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October 05 2012

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October 05 20122012-10-05October 06 20122012-10-06October 19 20122012-10-19July 02 20172017-07-02A photograph inside a hall with a red-and-white striped runner and brass stanchions. A man in orange-red dhoti and wrap, with a vertical tilak on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala and gold chain, extends his hands toward a line of devotees with palms pressed together. On the right, a shaved-headed monk in saffron-and-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands watching. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and a child in a striped shirt stand in the queue at left. Behind them, a large painted backdrop of a deity scene and a few more people are visible, with a screen and orange drapes on the right.2012-10-14July 02 20172017-07-02A man in saffron-orange robes and a wrapped orange dhoti walks barefoot down a red carpet between two metal railings, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style mala with a large pendant. Spectators line both sides of the walkway with hands joined in anjali mudra, many wearing orange shawls and white or grey clothes. A golden staff or tall ceremonial pole stands near the carpet, and a tent-like roof with metal beams covers the hall. Ceremonial green and pink fabric hangs at the left edge. Some people in the background are seated along the route.2012-04-30A barefoot man in a reddish-brown robe with a gold ceremonial necklace and a red-stoned brooch walks along a striped multicoloured runner in a bright hall. He wears a dark turban-style head covering and a vertical tilak on his forehead. Lines of young boys and young men in orange sannyasi-style cloths stand on both sides with palms pressed together in namaste, several with bowed heads, and a few with white ash markings on their foreheads. Framed portraits hang on the pale walls, with air conditioners and a speaker visible above.2017-07-02July 02 20172017-07-02July 27 20132013-07-27Indoor temple hall with a golden throne and red-curtained backdrop; a man in saffron dhoti and orange shawl with rudraksha mala and tilak walks down a red-and-brown runner between steel stanchions. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms joined along the sides, while a woman in white sari and a woman in orange sari stand nearby. A white-clad priest is seated near an ornate golden peetha with a small brass lamp stand in the foreground. Ceiling fans, air coolers and a tripod camera are visible.2012-10-05A photograph of a hall with a striped multicolour runner laid down the centre. A man with long dark hair wrapped in a dark cloth, a red-brown robe, a long gold-beaded necklace and a gold pendant stands barefoot on the runner, facing the camera. Along the right side, a line of young boys and a few adults in saffron-orange robes stand with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind them, seated devotees in white clothes watch, and a portrait hangs on the wall. A person in orange stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the standing man has long hair, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style gold ornament, consistent with the page's reference.2017-07-02