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A night-time outdoor temple scene lit by strings of multicoloured lights and a green laser beam. An elderly man in orange-saffron robes with a sandalwood tilak sits on a wooden bench, his hands joined near his waist. Beside him sits a man in a dark maroon-red dhoti and shawl with a red-orange turban, wearing a large gold pendant and beaded garland. Several men in matching maroon-and-gold robes with rudraksha-style garlands and shaved heads stand behind the bench, some with white and red tilak marks. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala kneels on the stone floor scattering or offering something in a ritual, while a man in orange cloth sits at the front right and a photographer stands at the far left. The setting appears to be a temple courtyard with a stone-paved floor.

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September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesA night-time photograph of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and ritual attendants gathered on a stone-paved courtyard under strings of warm lights and draped garlands. A seated figure in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha mala sits on a wooden bench, flanked by men in orange and red clothes with white tilak on their foreheads and gold-bordered dhotis. Standing attendants wear marigold garlands; one man in a red turban and a gold pendant sits and bows his head with his hands joined. A man in a blue shawl kneels at the lower right, and a seated person in orange cloth is at the right edge. a person: a bearded, shaven-headed elder in orange on the bench, with a rudraksha mala, reads as the figure described in the page, though the appearance cues are only partly distinctive.2015-09-16Outdoor temple courtyard at night under strings of coloured lights. A seated man in a rust-red and gold dhoti with a heavy gold pendant and beaded mala sits on a wooden bench in the centre, hands folded. Beside him, an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and white forehead marks sits with hands clasped. Behind them, a row of standing men and women in rust-red and gold silk garments and garlands, many with shaved heads and tripundra marks, stand with palms pressed together. In the foreground, a seated devotee in an orange shawl and a person in red-gold cloth hold a small brass vessel and offerings near the bench.2015-09-16Evening outdoor scene in a paved courtyard decorated with strings of warm lights. A saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden bench beside a second man in dark red robes with a golden shawl and a red-orange turban; the seated figure in orange and rudraksha is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues. Around them stand men and women in red-brown and orange garments, some with garlands, sacred ash on foreheads and gold-bordered white dhotis, and a man in orange gives a bow. A bare-torsoed man in orange sits at right near a kneeling devotee in blue. A seated photographer stands at right. Several dozen people are visible.2015-09-16 +1 copiesEvening outdoor scene at a temple courtyard lit by string lights overhead. Two central figures sit on a wooden bench: an older bald-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and bare feet, seated beside a younger man in a deep red turban with a gold-embroidered pattern, a red-and-gold robe, and a large gold pendant necklace. A standing group of men wears white dhotis with red-and-gold borders, orange shawls, garlands and forehead tilak, with hands folded in anjali. A woman in red and gold stands behind them. In the foreground a man in a blue shawl kneels, and to the right a bare-chested man in orange cloth bends toward the bench. a person may be the younger turbaned figure with the gold pendant, but the appearance cues are not distinctive enough to confirm; this is a satsang-style gathering with devotees.2015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor evening scene at a temple precinct lit by strings of green and orange fairy lights. Seated on a wooden bench on the left is an elderly man in orange robes with a white forehead marking and a rudraksha mala, barefoot. Beside him sits a man in a red-maroon robe with a red turban, long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial pendant, hands clasped in his lap; he has distinctive ceremonial cues, so this is a person seated in the centre of the group. Standing behind them are devotees in red and maroon garments with gold-bordered white dhotis, garlands and gold necklaces, and a uniformed attendant at the back right. On the right, a man in an orange shawl stands near a seated man in a blue shawl with gold embroidery, who gestures with an open hand toward the group. Several people in the background wear garlands.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16Night-time outdoor gathering under string lights at a temple courtyard. Seated on a wooden bench is an older man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark, his hands folded in his lap. Beside him in a maroon dhoti and gold-trimmed shawl sits a younger man wearing a red-and-gold turban and a gold pendant. Standing behind them is a semicircle of men and women in maroon and gold-bordered dhotis and white garments, many wearing garlands and white tilak marks; some stand with hands folded in namaste. In front, a seated person in a blue shawl and an orange-clad devotee kneel on the ground. a person cues: the seated saffron-robed elder with a rudraksha mala is one candidate, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm.2015-09-16 +1 copiesNight scene at an outdoor temple courtyard with strings of coloured lights overhead. A seated man in a deep red-brown robe with a gold ornamental pendant necklace and a red turban holds his hands together in a receiving gesture. Beside him, an older woman in orange robes with a rudraksha mala sits on a wooden bench. Around them, men in orange and maroon robes with garlands of white flowers and bare upper arms stand with folded hands or arms crossed, marked with white tilak. A devotee in a blue shawl kneels on the ground in front, and another kneeling man in orange wrap is seated at right. Flower petals scatter the floor. The turbaned man's appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so his role is given as a seated guru-like figure.2015-09-16Outdoor evening photograph of a stone-paved temple courtyard lit by green and red lights and strings of lamps. A group of men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested, stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Several men in white dhotis and garlands sit on the ground around a central figure seated cross-legged and bare-chested, with a pale crown-like headwear and kumkum on the forehead. A seated elderly man in an orange shawl sits in a wheelchair at right, and a bald man in glasses stands in the foreground. A woman in a green and purple sari stands at left. Some people hold white and black items; a camera hangs from one white-clad man. Rudraksha malas and marigold garlands are visible.2015-09-16