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A photograph inside a stone temple doorway. A man in orange robes kneels at lower left, bending over a brass tray of flowers and brass vessels on a raised platform. Behind him a bare-chested man with a red turban and white flower garland stands with his back to the camera. To the right stands a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with long dark hair and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant; per the page he is. Further back a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a drum. At right foreground a white statue with orange turban and white and red flower garlands sits beside a brass lamp and floral decorations.

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December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor shrine scene with a grey stone platform and red-curtained canopy. A man in an orange dhoti kneels on the ground at the lower left, handling a red tray or plate, possibly for a puja. Beside him stands a barefoot man in an orange robe garlanded with yellow marigolds and red roses, one hand extended toward the platform. A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands at the far left with a purple head cloth, and another person in an orange robe is at the right edge. Behind the platform are a decorated deity murti dressed in colourful garments and garlanded with marigolds, and a framed pillar relief. At the far right is a painted statue of a saffron-robed sannyasi with a turban and white garland, placed on a red ledge.2008-08-07A photograph of four men in orange and saffron clothing at a stone shrine with a carved stone frame and a small Ganesha relief. A man in a white dhoti and orange shawl stands at left, while a man in orange kneels on the floor and arranges a white-and-orange flower garland over an orange cloth. Another man in orange stands at right with his hands near the shrine ledge, which holds brass oil lamps and flowers. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a blue cloth, and red curtains hang at the back.2008-08-07A temple courtyard scene in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped in colourful cloth. A young man in an orange saffron robe with a red and yellow flower garland stands barefoot at center. To his left, a man in orange cloth bends down over a brass plate with offerings, appearing to perform a puja. On the right, a person in white holds a smaller orange-robed figure, a statue of a sannyasi wearing an orange turban, orange robes, rudraksha beads and white flower garlands. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the shrine, with a black stone carving of a deity at the left and a small brass lamp near the platform. Persons in white dhotis stand at the edges.2008-08-07December 30 20072007-12-30Outdoor temple-courtyard scene with a stone shrine platform. A young man in orange robes wearing a long multicolour-flower garland stands barefoot, gesturing with an open hand while smiling. Beside him a kneeling man in orange clothes unfolds an orange cloth with a dark object on it. A standing man in orange with palms pressed together in greeting watches. On the left, a man in white dhoti-style clothes stands with his back partly turned. Behind them are a deity murti in blue and gold, a small orange-robed figure in front of it, and a seated figure in orange with a garland at the right, plus brass oil lamps and scattered flower petals.2008-08-07Indoor temple scene with a black Shiva lingam on a round stone yoni base at left. A man in orange robes with a shawl draped over his head and a gold garland stands at center, one hand resting on another man's shoulder. That second man wears orange robes with maroon-edged borders, a white flower garland, and long dark hair, and is bending forward toward the lingam. Another person in orange robes stands at the right edge, partly cropped, and a red curtain hangs behind. Several heads are visible in the lower foreground, and a small purple-and-gold cloth hangs at far left. Appearance does not clearly confirm a candidate for a person, so roles are used.2009-12-16December 30 20072007-12-30A photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an ashram event. A figure seated on a gold-and-red throne with a gilded backrest wears a maroon-red turban, a long pink and blue flower garland, gold bangles and a maroon-and-gold shawl; he extends his hands to receive an orange cloth from a devotee kneeling at the foot of the throne. The kneeling man is bare-chested with white sacred ash markings on his forehead and arms and wears an orange-and-maroon wrap. Behind them a seated man in an orange-and-maroon shawl with a rudraksha mala watches, and a figure in white with a beaded necklace stands to the right. Ornate decorated pillars and a green-and-gold deity murti appear in the background. a person: the seated figure in the turban and garland, with a throne and ceremonial gold ornaments, matches the page's claim.2015-01-12October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesDecember 30 20072007-12-30A temple ritual scene with a large orange-clad deity murti seated on an orange-draped throne, decorated with layered garlands of yellow, purple, red and white flowers and a golden crown-like headdress. In front, a shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded in namaskar, beside a small seated figure in orange and a garland. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and a man in orange with a bronze oil lamp, flower-filled tray and brass vessels stand in the courtyard. A man in orange with long hair, a headband and a gold necklace, hands joined, stands at the centre-left, his appearance unsure as a candidate. Brass lamps, a purple cloth backdrop and a tiled courtyard complete the scene.2010-12-27