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A crowded outdoor-roofed temple pavilion with corrugated metal roof and ceiling fans. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha-style bead mala, extending hands to offer something to devotees. Beside them, a bald monk in orange saffron robes stands with a gold-coloured item. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press forward with folded hands and papers. Behind, a shrine with a deity murti under a golden arch with red and orange draperies. On the left, a wall panel with printed text and a painted decorative pillar.

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A photograph taken under a corrugated roof at an outdoor ashram shrine. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala reaches forward to receive or hand over an item, while a man in a blue jacket and white shirt holds a pink plate toward him. Around them, shaved-headed men in white dhoti-style wraps with white body markings stand at a red-carpeted railing. Behind them is a deity murti in a golden shrine arch. A small child in red is partially visible at lower left, and a sign with text is on the left wall. Several people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2010-10-06A dense crowd of devotees gathers under a tin-roofed pavilion strung with paper garlands and marigold-style streamers. In the centre, a figure in orange robes with long dark hair and a white flower garland stands among the crowd, while a man in a white shirt and yellow shawl with a white tilak stands nearby. A bald man in white holds up a small white paper slip. In the background, a deity murti decorated with flowers and a yellow-and-red ornamental palanquin stand before a backdrop of red cloth. Several people reach forward, and a videographer with a camera on a stand films the scene. Many women in saris and men in white shirts fill the foreground and sides.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowd gathers at a temple shrine under a corrugated roof, with a deity murti in a gilded niche behind them. A man in an orange robe with a long swept-back hairstyle, rudraksha mala and gold necklace receives papers from devotees, one hand extended, while a shaved-headed attendant in orange stands beside him. Devotees in white and cream saris and shirts press forward, palms joined in folded-hand greeting. A colourful painted pillar and a framed photo panel sit at the left edge, and a deity figure in bright green and red fills the shrine. Several people are visible, including partly visible faces at the frame edges.2010-09-05Indoor photograph in a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and white walls. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-coloured garland and a red tilak on his forehead stands at centre, his long dark hair pulled back. A crowd of devotees surrounds him. A woman in a patterned peach sari and a woman in a yellow and white sari extend hands toward him, and an older man in white shirt and glasses holds a saffron cloth and offering tray. A man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. Behind them are printed photographs on a wall and decorative cylindrical posts painted in red, green and yellow.2010-01-05A crowded indoor temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange-painted walls. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and an orange-and-gold garland stands before a line of devotees, extending a hand toward them. Beside him a bald monk in orange robes holds a brass tray. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms joined, and women in white saris with orange borders watch. Framed photographs and text panels hang on the left wall, and a richly decorated deity murti with orange drapes sits at the far end of the hall. Approximately 25 people are visible.2010-08-19September 07 20102010-09-07 +1 copiesA photograph of a shaded temple courtyard where devotees stand at a metal railing with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala stands at the front, holding an open book or papers in one hand and touching the head of a devotee with the other. Beside him, a monk in orange holds a brass vessel on an orange cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis with red-striped borders and white ritual markings on their foreheads stand near a shrine with a decorated deity murti under a red and gold canopy. An orange and blue banner with printed text hangs on the left wall.2010-09-17A photograph inside a covered temple hall with orange-painted walls and a metal roof. In the centre, a man in an orange ochre robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace raises his right palm in blessing toward a devotee at the rail on the left, who presses his palms together in añjali. Beside him, a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with a gold chain holds a gold-tipped staff wrapped in orange cloth, while another bald man in white with an orange cloth stands on the right. Several shaven-headed men in white and a few onlookers in plain clothes and a sari stand behind the railing. Through the doorway, an ornate deity murti sits on a red throne with garlands, with red curtains and decorative pillars around it. A wall plaque and a small blue sign reading photo and video camera are allowed hang on the walls. Visible people number roughly ten to twenty.2010-09-06A crowded indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. In the foreground, a man in an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala and a long swept-back dark hairstyle smiles and extends his right hand toward a man in white shirt and glasses, while several devotees reach toward him. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti wears a yellow-and-gold necklace, and more people in white and pale kurtas stand around the room. A framed black panel with photographs hangs on the wall at the top left. Darshan blessing scene with many people visible.2010-09-05A crowd of devotees in white clothes stands behind a metal railing inside a hall with a corrugated roof, decorated with green leaf garlands and painted colourful pillars. In the centre, a figure in a saffron/orange robe with long dark hair places a hand on the head of a devotee in white who has hands joined in namaskar. Another saffron-robed person stands with back turned in the foreground. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis fold their hands in prayer, and a man on the right holds a flute-like instrument. A tray with offerings sits at lower right. A printed banner on the wall shows photographs and text. The central robed figure's long hair and saffron clothing are cues consistent with the page's a person reference, but the identification is uncertain from appearance.2009-12-21September 06 20102010-09-06Photograph inside an orange-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof and exposed steel trusses, showing a central red carpet leading toward a doorway. A figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment, with a floral garland around the neck, and is greeting and receiving the hands of people along the aisle. Several devotees stand on both sides, some with palms pressed together in anjali, including a bald man in white and an elderly woman in a green sari. A bald man in a yellow shawl and an older bearded man in white stand nearby. Orange and blue patterned pillars and framed panels decorate the walls. The appearance is a probable match for Swamiji (probable) wearing saffron-orange clothing and long swept-back hair, and the figure is physically present at the head of the line.2010-08-14