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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a temple hall with a plain tiled floor and stone pillars. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a white forehead mark sits on a white plastic chair, gesturing with one hand while speaking into a handheld microphone on a stand. He wears a rudraksha mala and white bandages on his upper arms. Beside him, a woman in a maroon sari with a blue border stands with hands clasped, and an older man in white dhoti and shirt stands behind. Seated devotees wear saffron and yellow clothes, and a trishul with flower garlands stands near the pillars beside painted deity statues. Several people in white and yellow sit or stand around the edges, and women in the foreground are seated watching.2009-07-13A seated man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala sits at a microphone stand in a temple hall, speaking with raised hand gestures. Before him, a woman in a maroon and navy sari stands with hands clasped. Around him sit a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad young devotees, some with red shawls and tilak markings. Behind them are painted stone dvarapala-style figures and a stone chakra-like wheel, and a white-robed man stands at right holding a camera. A long garland of white and red flowers hangs beside the microphone.2009-07-13A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, holding a microphone and gesturing with one hand at a temple gathering. He has long hair, a white vibhuti mark on the forehead, and white arm bandages. Nearby, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace sits to his left, and a man on the far left wears a rudraksha mala. Devotees in saffron, yellow and pink saris sit on the floor. A floral garland hangs from a stand, and a standing man in white dhoti with an orange shawl is at the right edge. Yellow metal gates and a crowd of onlookers in shirts stand behind. a person: the seated man in orange with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, speaking into a microphone to devotees.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13June 27 20142014-06-27July 04 20142014-07-04 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph inside a temple hall with pink walls and pink pillars. A seated figure in a maroon-red robe, adorned with a long flower garland, gold armbands and a rudraksha-style necklace, sits on a striped tiger-skin-like seat with hands folded in greeting. Behind him a standing attendant in white dhoti and shawl holds a tall silver staff. Around them a dense crowd of devotees, many in saffron and orange clothing and with sandalwood or vibhuti forehead marks, press forward, some holding phones and a video camera. A seated figure in orange at lower right and a woman in a red sari with a white flower garland stand nearby. The seated central figure has distinctive long hair and ornaments, but the appearance is uncertain for identification.2016-06-03Indoor ritual scene in a small room with orange curtains and a framed deity picture at upper left. A seated person in orange robes, with a long swept-back hairstyle, red and white flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, holds a tall silver staff upright. Around him devotees stand and kneel with palms joined, including women in white and saffron saris and men in white shirts. In the foreground a man in white clothes kneels near a brass tray of fruit and offerings and a woman in white sits with a white flower in her hair. A man in a white shirt and glasses at right presses his hands together, and a camera operator stands behind. Wall photographs and a small shrine line the back wall.2014-07-04 +1 copies