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A photograph inside a temple interior with plain whitewashed walls, a barred window with greenery outside, and a brass bell hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a man wearing an orange turban, an orange shawl and orange garment, with rudraksha beads and layered garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers, smiles and gestures with his hands. Beside him, a man in a white shirt stands at left and another in a striped shirt stands behind him. At right, a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and white cloth with rudraksha beads bends forward, while another man in a yellow shawl stands at the far right. A red poster with painted deity figures hangs on the wall at upper right.

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A photograph inside a plain whitewashed temple room with a barred window and a hanging brass bell. A smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban, with a red and yellow flower garland around his neck and red kumkum on his forehead, stands at the centre. A man in a white shirt reaches out toward him. To the right, a bare-chested man in a pink-white cloth with a rudraksha mala and a second man in yellow-cream cloth stand near a wall painted with red and orange deity imagery. Red kumkum powder is splashed on the walls. Five people are visible.2010-09-04A photograph of a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and matching saffron robe, wearing a long white and red flower garland over a rudraksha mala, walking through a decorated hall. Behind him, a younger man in saffron robes with long hair holds a silver tray of flower petals, while a man in white shirt and dhoti walks beside him. On the left, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl carries a silver vessel. Marigold garlands and red-and-white flower strings hang from the ceiling, and a deity murti in red and yellow cloth sits in the background. Several people are visible, including partial figures at the edges.2010-02-18A photograph inside a plain white-walled room with a window at left. Behind him a man in a red kurta holds a cream cloth, and another man in orange stands at right edge, partly cropped. At left, a small altar holds a golden lamp stand, a decorated pot and pink flowers on a white cloth.2008-07-28January 12 20072007-01-12Indoor 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 crowded photograph inside a temple entrance decorated with orange marigold garlands hanging on a stone wall. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a red flower garland and a multi-strand gold bead necklace, stands beside a tall silver oil lamp with a flame. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis press close, one reaching forward with his hand, and an older man with glasses in the foreground watches. A grey-haired man in white stands at right, and a younger man in orange with long hair is at lower left. The scene reflects an opening or consecration gathering, though the image itself does not show the ceremony in detail.2009-11-30A photograph of an interior room with bare grey walls and a corrugated roof, decorated with strings of red and white flower garlands along the wall and a flower-decorated table. A figure in an orange turban, saffron-orange wrap and dark rudraksha-style beaded mala stands at center, smiling and holding a lit oil lamp with flame. A man in a white shirt and an orange-robed person in the foreground lean in toward the lamp, and a man in white with a camera photographs the scene. A small altar with flowers and lamps sits at lower right.2008-07-28July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph of a smiling man in an orange turban and orange sleeveless garment, wearing a white jasmine garland with red roses, standing in a room with yellow and orange floral garlands on the wall. Behind him a photographer in white clothes with a yellow shawl holds a camera with flash, and another man in white stands nearby. A metal tray with flower petals is visible at right, and a plain light wall fills the right side.2010-02-18July 28 20082008-07-28November 06 20102010-11-06A photograph inside a small temple chamber with whitewashed walls and a hanging brass bell. A man in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers with a red-and-white flower strand and rudraksha beads, has his hand raised to his head while being honoured. A priest in a white dhoti with a pink shawl, rudraksha mala and red tilak holds a brass aarti plate with a burning flame, small lamps and offerings. Two men stand beside them, one in a striped shirt with hands pressed together in greeting, and another in a white shirt holding a small offering. A young boy in a yellow shawl and white dhoti stands at the right. The scene reads as a puja or aarti ceremony with a blessing. The orange-clad man is an appearance-based a person candidate, identified only by his orange turban, garland and rudraksha beads, not by face.2010-09-04