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A photograph taken at dusk or night at a temple entrance with dark carved wooden doors and gilded panels to the right. A tall man in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, walks forward in the center. Beside him an attendant in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body carries a small object in his hand. Around them, people in white kurtas and white dhotis, some carrying a long ceremonial staff, follow, and a man in white on the right looks on. A woman in a white sari stands behind. The men wear saffron, white and red garments, and the group moves through the doorway together. Appearance-based cues on the central figure (long swept hair, saffron clothing, multiple malas, ornate gold necklace) are consistent with a person standing as a visible in-person candidate, though the face is not clear enough to be certain.

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Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with dark granite pillars and a bright ceiling light. Three saffron-robed men walk forward in the centre and left. A central figure wears a long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold chain with a pendant, a rudraksha mala, a gold-coloured waist belt and an orange garment with gold border, and carries an orange umbrella. Beside him a bald man wears a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and an orange shawl with gold trim. A third saffron-clad man walks at the far left. Other people in white shirts and trousers stand behind, and a woman in a green sari and a red-clad figure appear in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, presented as a guest on a temple visit.

May 07 2012

Night outdoor ceremony on red-painted temple steps lit by bright floodlights, with strings of coloured bunting and flags above. An elderly man in a saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark steps down slowly, supported by a younger man in a saffron dhoti and orange shawl wearing a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in white dhoti stands, and two young attendants in orange dhotis, one with hands joined in namaskar and tilak on the forehead, the other holding a brass tray of flowers and greenery on a purple cloth. Shivalinga-like stone structures and brass vessels line the steps. Two men in plain clothes stand at the left edge. Light haze of incense is visible at the bottom.

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Outdoor temple entrance procession with a man in the centre wearing a rust-orange dhoti and shawl with gold border, a long beaded garland and long dark hair, walking on a red carpet. Behind him a bald man in orange cloth and a younger boy in orange with yellow trim carry offerings, one holding a woven basket with flowers and leaves. To the right a shaved-headed attendant in orange and rudraksha malas follows. In the background a gold-framed arch with orange flowers frames a deity murti in a palanquin-like setting, under palm trees and a tiled canopy.

A photograph inside a dimly lit temple corridor with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and a long gold-and-ornament mala, holds his palms together in anjali with white and red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange garments with a rudraksha-style mala and gold chain holds an orange fruit and a garland of red and yellow flowers. On the left, a young man in white kurta with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks, and a woman in a white tunic with orange lanyard follows. A woman in a red-and-white patterned sari stands at right. Several other people walk behind in procession.

May 10 2012

Night photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a dirt path past a temple-style pillared structure lit by a bright lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-yellow-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a beaded headband and a long necklace of white beads. Beside him, a figure in an orange robe with a headband walks behind, and to the right a bare-chested man in an orange garment with yellow borders and rudraksha bracelet looks on. A man in white with gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet walks at right-centre. Another man in white stands behind them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki appears in the background.

A photograph of a temple corridor at night with devotees walking in procession. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange dress with a gold-yellow sash, a wide gold-and-red headband, and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace presses his palms together. Around him are shaved-headed men in orange robes with beaded malas, one holding a small object, and men and women in white dhotis and sarees. Behind them, a crowd stands in a stone-pillared hall with garlands hanging nearby.

Night puja at an open-sided shrine with a golden gateway and golden lion-like guardian figures on either side. A deity murti stands on a silver pedestal decorated with flower garlands, and a bluish-green serpent-like form lies on the platform at its base. Two young priests in orange-red dhoti and wrap stand on the steps; the one in front holds a lit lamp aloft with one hand and a brass bell in the other. Both have white sacred markings on the forehead and body and beaded bracelets. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands behind them, holding a small bell, with strings of coloured lights overhead.

May 10 2012