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January 18 20182018-01-18January 16 20182018-01-16A crowded outdoor temple courtyard under a green-painted roof with a hanging bell. A central man with a long beard and thick dark hair, wearing a large garland of red, white and yellow flowers with dark leaves, moves through the crowd while a saffron-clad sannyasi with a rudraksha mala and a second saffron-robed monk with dreadlocked hair stand close beside him. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis press in, some with hands raised, and a pillared shrine structure with a deity sculpture is visible at left, with a gopuram-style gateway behind. a person is the bearded man wearing the flower garland, identified by his garland and central position as the figure being honoured.2018-01-18December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo on a red carpet in front of a green building with a balcony. A long-haired man in a dark maroon dhoti and upper-body shawl, bare-chested, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, wearing layered garlands of red, white and yellow flowers and a rudraksha-style cord. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti and pink-red shawl holds a ritual object. Behind them a crowd of men in saffron-orange shirts and onlookers, including children, watch. A brass oil lamp sits at the lower right on a stand, with palm fronds nearby. Several people on the left wear orange and saffron clothing. The people are standing and watching outdoors.2017-09-06January 18 20182018-01-18January 16 20182018-01-16December 31 20092009-12-31Photo of a temple-corridor scene with a central figure wearing a white shawl over an orange-red dhoti and a large garland of white flowers with red and green accents, with yellow-orange tilak on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts, a woman in orange with a white flower garland, and saffron-robed priests with rudraksha malas. A shirtless devotee with a rudraksha-beaded chain and a teal cloth gestures with open hands while speaking to the central figure, and a uniformed officer stands at the right. Pale blue temple pillars and iron gates frame the crowd.2012-07-23A photograph of a covered outdoor hall with a light ceiling and a green tree behind. On the right, a smiling man wears a dark red turban, a garland of white flowers and orange marigolds, and a reddish-brown and gold-bordered dhoti, with his hands joined at his chest. Facing him from the left, a long-haired, white-bearded sadhu in orange robes stands with his back partly to the camera. Behind them, a crowd of devotees includes a grey-haired woman in a red shawl bowing with hands joined and a younger man in an orange shirt, along with several men in white dhotis and garlands. The scene suggests a greeting between a devotee and a sannyasi.2015-10-03July 28 20082008-07-28A photograph of a dense crowd pressing around two men in a stone-pillared doorway. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a flower garland with pink, white and blue blooms, and a thin headband, and stands smiling with his hand on his chest. Beside him a bald older priest in a garland of white and pink flowers with a rudraksha necklace and white tilak on his forehead is bowed. Behind them many devotees in white and red clothes raise wooden poles and stretch toward them. a person is the central figure, identified by his orange robes, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and flower garland.2012-05-18