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May 17 20132013-05-17A temple corridor with a red carpet and steel railings. In the foreground a man with long hair, white tilak and forehead marking, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with a gold border and an orange shawl, walks with eyes lowered. A rudraksha mala and gold beaded necklace hang on his chest; the appearance is uncertain, so he is described only as a man in ceremonial saffron attire. Behind him a line of orange-robed followers, some with white-painted arms and foreheads, walk with palms pressed together in anjali. Beyond the railing, a shrine holds golden deity murtis, garlanded with flowers, under an ornate golden arch.2013-05-17July 08 20132013-07-08 +1 copiesA procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walks along a red carpet in a temple hall toward a shrine. The front man wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, and white forehead markings, and walks with his hands at his sides. Behind him, a line of orange-clad followers with white tilaka and mala beads walks in step, some with hands folded in namaskar. At the back, figures in deep red robes are visible. The shrine ahead holds a gilded deity murti of a divine couple seated on a throne, with decorative flowers and a golden arch, and a standing attendant at the side. Metal handrails line the carpet and a speaker hangs from the ceiling.2013-05-17A photograph inside a temple hall showing monastics in saffron and orange robes walking single-file along a red carpet lined with steel railings. The leading man, in front, wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a long garland of yellow flowers, a white sacred thread, a forehead tilak and bangles on his arms, with a head covering of long hair swept back. Behind him, a younger monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead band follows, and an older bald monk in orange with a white forehead band and beaded mala walks at right. Women in maroon saris stand near the windows at right. At the back, a deity murti in a golden shrine is adorned with garlands and draped in red and yellow cloth, with an attendant in orange nearby. Red curtains hang at left and a ceiling fan and tiled walls frame the scene.2013-05-26A photograph of a man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with a long gold-coloured floral garland walking along a red-carpeted walkway under a corrugated roof. He wears a red tilak on his forehead and gold armlets. Behind him, several young women and a young man in saffron-orange robes walk in procession; the young man has a white headband and a rudraksha mala, and the women have hands joined in anjali. Ahead, a shrine with gilded arches holds deity murtis, including a figure in yellow and red garments with a red-headed crown, beside a pink-draped altar. Red curtains and a green-covered table are in the background.2013-05-25A photograph of a temple corridor with a central man walking along a red runner between metal railings. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with gold-yellow bands, a gold ceremonial pendant on a beaded necklace, gold bangles on his upper arms and wrists, and his hair swept back. Behind him, a deity murti stands in a shrine lit with warm light, framed by pink and red drapes. To the right, several people in orange-red robes and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded in namaskar. A man in white stands on the left near a table. The scene reads as a temple procession or darshan setting. Swamiji (probable) is walking at the centre, identified by the swept-back hair, gold pendant necklace, and ceremonial saffron-toned garments.2013-07-02A man in orange saffron robes and a matching orange shawl walks down a red-carpeted aisle toward the viewer in front of a golden shrine. Long dark rudraksha mala beads hang around his neck and he has a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, a richly decorated shrine holds goddess murtis in yellow and red garments, garlanded with red and white flower necklaces, with a kalasha or ornate pot in the centre. Orange curtains frame the sides of the hall and a metal railing lines the foreground. a person: the walking figure has long rudraksha malas and saffron clothing, consistent with the page's description of a person at this event.2011-09-20A temple shrine with a grey stone base and carved pillars holds a golden-arched niche containing two large deity murtis seated side by side, each with a red and gold crown, garlands, and a kalasha placed before them. A shaved-headed man in saffron robes sits cross-legged at the shrine base on the left, and in the foreground a man in an orange-and-gold dhoti and shawl, wearing rudraksha malas and gold bangles, walks toward the viewer with a red-tinted face mark. A red curtain hangs at left and a small golden figure stands in a side niche at right. Two people are physically present in the scene.2013-05-19April 23 20132013-04-23 +2 copiesFebruary 09 20122012-02-09November 12 20102010-11-12