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A photograph of an outdoor temple scene with a carved cream-coloured gopuram-style shrine and palm trees behind. In the centre, a figure with long dark wet hair wears a drenched red-orange cloth, a large rudraksha mala and an ornate gold necklace, and appears to be bathing or being anointed as water runs down. A man in a red-orange cloth holds a silver trident-like staff upright beside them. Other people in saffron and orange garments stand around, including a bearded man in orange, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and women and girls in white and red-orange saris and shawls with flowers in their hair. One man wears a gold-trimmed dhoti and bare feet at the left edge, and a stone basin or slab lies in the foreground. The person at the centre has distinctive long hair, saffron-orange ornamented clothing and rudraksha beads, consistent with a probable Swamiji, though the appearance is not certain.

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A photograph of a crowd gathered on a temple courtyard with a pillared colonnade and gopuram towers in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-and-beaded garland and holds a silver trident staff. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands among devotees. On the right, a man in white with a yellow shawl faces them. Around them, people in white dhotis and white sarees with gold borders, and several men in orange clothing, stand close together. a person is the central figure in orange with long hair, a trident and a garland, described by these cues.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A procession of saffron-robed devotees walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and ornate brackets. At centre, a man in orange robes and a red head covering carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand, wearing a gold necklace and mala beads. Around him, men in orange and red robes, several with rudraksha malas, and others in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. Sunlight enters from a high opening at upper left, and a smaller rudraksha-garlanded figure in red follows at right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard with a stone wall, pillared colonnade and a round stone well or tank in the foreground. A man in an orange-red robe with a red-and-orange turban and a trident-topped staff stands at the centre, near a long-haired man in orange robes wearing a large white-and-gold garland and a rudraksha mala. Beside them a man in orange robes holds a gold pot, and a long-haired man in orange robes with glasses touches his chest. Women in white and orange saris, some holding brass lamps or trays, stand in the crowd. Men in white dhotis stand behind. A trident-topped staff is visible.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a temple corridor with red and ochre painted pillars. In the foreground a man with long dark hair in a swept-back style wears orange clothing, a rudraksha mala with gold beads, and a gold necklace, and holds a silver trident aloft. Beside him a man in orange with a shaved head and a red headband carries a large gold bowl, and an orange shawl drapes over his shoulders. Behind them a crowd of devotees in orange and saffron clothes stands in the passage, with a woman in blue at the left edge and a man in a white vest at the right. The scene looks like a procession through a temple. Swamiji (probable) is the person with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, shown here as a candidate in person.2009-07-13Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a long colonnaded stone wall, with palm trees and a gopuram tower behind. A man in a white shirt and dhoti on the right pours water from a metal pot on a rope into a stone well or tank. In the centre, a young man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long gold-and-white garland and a rudraksha mala, stands with head lowered as water is poured over him. Around him are devotees in saffron-orange robes, several with malas and a shawl, and women in white saris with gold borders. A trident (trishul) stands at the left. Red brick paving runs through the scene.2009-07-13A procession walks through a carved stone temple corridor with ornate pillars and a barred window. A man in the centre-front wears a saffron-orange robe and a matching cloth headwrap, holds a silver trident staff upright, and wears a rudraksha-style necklace and bangles. Behind him, a long-haired man in a red-orange robe with a large beaded mala holds a brass vessel. Several young men in orange robes and white dhotis with yellow shawls walk with them, and an older bearded man in orange robes walks at the right. Bare feet on the stone floor suggest a temple walk.2009-07-13