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June 11 20142014-06-11August 24 20142014-08-24November 21 20142014-11-21Night-time temple scene with a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a matching headwrap with a jewelled band, wearing long rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace and gold armbands, walking toward a shrine. Behind him, two women in orange saris stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and saffron cloth waits at right. Brass oil lamps on tall stands and a trident-shaped staff line the stone floor, and a garlanded deity murti with flower garlands is visible at left. Banana leaves and palm trees frame the open courtyard. a person is the man in rust-brown robes with the jewelled headwrap and rudraksha malas, shown walking as a ritual participant, with an appearance-based identification only.2017-02-24October 12 20142014-10-12A photograph of a room with a plain white wall and thatched ceiling where a row of brass and gold-toned deity murti statues are arranged on a white-draped table and floor. On the right, a figure in an orange turban and orange robes, with long dark hair, gestures toward the statues; the orange-robed figure is a probable Swamiji by appearance, with distinctive saffron clothing and long hair. Beside him, a man in a red and gold shawl and red dhoti stands facing the statues, and another man in a red-and-gold bag stands behind. Three more men stand at the left edge in white shirts and green-striped shirt, one in a white dhoti.2006-12-20January 12 20152015-01-12A photograph in a large workshop with a corrugated white wall. In the centre a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban with a beard and vermilion forehead mark stands smiling beside a large bronze deity murti being lifted by chains. To the left a woman in a red and orange-striped sari with an orange shawl and bindi looks on smiling. On the right a bare-chested young man in an orange dhoti with a green border and gold necklace holds a small book. Other men in white dhotis and striped shirts stand in the background among bronze sculptures, a golden arch and a reclining bronze figure in the foreground.2014-10-12A photograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis walking down a dim temple corridor past heavy dark wooden doors studded with brass knobs and an iron latch. The man in front has long hair, white forehead markings and a rudraksha mala, with a gold-coloured chain and a saffron shawl edged in gold; he appears to be walking with a serious expression. The man beside him on the right is shaved-headed, wears a white headband, a beaded mala and a gold necklace, and a saffron shawl trimmed with gold. Several other men in orange and white clothing follow behind them in the corridor.2012-05-22November 05 20132013-11-05September 15 20152015-09-15June 28 20142014-06-28