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March 23 2006

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A photograph inside a temple corridor with a dark wooden doorway and white-tiled steps. On the left stands a dark deity murti draped in a red and gold cloth with a red garland and a tilak on its forehead, beside a brass bell on a pedestal. A man with long, dark, wavy hair wears a saffron-orange top and dhoti and stands with his back to the camera, hands folded before the doorway. A second person in an orange garment stands at the right edge. Inside, a white-clad deity murti sits on a green-draped altar. Red and orange marigold garlands hang above the doorway. A sign reads AUTHORIZED PERSON ONLY in red letters.2006-03-23A photograph inside a temple doorway framed by carved white pillars and a dark wooden door. A figure in a tan wrap and white dhoti walks into the shrine, which is draped with orange and white garlands and a blue cloth. In the foreground, a woman with long curly dark hair wears an orange top. A bare-backed priest in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a silver tray with red offerings. To the right stands a dark stone deity murti decorated with a white and red garland and a pink and gold cloth, with a folding chair beside it.2006-03-23A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with marigold and white flower garlands hanging along the top. A person with long dark wavy hair in an orange-saffron top and dhoti stands at the left, bending forward toward a deity murti draped with a red-brown cloth and beaded necklaces. Three other men stand behind in white and pink-striped shawls, bare-backed with white sacred threads, and one wears a yellow-green dhoti. A round metal plate stands on the floor at lower left, and an EXIT sign is visible on the wall.2006-03-23Photograph inside a temple doorway framed by bulbs and marigold garlands. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and an orange head-wrap stands in the foreground, hands folded in prayer, seen from behind. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a lit oil lamp before a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands in a gilded arch. To the right, an older man with white hair and beard wears a mustard-yellow shawl. A dark curtain and a small emblem hang on the back wall. Appearance cues for the orange-robed figure are limited, so identity is uncertain.2005-12-31Inside a temple shrine, a priest in a white dhoti and red cloth stands before a deity murti draped with marigold and jasmine garlands and a gold crown. Two orange-robed people with long hair stand at left and centre-left, and an older bald man in white and orange clothing faces the shrine at right, while an older white-haired man in orange robes stands at far right. Oil lamps burn on the altar and the iron gate is ornate. No individual is clearly identifiable as the swami from appearance alone, so roles are given and identity is left unsure.2010-02-02November 29 20112011-11-29February 12 20062006-02-12A photograph of a temple doorway lined with bulb lights and garlands. Inside, a priest with bare upper body stands before a deity murti with a golden arch and garlands, performing an aarti with a lamp. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe stands with his back to the camera, hands joined in prayer. On the left, a bald man in white clothes and a second man in white hair with a yellow-orange shawl also stand with palms pressed together. Marigold garlands and white flower strings decorate the frame and the altar. Three people are visible, plus the priest, making four physical people.2005-12-31September 29 20062006-09-29A photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple doorway, lit by a tube light overhead. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a yellow and red flower garland and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, several men in white and in checked shirts look on. On the right, a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala across his chest bends toward a dark stone deity murti, holding flowers and offerings, with a blue cloth draped over the murti's base. The left figure has distinctive long hair beneath the turban and a shawl and garland, with a devotee-like posture; appearance-based identity is uncertain.2006-09-24May 30 20182018-05-30A temple sanctum scene where a man in an orange-saffron robe with long, voluminous dark curly hair leans forward at a silver-and-gold shrine, reaching toward a richly adorned deity murti covered in layered garlands of yellow, red, white and green flowers. Two attendants stand to the left in orange dhotis and shawls: a young woman in an orange sari-style garment holding a silver vessel and tray, and a shaven-headed man in orange with hands folded in prayer. A black stone nandi-like base and a small brass lamp stand sit in the foreground, with a bronze kalasha-shaped object and a flower-decorated tray on a wooden stand. A richly embroidered cloth pillar with elephant motifs stands at the left wall, and a dark red curtain forms the backdrop.2007-11-09