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A photograph inside a temple hall with a black-and-white tiled floor. A figure seated on the left wears a red-pink silk garment, a long dark wig of hair, a white-and-pink flower garland and a gold band on the forehead, with gold armlets. Beside him a man in saffron-orange cloth with a gold-bordered shawl sits near. Several men sit on a patterned mat: one bare-chested in yellow cloth with an orange-and-white garland, one bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace, an older man with grey hair in white cloth with a white beaded necklace, and a man seen from behind with hair in a bun. A young boy with a beaded necklace sits nearby, and standing attendants in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari are in the background, one holding a red vessel. The scene appears to be a seated gathering or puja at a temple, with printed credit text in the corner.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with dark tiled floor. In the foreground, a long-haired figure wearing a red silk garment, a white and red flower garland and gold armlets sits on a patterned cloth with hands resting on knees. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-gold garment and a man in a yellow dhoti with an orange-beaded mala sit on the floor. A bare-chested man with a grey-haired head bends over at right, and a man in a white dhoti with a beaded necklace kneels nearby. Another man with hair tied in a bun is seen from behind in the lower centre. Standing figures in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari stand in the background near a doorway. A small white platform stands at centre.2011-05-17A photograph inside a temple hall of a ritual in progress. A man in a yellow dhoti with a yellow waist cloth and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stoops forward and places a garland of green beads and white flowers over the head of a seated person in a red garment with a gold armlet. The seated person sits on a colourful patterned cloth on a black-and-white tiled floor. Around them, shirtless men in white dhotis with sacred threads and gold chains kneel or stand, and women in saris watch from the background. Stone pillars and a carved doorway frame the scene.2011-05-17A seated ritual scene. A smiling person with long dark hair, white forehead marks, a multicoloured red, yellow and green flower garland and an orange robe receives a brass tray of offerings from a shirtless priest with white ash markings and a rudraksha-style necklace. The tray holds halved coconuts, bananas, flowers and small packets. Other orange-clad men sit nearby, and a row of white-clad devotees stands behind them with hands folded. The floor has a patterned mat and dark cloth. Appearance-based candidate: the garlanded figure in orange with long hair, a flower garland and a smiling expression matches the a person cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garlands, though the face is not used for identification.2008-08-02Photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a patterned mat, smiling and holding a brass tray of offerings, while wearing a thick garland of red and yellow marigolds. Facing them, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two other men in white ritual dhotis and orange cloth sit nearby, and several standing men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, watch with hands folded. The setting appears to be a temple-side or outdoor devotional gathering.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph inside a plain whitewashed temple room showing a long-haired person in orange robes receiving a large garland of red and white flowers with green leaves, lowered over their head by a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red border. Another priest in a cream dhoti with a green-and-red shawl and a white forehead mark stands at right, and an orange-robed man with glasses and a grey beard stands at left, along with a man in orange and a figure in white with an orange-robed companion behind. A small framed picture hangs on the wall at top left.2008-07-29 +1 copiesSeptember 24 20172017-09-24 +2 copiesAugust 06 20092009-08-06December 25 20072007-12-25August 06 20092009-08-06A seated man in a red robe and a gold-bead garland sits on a gold ornate throne at the front of a hall, backed by a blue curtain and a flower-decorated arch of red, yellow, and purple blossoms. Below the throne, a group of devotees sits on an orange floor cloth: a shaved-headed monk in orange and gold-bordered white, a woman in a white sari with a yellow-bordered shawl, another woman in white, and a man in white dhoti with a tilak on his forehead, hands joined in namaste. A woman in a white sari holds a small silver bowl and a cup, and a microphone stand sits to the side. Swamiji (probable) is the seated man on the throne, identified by his long swept-back hair, red robe, and gold garland; the page indicates he is present.2010-12-22August 02 20082008-08-02