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A temple sanctum with a dark stone Shiva lingam decorated with red and white flower garlands, a yellow marigold garland and a pink cloth offering at its base. A bare-chested elder in orange cloth bends forward in worship. Beside him, a person in orange robes with a saffron head wrap and long dark hair bows with hands raised to the head, and a man in an orange upper cloth stands at the right holding a maroon bag, wearing a rudraksha mala. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at the left and centre-right with hands folded in reverence. Grey stone walls surround the scene, with a flower-decorated shrine and devotional offerings.

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A photograph inside a small dark stone shrine, where a black linga-form deity murti is garlanded with red, yellow and white flower garlands and set on a dark stone base with flower petals scattered below. Standing in front are five men: on the left a man in white shirt and white dhoti with gold wristwatch, next a bespectacled man in white, then a bearded elder in orange cloth with bare upper body and a long white beard, then a smiling man in a bright orange turban, orange wrap and long rudraksha mala, who is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, then a man in white shirt and dhoti on the right. At far right, a bare-chested man in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala and holds a maroon bag. A red cloth covers a basket of offerings at the base. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), standing beside the shrine.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17Inside a small stone shrine, a long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe and orange head covering bows low and touches a black stone linga decorated with garlands of orange and yellow flowers. Beside the linga, a pink cloth covers an offering basket. Around them stand men in white dhotis and shirts with folded hands, a bare-chested priest in orange cloth wearing a long white beard and a rudraksha mala, and another bare-chested attendant on the right holding a maroon bag and wearing a beaded mala. The walls are dark grey stone. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, so the bowing devotee is a person performing puja at the linga.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17A nighttime temple scene with a crowd of devotees in the background. In the centre, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a red tilak on his forehead leans forward, reaching toward a grey stone structure and a flower-strewn stone slab, apparently offering flowers or performing a ritual at a stone linga-style shrine. Beside him, an older bearded man with grey hair in a bun, wearing a rudraksha mala and bare upper body with white sacred-thread cord, holds his hands open toward the stone. Behind them, people in saffron robes and a man in a white vest and red shawl stand near a black stone Nandi-type bull statue and a golden decorated palanquin or throne with garlands. Marigold petals and a brass vessel lie on the altar. This is a temple ritual.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17A photograph inside a dark grey stone temple doorway at a shrine. A man in an orange turban stands at the entrance, wearing white clothing, and is seen from behind as he faces into the sanctum. Around him, several devotees in white shirts and dhotis lean in to look inside, some with shaved or short-cropped hair. A child in front wears a red and green beaded necklace. A garland of white and red flowers hangs on the right wall, and a brass fixture is visible near the doorway.2008-02-17Interior of a dimly lit stone temple shrine with dark carved pillars and a metal grille door. Several black stone sculptures of deity forms stand on a low platform, each draped with white, red, purple and yellow cloth and decorated with white flower garlands. A group of people in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and rudraksha malas stands around them. A figure in a tall orange turban and orange robe with long hair stands at the center, facing the sculptures and offering something with their hands, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands beside them. Others in white shirts stand near the door.2008-01-02Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor decorated with orange marigold garlands overhead. A tall figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange robes, with long dark hair, stands at left facing a bearded older man in an orange-brown robe who is barefoot and has long white beard. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in green-bordered orange clothing, and a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and orange-and-red dhoti stand in a group. A brass lamp stands at the far left. a person attribution is not visually confirmed for any individual here, so no candidate is identified.2008-02-17