartments and a red throne cushion appear at the lower right. Orange and red fabrics hang on the left. The scene suggests an obeisance or puja at a shrine.

A man with swept-back dark hair and a tilak on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaste near a stone temple pillar. He wears a bare upper body with a shawl, a long red and white flower garland and gold beaded necklaces, with gold bangles on his wrists. Behind him, a man in saffron clothing holds a tall ceremonial standard with a golden fringe and embroidered design, and a white-clad attendant stands nearby. Two women in orange saris stand at the right. Brass vessels and a bowl sit on a stone ledge in the foreground, and a plain brick wall with a wooden door forms the background.

April 24 2013

April 24 2013

October 18 2010

2010-10-18 +2 copies

A temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a beaded garland stands facing a draped orange cloth hanging on a pillar and a stone altar decorated with flowers, brass vessels and a kalasha. Behind him, a row of men in orange and white robes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, some wearing rudraksha malas, while a man in a white dhoti and red shawl stands at left. A red carpet runs across the floor at left. The scene resembles a devotional gathering, with the central figure appearing as a probable Swamiji wearing saffron clothing, a garland and long swept-back hair.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

Indoor temple-style scene with a man standing at a raised stone platform, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a red-and-gold garland and a gold bracelet, with a red tilak on his forehead and a bare upper body wrapped in a cloth. Brass vessels and a lamp stand sit on the platform in front of him. Behind him, a ceremonial embroidered umbrella-like banner on a pole, a bald man in orange and pink robes holding a pole, and two women in orange saris wearing garlands stand nearby. A carved stone pillar frames the left edge and the walls are plastered in peach and pink. A person in white stands among the group. Whether the man in front is a person is uncertain from appearance alone, so the identity is left unsure.

A photograph at a stone temple precinct where a woman in orange sari with gold necklace and armlet bends low, pressing her forehead to a carved granite block. Beside her a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms joined in namaskar, and a man in orange holds a silver tray with a small vessel. Behind them a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts and orange-clad devotees stand against a weathered stone wall with scaffolding and a tiled roof at right.

A dim temple interior with brass lamp stands in the foreground. Behind them, a man in orange-saffron clothes with a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. Other people in orange robes stand further back near a red curtain and stone pillar, while a white deity murti draped in orange cloth sits to the left on a raised platform. A small brass-and-silver puja table with bowls is in the centre. A sign on the wall is partly visible.

A photograph inside a temple courtyard with terracotta-orange walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold headband stands with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces; the page indicates this is the a person, though the appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so the identity is unsure. Beside him a long orange cloth hangs from above, and at left a carved grey stone pillar with lion-faced brackets stands near a stone platform. Behind them, a group of devotees in white dhotis and saris with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls stand with hands folded. One man at right in white carries a brass aarti plate.

A man in orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl with a gold headband and long dark hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat at the carved stone wall of a temple, palms pressed in anjali while holding a red cloth hanging from above. Behind him a crowd of about twenty devotees in white and yellow-bordered dress and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, one priest in white holds a tray. Red-walled temple buildings and a corrugated roof surround the courtyard.