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A 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.

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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.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA 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 copiesPhotograph 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 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 copiesA 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 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.2010-09-04A 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.2010-09-04Photograph 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 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.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 temple shrine interior with grey granite walls. In the center, a figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair stands with hands extended over a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and white flowers. To the left, a black stone deity relief with a white and orange garland. Behind the murti hangs a dark blue curtain. Around them stand several devotees: a man in a beige jacket with folded hands on the left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and folded hands, a person in white with long hair and an orange cloth at the front, and a man in an orange wrap standing near the entrance. Oil lamps sit on the steps.Photo inside a small temple shrine room with pale green walls, a tube light, and wooden framed doors with brass bells. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands close together. A tall man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands near the center, flanked by an orange-turbaned sannyasi. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands before a shrine heavily decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, and a bearded sannyasi in orange holds a folded hand near him. A calendar and notices hang on the left wall.2010-01-29