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Outdoor photograph at a stone temple courtyard with a granite pillared shrine structure and a small shrine niche with carved stone figures and offerings. A figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange garment, bare-shouldered and barefoot, stands raising a hand near the pillar. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand to the left, one holding a video camera at his face. Bamboo scaffolding, palm trees and a multistorey temple building appear in the background.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with ornate granite pillars and carved stonework. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair bends forward with both hands pressed against a carved stone shrine opening guarded by a lion-like sculpture. To the left, a bald man in a white dhoti holds an orange cloth folded over his arm. Behind them, a man in white clothes holds a camera. Palm trees and a bamboo-and-palm-frond scaffold frame the background.

September 09 2011

May 22 2012

2012-05-22 +1 copies

Outdoors at a temple courtyard, a long-haired figure in orange robes with a gold-edged dhoti bends forward and rests a hand on a dark stone pillar or altar block. Gold bangles and a rudraksha mala are visible. Beside them stands a man in orange with a mala, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl, and men in white dhotis. A cameraman in white films the scene, and a pink temple gopuram and shrine walls rise behind. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, orange robes, gold bangles and rudraksha mala, performing a respectful gesture at the stone.

May 22 2012

Outdoor photo of a copper flagstaff being consecrated beside a small carved wooden shrine holding a gold deity murti garlanded with yellow and orange marigolds. A man in white dhoti and shawl with red tilak and gold armband holds a brass plate of offerings toward the pole. Beside him stands a figure in a flowing saffron-orange wrap with a long rudraksha mala, long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, with palms together. Palm trees and sky are in the background.

Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a covered stone colonnade of an old temple with carved pillars and brackets, palm trees behind. In the foreground, an older man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti gestures toward the carved stone wall at left. Beside him, a man in orange saffron robes with a red-orange shawl and a red beaded mala walks barefoot, while another man in orange robes walks near him. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in white sarees with orange shawls follow along the stone path.

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September 26 2011

A photograph of a stone temple courtyard with a carved stone shrine pavilion and colourful patterned ceiling. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a swept-back dark hair and a shawl stands barefoot at a stone shrine, touching its pillar. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a shaved head holds a pink bag and a kalasha-like vessel, and a person in white holds a camera. A man in orange robes stands at the left edge. Palm trees and a wooden scaffold sit behind the shrine.