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Photo inside a temple shrine with a carved white stone arch above a silver deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white floral crown. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a large marigold garland over a rudraksha-style mala of pearl-like beads, holds a silver trident and smiles while raising one hand. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a long mala stands at right, with a sindoor forehead mark. At left, a brass oil lamp burns beside a brass vessel, and another man in orange with a mala is partly visible. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, with red forehead marks. a person cues: saffron robes, mala and trident in the centre, but appearance is only partly clear, so marked unsure.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A smiling man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a long ceremonial pearl-and-bead necklace raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. A clean-shaven man in an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bald man in dark clothing stands behind. A brass oil lamp burns on a stand in front of a large brass vessel. Behind them, a silver face of a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and a flower crown, with an ornate stone shrine and inscribed panel behind. Several onlookers and a man in white dhoti and gold necklace stand nearby. Visible camera equipment is at left.2013-02-13Photo inside a temple shrine in Varanasi, with a carved stone niche behind a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white flower crown. A man in saffron-orange robes with a large rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold chain smiles and raises one hand, holding a silver trident with a red gem. Beside him, a bald man in orange and a man in orange shawl with a gold-beaded mala stand close; several people in dark clothing and a man in white stand behind. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a tall brass stand at left, and a man at left holds a phone. a person (saffron robes, long swept hair, rudraksha mala, gold chain, trident) is the central smiling figure.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple shrine in India. A silver-faced deity murti with a crescent-like ornament is framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and a gold garland holds a silver trident and is smiling, with a cameraman filming at left. Beside him, a younger man in a striped shirt with a tilak stands near a red donation box marked HUNDI. Other men in orange robes and gold necklaces stand at right, and the shrine wall carries carved stone with a Hindi inscription.2013-02-13Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver face of a deity murti is set into a stone niche, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a red-and-white flower crown on top. In front, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, orange robes, a long orange-and-white beaded garland and a ceremonial silver trident wears a pearl-style necklace; he is a probable Swamiji, identified by swept-back hair, an ornate beaded mala garland and saffron clothing, and is holding the trident. To the right, an older man with grey hair in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films at left, and a bald devotee is visible behind. Carved stone walls with a Sanskrit inscription frame the scene.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13A smiling man in a rust-orange robe waves at the camera inside a temple shrine. He wears a long garland of orange marigolds, pink and white flowers, and a chain of large gold-coloured beads, with orange tilak and white horizontal marks on his forehead. Behind him stands a deity murti draped in a red cloth and a large orange and pink flower garland. To the left, a man in a khaki vest and red-patterned garment holds flower petals, beside a brass lamp stand and a brass vessel. To the right, another man in a red vest has an orange mark on his forehead. Carved marble arches frame the shrine wall above, which bears an inscribed stone plaque. The scene suggests a darshan or puja at a temple. a person: the man in the center wears a rust-orange robe, a long marigold garland, gold-coloured beads and tilak marks on his forehead, consistent with a sannyasi presentation.2014-01-30February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13