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A photograph taken inside a covered open-sided temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof. On the left, a shrine holds seated deity murti in gold and orange garments with floral garlands, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. In the centre-right, a man in an orange dhoti and orange shawl with a garland stands on a red carpet beside a wooden lectern. Behind him, a line of about a dozen people in white and orange garments stands along the wall, some with hands folded. Two white-clad figures in the foreground-right have their hands together. A red pillar and orange cloth hangings frame the scene.

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A photograph of an open-air temple courtyard with a tiled roof. On the left, a shrine holds deity murti dressed in yellow and gold garments with flower garlands, with brass oil lamps in front. A standing man in saffron-orange robes faces the shrine at the centre-right, beside a wooden lectern and a red carpet. Behind him, a line of about eight people in white and saffron clothes stand with their hands folded or holding flowers. Red pillars frame the scene, and a wall with a small framed notice is visible in the background.2010-11-03A photograph of a temple-style open pavilion with a corrugated roof. On the left, a carved stone shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and orange and gold drapes, flanked by brass oil lamps. At the right, a standing man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands on a red carpet facing a row of people in white and orange clothing, some holding yellow fabric. A wooden lectern or box stands on the red carpet, and a tripod-mounted camera is at the right edge. Four to six people are visible, and the robed man in the center-right is the focal figure. No visible shaved-head or long-haired appearance cues are sufficient for a confident identification, so the figure is described by role only.2010-11-03A photograph of an open-sided temple courtyard with a corrugated roof and red steel posts. On the left, a shrine holds deity murti in gold and orange garments with flower garlands, flanked by tall brass oil lamps. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands barefoot on a red carpet, facing the shrine with hands raised in devotion. Behind him, a row of about a dozen people in white and orange clothes stands in line, some with hands folded. A wooden lectern, a low red mat and a patterned rug lie on the floor, and a wrought-iron shelf stands at the left edge.2010-11-03November 02 20102010-11-02A photograph inside a temple hall with orange curtains and a stone shrine. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a large pink rose garland, stands with his back to the camera facing a deity murti dressed in red and gold with yellow-and-white flower garlands. Beside the shrine stands an empty gold-and-red throne, with a brass plate of fruit and rolled scrolls on a wooden table in front of it. On the right, a line of about ten women in white with orange shawls and yellow sashes stand with palms pressed together. Brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels sit on the altar ledge.2010-08-10 +1 copiesNovember 02 20102010-11-02November 07 20102010-11-07A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a corrugated metal roof. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland stands facing a stone shrine with a draped orange cloth and floral decorations. A line of about a dozen men in orange and white robes stands with hands folded in prayer, some holding trays. Brass vessels and flower arrangements sit on the stone ledge at right. A red carpet lies at left, and a white-robed man with folded hands stands near the group.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA temple shrine in an open-air stone pavilion with a grey stone platform. Behind it stands a deity murti pair decorated with a garland of marigolds and a golden arch, with orange and purple cloth draped around them. A man in a saffron-orange robe bows low with his head near the floor before the shrine, in front of a small square mat. Orange curtains hang at the pavilion sides. To the right, several people in white and cream dhotis and saris stand in a line, some in orange, and a man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti holds a lit lamp or plate. Red-orange walls and palm trees are in the background.2010-12-27A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone platform in front of a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow, orange, and purple flowers, the central figure wearing red and orange with a crown-like headdress. A person in orange robes and an orange shawl bows low with forehead touching the platform edge, standing on a mat on bare feet. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing stand near a red-walled building, with an orange cloth hanging from a pillar at right and a brass lamp stand and pot at left.2010-12-27A photograph inside an open-sided, orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof, where a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands on an orange and purple mat, hands joined before him, with a rudraksha mala around his neck and a red sash across his chest. Behind him a large group of devotees in white dhotis and shawls stand in rows, some in saffron with yellow shawls, hands folded in namaskar, beside a red carpet. At left stands an ornate gold-and-red throne with a dais, and at right a gold-decorated ritual stand with flowers and brass vessels rests on mats. The scene suggests satsang or darshan. Probable Swamiji wears saffron robes, long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads, standing as the presiding teacher before the assembly.2010-11-07October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copies