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A photograph taken inside a dim stone shrine chamber. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered figure wearing a saffron-orange turban and orange garment, with long dark hair, leans forward toward a deity murti covered in garlands of white, yellow and orange flowers. Oil lamps glow along the ledge above the shrine. To the left, a man in a white shirt with a red wristband holds a small handheld light and looks toward the camera. The stone walls are carved with Kannada inscriptions.

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A photograph inside a dim shrine chamber. A figure in an orange head wrap and orange garment, with long dark hair and yellow-tipped cords, leans forward toward a garlanded deity murti lit by oil lamps. Marigold and white flower garlands drape the murti. In the foreground a bald man in dark-rimmed glasses looks on, and at left a man in a white shirt with a red wrist thread holds up a bright handheld light. A dark carved stone wall above bears Kannada inscriptions.2010-09-04A photograph inside a dim stone shrine chamber. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange sleeveless top, with long dark hair, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a deity murti decorated with garlands of white and orange flowers and small oil lamps. A man in a white shirt and a second person in white stand to the left, one holding a handheld Philips lamp. Above the shrine, a dark stone panel has carved Kannada inscription text, and a strip of small lights lines the niche. a person is visible from the orange turban, long hair and orange attire, shown in prayer before the shrine.2010-09-04A photograph taken inside a dim temple shrine. In the foreground, a figure in an orange saffron turban and sleeveless orange top with long dark wavy hair faces left toward a garlanded deity murti decorated with white flower garlands and marigold strands, lit by small oil lamps. To the right, a bespectacled man with a red bindi on his forehead, wearing an orange garment, looks on. At the left edge a person holds a bright handheld light. The ceiling and walls are dark with faint Kannada-script writing above the shrine, and small lamps glow along the top edge.2010-09-04A photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple shrine. In the foreground on the right, a man in an orange turban and an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, seen from behind, stands in front of a small shrine chamber. Beyond him, a deity murti is decorated with white and orange flower garlands and stands on a low altar with brass pots, a small lamp and oil lamps. A white-clad attendant stands near the murti. On the left, a man holds up a phone-like light, and a bald man with a red tilak and glasses is at the right edge. A round white ceiling light hangs at the top of the frame.2010-09-04A 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 copiesSeptember 04 20102010-09-04A photo taken at night of a dark stone inscription panel with Kannada text, edged by small string lights. In the foreground a figure in an orange turban and orange sleeveless garment, with a white jasmine garland draped over the shoulder and long dark hair, leans toward the stone. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white sacred thread leans in with hands folded in reverence. Two more men are partly visible at the left and right edges. Four people are visible in total.2010-09-04A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with orange and marigold garlands. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland holds a small flame at a tall brass oil lamp (deepa) at the centre; a handheld microphone is near him. Behind him a bare-chested man in a lavender dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside a deity murti draped in red and white flowers. Devotees in white and orange surround the lamp, and a brass plate of flowers sits in the foreground.2009-11-30Photograph 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.2010-09-04Photograph inside a dim temple doorway where a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands centre, holding a yellow marigold garland and smiling while several saffron-robed monks in orange turbans and orange shawls surround him. Behind them is a deity murti heavily decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A bearded monk with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands to the right in orange robes, and wooden doors with hanging bells frame the entrance. Activity suggests a darshan or puja moment.2010-01-29A photograph taken inside a small dark shrine chamber, where a deity murti is decorated with white and yellow flower garlands and orange-and-pink floral strings. In the foreground at right, a long-haired man wears an orange turban, an orange sleeveless top and a blue cloth over one shoulder, seen from behind and holding a round light fixture overhead. A man in white clothes stands near the entrance, and a person at left holds a battery lantern with a Philips label. Brass vessels and a lit oil lamp sit on a small wooden stand in front of the murti, with flower petals on the floor. Black stone walls carry Kannada inscriptions above. Swamiji candidate: an appearance-based probable match with long swept-back hair, an orange turban and orange clothing, seen from behind.2010-09-04Indoor 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.2009-11-30