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A 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.

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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.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 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 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 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 of a man in a sleeveless orange hooded top with dark hair swept back, a yellow sacred ash mark across his forehead and yellow markings on his upper arm, looking down at his work. Behind him to the right, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a red bindi and glasses stands near a gold ornament. A third person in orange is partly visible at the left edge. The setting appears to be a temple, with a stone pillar in the background.2010-01-02 +1 copiesFebruary 19 20072007-02-19Photograph inside a dim, dark-walled room with a small wooden shelf holding a metal vessel and a lit lamp at upper right. Several men in saffron/orange robes crowd together. A bald man in orange at left gestures with his hand near his chin, another bald man in orange with white tilak behind him raises an arm. A man in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands centre, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe at right smiles. Other men in white shirts and grey-haired onlookers fill the frame edges. a person figure, a man in an orange turban with long swept-back hair, appears among the crowd; the image shows the crowd in a close devotional gathering.2007-02-19A photograph taken in a dim, low stone chamber with a rough rock ceiling and a white ceiling fan. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a long rudraksha mala with a gold-coloured wrist band is pressed among a crowd, his head slightly bowed. Beside him a bald man with glasses wears an orange shawl and a red tilak on his forehead. Several people in the foreground and edges crowd close, one with a hand raised to the ceiling, and a warm light glows at left. A rudraksha-bead garland is visible around the central man's neck.2010-09-04A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls and ceiling lights. In the left foreground a brass deity murti or ceremonial metal object decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands sits on a dark red cloth. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands in profile with hands folded at his waist, wearing a large crown-like wrap. Beside him stands an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland held in his hands. Behind them a man in white clothes smiles, and a framed portrait of two saints in orange hangs on the wall. A person in white with dark curly hair and an orange shawl is partly visible in the right foreground. Several other men in white and yellow clothes are visible in the background.2006-10-15February 19 20072007-02-19December 30 20072007-12-30