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A photograph inside a dim temple interior with a purple-lit display panel and a row of small brass lamps on a shelf. In the left foreground a man in an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder, wearing layered gold necklaces, gold armbands and bangles, stands with palms pressed together in anjali near a metal vessel. Behind him a man in a white dhoti and shirt wears a dark rudraksha mala. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti with an orange border and a yellow cloth over his shoulder stands center. At right, a dark stone sculpture of a deity murti is partly visible beside metal grilles, and a person in white clothing is seen from behind at the frame edge.

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April 11 20122012-04-11December 20 20112011-12-20August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved columns and a green sign reading FREE DHARSHAN near the right edge. In the centre, a figure with a long swept-back hairstyle and bright ornate necklaces and armbands wears an orange-saffron cloth and stands with palms pressed together, with a crown-like headband. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds an oil lamp and metal vessel, with another man in orange behind him holding a lit lamp. Several devotees in orange and white stand along a metal barrier with folded hands.2012-06-05A photograph of a temple walkway with a procession of people moving through a dim interior. At the centre, a man in a bright orange draped garment with a gold border, multiple beaded necklaces and bangles walks with his hands folded at his chest, looking upward. Around him, several men wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one in a white kurta holds a tall silver staff, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border walks beside them. Onlookers in light shirts and saris stand in the background.2012-04-11A 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.2012-04-11A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum with marigold garlands strung across the ceiling. Four men stand in the foreground: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at left, a shaved-headed man and a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth, and a white-bearded elder with a turban, rudraksha mala and a reddish-pink wrap at right. Behind them devotees and attendants crowd the passage near a dark stone deity murti, with a tall brass oil lamp burning beside it.2012-01-07A dimly lit temple interior with yellow and orange marigold garlands strung across the ceiling and a bright light overhead. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a yellow-orange garland, with gold bangles on his arm, and holds his hands together near his chest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in an orange-brown cloth faces the shrine, and a white-clad man stands to the left with a shawl over his shoulder. A large brass oil lamp with several lit wicks stands on the right beside a dark stone deity murti. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.2012-01-07Photograph inside a dim temple corridor of a group walking together. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange silk garment with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a tilak on his forehead, walks barefoot on a stone floor. Behind and beside him, devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis with gold borders, some holding bundled cloth, move in procession. A man in a white shirt on the left and another in a turquoise shirt on the right are also walking. A tall silver staff is held by a man in white kurta with a mala. A small lamp glows in the background.2012-04-11Dim interior of a South Indian temple with ornate painted carved pillars showing elephant-headed and lion-like guardian figures in green, red and gold. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis and a few women move through a narrow passage. At centre, a man with a white-and-orange head band and a long saffron-orange robe holds a rudraksha mala in his hands, and beside him another man in orange robes with a shaved head walks in the procession. Overhead a fluorescent light glows above a doorway, and a hanging chain runs across the top of the frame.2012-05-31June 05 20122012-06-05