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A 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.

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September 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.2010-09-04Photograph 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 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.2010-09-04Photograph inside a temple of a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, wearing a long garland of white flowers and red rose petal malas, being honoured with a garland. A bare-chested priest with grey hair in a bun and a white sacred thread raises his arm to place or adjust the garland. Men in white shirts and onlookers crowd behind, and a silver oil lamp with lit flames stands at right beside orange marigold festoons on the wall.2009-11-30A photograph inside a plain whitewashed temple room showing a long-haired person in orange robes receiving a large garland of red and white flowers with green leaves, lowered over their head by a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red border. Another priest in a cream dhoti with a green-and-red shawl and a white forehead mark stands at right, and an orange-robed man with glasses and a grey beard stands at left, along with a man in orange and a figure in white with an orange-robed companion behind. A small framed picture hangs on the wall at top left.2008-07-29 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20102010-02-07Photograph 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.2010-01-29July 15 20162016-07-15A long-haired man in an orange-red robe and orange shawl stands at the left, his arms raised to drape or place an orange cloth over the shoulders and head of a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and white shirt, who stands with his back to the camera before a dark stone pedestal with a deity murti behind them. Another man in orange robes holds a golden pot at the left edge, a garland of yellow and red flowers hangs near the deity, and red-and-gold textiles and a stone pillar frame the temple setting. The scene appears to be a ritual blessing or initiation at a temple shrine. The long-haired figure shows distinctive orange robes and long swept hair, a person cue, while the white-clad recipient is a devotee.2008-01-17September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copiesJuly 12 20092009-07-12