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January 13 2014

A photograph inside a decorated temple hall showing devotees in orange and maroon robes. Two smiling women in front hold long silver trident-like staffs topped with ornate ceremonial heads; the taller one stands center in an orange shawl over maroon, the other to her right in an orange shawl. Behind them, other devotees in orange and maroon, some wearing orange headwear, move through the space. Strings of marigold garlands hang from the ceiling, and a red arched shrine niche decorated with flowers stands at right. A large orange drum lies in the lower right corner. Several devotees carry small cloth bags.

Photograph inside a dim stone temple passage where several people in orange and saffron robes stand in a line facing a shrine. A central figure in a rust-orange sari with long dark hair stands closest to the camera, with a bald-headed man in orange beside her and another bald man in orange on the right, all facing a red-clad deity murti lit by a small oil lamp at the far end. Brass bells hang on the carved wooden doorframes, and a red cloth hangs from the ceiling at the top left.

2012-05-22 +1 copies

Indoor temple scene with red-painted pillars and walls, hanging brass bells and small lamps, and a flower-decorated shrine niche. A man in saffron-orange robes with a thick golden necklace and hands joined in prayer stands at centre; a bald man in orange and a long rudraksha mala stands beside him. Around them devotees in white kurtas, a woman in teal sari, and a young man in a blue polo shirt stand on a tiled floor. The central figure has a swept-back hairstyle and a golden ceremonial necklace, matching cues the page associates with a person; the identification rests on appearance alone and remains uncertain.

A photograph of an outdoor temple pavilion with a thatched roof and a large hanging brass bell. A bare-chested man in a rust-red dhoti and a long beaded mala stands at center, facing a cluster of women in orange saris and orange head-wraps who press their palms together in greeting. Behind him a woman in a maroon sari stands near a silver throne-like seat. Members of the group wear orange robes and kumkum on their brows. A carved stone Nataraja relief and ornate pillars frame the scene, with a wooden pole in the foreground.

January 13 2014

Crowded temple interior with bright orange-red pillars hung with many large brass bells and small hanging bells. Central figure in a saffron-orange shawl over a brown-orange garment, wearing a pink-and-white garland, with a bald head and orange tilak, bowing slightly with hands together. Around him devotees in white and red-orange clothing, some with orange tilak and marigold garlands, reach up to touch or ring the bells. A woman in white with a red-bordered shawl and a woman in a red-trimmed white outfit stand nearby. a person (orange shawl, garland and shaved head; appearance-based only). Marigold garlands and bell-ringing suggest a temple darshan visit.

July 13 2009

September 16 2015

Crowded interior of a temple with two large hanging brass bells in the background and strings of lights overhead. Dense crowd of devotees in saffron, orange and yellow robes, many with red and white sacred markings on their foreheads and red shawls over their shoulders. A bearded older man in an orange robe holds a small brass vessel while a camera with a large telephoto lens is in the foreground. Many men press close together in a dark stone hall, some with garlands and white dhotis.

March 02 2013

A photograph of a covered ashram hall where several robed monastics stand in a row with hands folded in prayer, facing a shrine draped with red-orange curtains and garlands of marigolds. Most wear saffron-orange robes with rudraksha or bead malas; one older man in white and another in pink-orange stand among them. On the left, brass ritual vessels, a bell and lamps sit on a patterned cloth. A dark cylindrical object with a red band and a metal bowl are at the foreground. Walls show framed photographs.