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A temple scene with a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walking down a red carpet, palm raised in greeting, toward a golden shrine holding garlanded deity murti. Two men in white dhotis with red borders stand nearby, one with palms pressed together in namaskar and another in the background. A cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films beside a metal railing, under an orange cloth canopy and red-pillared roof. A brass plate with offerings sits at the lower left. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based a person with a rudraksha mala walking in procession.

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September 14 20102010-09-14September 14 20102010-09-14October 16 20102010-10-16February 09 20122012-02-09A temple interior with a red carpet runner. A central man in a rust-brown dhoti with gold borders and a gold-coloured waist cloth walks forward, wearing a multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, bangles and a white forehead marking. Two men flank him in white or orange clothing with rudraksha malas and white forehead tilaks. On the left a woman in a red sari with folded hands follows, and on the right an older man in white holds a microphone. Behind them, a shrine holds a gold-framed deity murti with a red and pink backdrop, a kalasha and floral garlands, under a red and white canopy.2012-04-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large gold-coloured garland walking down a red carpet runner between metal railings in a hall with terracotta-coloured walls. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt with a red shawl walks with bare feet. Devotees line both sides of the aisle with hands folded in anjali mudra and some bow low, including women in white and a man in a white shirt at right. A woman in white bends forward at far left. Colourful pillars and a tiled roof frame the hall, with an open doorway and palm trees beyond. a person: the saffron-robed man with long hair and a gold garland is the visible central figure, walking as a guest of honour.2010-08-15October 11 20112011-10-11October 05 20122012-10-05October 13 20102010-10-13November 27 20062006-11-27A photograph inside a temple hall with a deity shrine and gold-decorated altar backdrop. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot across a green mat at the center, flanked by priests in white dhotis and shawls, one bare-chested with a rudraksha mala. Several white-clad men stand with palms joined on the left, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. A camera on a tripod is set up near the altar. A projection screen hangs on the left wall and orange and red tasseled banners hang from the ceiling. The orange-robed man shows distinctive saffron clothing and a mala, but his face is not clearly visible to confirm identity, so the appearance is uncertain.2010-11-19A man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks down a red carpet under a canopied temple hall, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Devotees on both sides, many in white and some with folded hands in namaskar, line metal railings. Behind him an ornate golden deity shrine with red drapes and pillars is visible. The man's wide, lively smile and saffron-and-rudraksha presentation fit the a person appearance cues, shown in procession as a sannyasi receiving greetings.2010-11-06