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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.

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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.2010-09-04A photo taken in a temple interior with a black stone shrine and brass lamps at left, and a small deity figure garlanded with white and pink flowers on a gold-trimmed altar. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt stands at left with palms pressed together in greeting. At centre, a long-haired man in a loose orange-saffron wrap over a red undergarment wears a white and pink jasmine garland and smiles, with a second man beside him in orange robes also holding palms together. A figure at far right wears a bright orange shawl printed with text. A probable Swamiji appearance is present: long swept-back hair, a saffron wrap and a garland, in a receiving role, so the identity is an appearance-based label only.2009-08-08September 11 20122012-09-11Indoor event photo in a hall with a projector screen on the wall behind. A figure in an orange turban and saffron garment, wearing a white flower garland with green leaves and gold bangles, stands at the right. A man in a light blue shirt reaches toward the figure's forehead, and other men in white and pink shirts stand nearby. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron clothing, long hair, garland and gold bangles fit the candidate's cues, but the face is not used for identification.2011-11-17 +1 copiesA photograph of a festive indoor gathering under a corrugated metal roof with exposed steel trusses. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick garland of white flowers with red roses around his neck smiles broadly; he wears an orange garment and reaches out to take an offering from a devotee. Left of him, a man in a white shirt and dhoti and a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl are smiling and offering a red-wrapped item. Behind them, several other people in white and orange clothing stand near a metal railing, and a man in orange is in the lower right foreground. Colourful cylindrical decorations hang from the ceiling, and a whiteboard is on the back wall.2010-09-02A 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 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.2010-09-04A photograph of an outdoor street crowd with a central man smiling broadly and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange clothing, with a green leaf and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. Nearby people raise their arms; one man in a red shirt and another in a blue plaid shirt stand behind, and bamboo poles and a white wall with greenery appear in the background. a person-style presence is visible through his saffron turban and orange clothing, long dark hair and garlands, but identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd.2010-09-04 +1 copiesA photograph at the stone entrance of a temple, with dark carved stone walls behind. A central figure wearing an orange saffron turban and orange garments, with a red bindi, smiles broadly while receiving a large garland of yellow marigolds and green leaves. Hands are clasped in greeting. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a red thread on his wrist and a tilak on his forehead reaches toward the garland. Behind, several men in white and a woman in a green and gold sari look on, and a bouquet of pink and white flowers appears at lower centre. The figure's appearance with orange turban and saffron clothing fits a person, received with garlands by devotees at the temple entrance.2006-09-24Indoor 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 of an indoor event under a tented ceiling with a decorative banner behind. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange silk robe with a gold-bordered shawl and an orange head wrap, with a white tilak on his forehead, clasps hands with a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a garland of pink and white flowers. A smiling older man in white ceremonial clothes with a gold-bordered shawl stands behind them holding a red fruit, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl and other men in shirts stand nearby. The saffron-robed figure wears distinctive orange head wrap and ornate gold-bordered clothing, but appearance alone is not sufficient for a firm identification, so the presence of a person candidate is uncertain.2009-12-06January 12 20072007-01-12