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A photograph inside a dim temple shrine lit by a string of small warm lights along the wall. On the left, a bare-chested, bearded man with a sacred thread over his shoulder and a white dhoti holds a silver kalasha and a small offering of pink and white flowers. Facing him on the right, a figure in an ochre-orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, presses palms together in a greeting. Behind them stand two men in white shirts, and a partly visible man at the right edge. Dark stone walls surround the scene with a black inscribed plaque above and garlands at the upper left.

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Photograph taken in a dim, narrow temple interior with a dark stone wall and a string of warm orange fairy lights along a frame. A man in an orange turban and sleeveless orange robe, with long dark hair, a dark rudraksha mala and a yellow thread at the neck, faces a bare-chested man with a shaved-head mark and white sacred thread, who holds a bunch of flowers and a green leaf. Two men in light shirts stand behind, one holding a pen. Above, a black inscribed plaque with Kannada text. Swamiji (probable): the orange-robed figure in the turban with long hair, rudraksha mala and ornamental cues is the probable Swamiji, speaking and gesturing toward the bare-chested devotee.2010-09-04A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange turban and sleeveless saffron-orange garment with long dark curly hair and yellow earrings, his palms pressed together in a namaskar-like gesture beside a silver kalasha-style vessel holding green mango leaves and a coconut. Two men in white shirts stand behind him, one on the left and one on the right with a red tilak on his forehead, and a hand is raised in the immediate foreground on the left. Warm lights line the dark stone wall, with Kannada script visible on a board overhead. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing; the appearance cues are consistent with a person in a temple setting, but the image does not confirm that identity.2010-09-04A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar beside a silver kalasha-style vessel topped with green leaves. Behind him, a man in a white shirt stands close, and a man with a moustache and a red tilak mark on his forehead stands at the right edge. A string of orange fairy lights runs along the wall beside a dark inscribed plaque in Kannada script. The wall and ceiling are rough dark stone.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small stone shrine with a dark granite wall and a strip of orange LED lights. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top and orange turban, with long dark wavy hair and yellow flower garlands, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar while holding a silver kalasha with a green leaf over its mouth. Behind him a man in a white shirt watches, and at the right edge another man in white with a mustache and a red tilak looks on. On the lower left sit flower offerings, a black plastic bag, and a stack of books and pamphlets on a cardboard box. Probable Swamiji appears in the foreground with long dark hair, orange turban and orange clothing, performing a ritual gesture before the kalasha.2010-09-04 +1 copiesPhotograph of four men in a temple interior with a red-painted pillar, a wooden door and a lamp at left. On the far right, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange shawl with a gold ornamental necklace and flower garland, presses his palms together and smiles broadly. At left, a bearded man in an orange turban and orange wrap, with a dark rudraksha mala, speaks and gestures. Two younger men stand between them, one bare-chested in white dhoti holding a brass tray with a plantain-leaf arrangement and white flower garland, the other in a teal cloth with a sandalwood tripundra mark. Straw bales are stacked behind. The scene suggests a temple visit or pada puja setting.2009-08-11Indoor temple scene with orange and marigold garlands draped on pillars and a brass oil lamp with several lit flames on the right. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a red and white garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, facing a man in a white shirt who wears a rainbow-coloured rosette at his waist and gestures with his hand. Behind them a shirtless priest with a rudraksha mala and sacred thread stands near the wall, and at lower right a priest with white and yellow tilak and bare upper body holds a ritual item. Devotees crowd the foreground and background, several with glasses and grey hair.2009-11-30A photograph taken at night inside a temple-like space with a dark stone wall above. A figure in an orange robe with long dark hair is seen from behind, leaning forward while a bare-chested man in white dhoti and white sacred thread places a white flower garland over the orange-clad figure's head. A man in white clothes stands at the right edge and another man is partly visible at the left. Small string lights glow along the wall, and carved Kannada inscriptions are visible on the dark stone panel above. The figure in orange has long swept-back hair and orange clothing, which are the cues for a possible a person; the identity is uncertain from appearance, so this is recorded as unsure.2010-09-04 +1 copiesAugust 11 20092009-08-11August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12A crowded indoor temple scene inside a marble-walled shrine decorated with marigold garlands and orange flower strands. At center, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha-style necklace smiles and gestures with his hands while people press around him. Beside him, an older man in a white shirt holds a red, green and yellow rosette ribbon. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded near a brass oil lamp (deepa) with lit flames.2009-11-30A photograph inside a dim stone shrine. A man with long, dark, wavy hair and an orange turban, wearing a sleeveless orange garment, leans forward with palms pressed together in namaskar before a silver vessel holding green leaves. Behind him stands a man in a white shirt, and a strand of orange string lights runs along the grey stone wall. A black slab with Kannada inscription is mounted above, and flower garlands hang at the left edge.2010-09-04