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A photograph of a crowd gathered at a metal railing inside a red-walled hall, with open doorway and palm trees visible outside. A long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings and a folded paper toward devotees with palms pressed together. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes holds an orange cloth. Devotees include a woman in white with a blue hair tie, girls in blue uniforms, and a woman in a white sari. The people in orange show distinctive long hair and rudraksha malas, matching the probable Swamiji candidate.

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December 05 20092009-12-05A photograph of an indoor temple or hall where a man in saffron/orange robes with long dark swept-back hair raises one hand in blessing toward a line of women in white and cream saris and salwar, who stand with palms pressed together. He holds a white folded cloth or paper packet. Beside him, a second person in orange robes with a red-bordered shawl holds a tray with offerings on an orange cloth. Men in white shirts stand along metal barriers at the right, and a bright window with palms is behind them.2009-12-16December 05 20092009-12-05October 31 20102010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded darshan line at a temple-style hall with gold and red decor. A smiling man in an orange saffron robe with a white and red forehead mark stands at the centre, receiving a small folded paper or packet from a second person in orange robes who stands on the right, partly turned away. Behind the rail, devotees in white shirts, saris and dhotis, some with forehead markings, lean forward and watch. A fruit-filled wooden tray sits near the rail. Ornate golden pillars, garlands and a deity murti are visible in the background.2010-01-31December 05 20092009-12-05November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a plain pink-walled hall with a white canopy and hanging coloured tassel decorations overhead. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and orange sleeveless top with a long dark rudraksha mala, and smiles while reaching to touch the hands of a girl in a maroon top. Around him, a woman in a white and gold-bordered sari, a man in a white shirt with folded hands, a woman in white with a mala, and several children crowd close. At right, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and beaded mala holds a silver tray with flowers and gold-coloured items. a person is the man in saffron and rudraksha, shown presenting himself as a sannyasi receiving devotees.2010-10-09A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated metal roof and fluorescent light. A man in the right foreground in orange robes and rudraksha beads holds a silver plate with printed photographs and papers. To the left, a young woman in a white top and rudraksha mala looks on, a woman in a yellow top and a small boy in a white shirt stand at a metal railing, and a girl holds a card. A man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands in the background beside an orange-draped table.2010-10-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a devotional line at an outdoor temple setting with a shrine behind it. In the center, a man in orange robes with a white tilak on his forehead and dark hair tied back stands at a table, handing papers to devotees. A second man in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly visible, facing him. Behind them, a younger person in orange with a red tilak and two figures in orange are in the background near a golden-framed shrine holding deity murtis and a red canopy. On the left, a crowd of devotees with hands pressed in anjali and papers in hand lean over a metal railing, including men in glasses, a woman in a yellow sari, and children. Orange cloth and a red-and-gold shrine dominate the scene.2010-01-31A photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, extends his raised hand to touch the palm of a devotee at a metal barricade. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe holds a folded orange cloth and white papers. Devotees in white and grey shirts press against the barrier with hands raised and folded, and elderly women in saris stand behind them. Behind the group, a colourful deity murti is draped in yellow, green and orange cloth with garlands and tall gold lamp stands surround the shrine.2009-12-17December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copies