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Two people in saffron-orange clothing stand with their backs to the camera at a barred metal gate of a small shrine at night. Both have long dark wavy hair. A man in a white kurta stands inside the gate, holding a lit oil lamp toward a shrine murti. Behind the gate, a framed picture is visible, and a red box marked "BOX" in Hindi and English sits at the lower left beside a wall painting of a deity riding a tiger, with multiple arms, a trident and a red garland. Strings of marigold garlands hang across the top of the frame.

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A photograph taken at night inside a narrow temple passage with grey metal gates. On the left wall hangs a printed picture of a multi-armed goddess riding a tiger, in red and gold, and a red metal donation box sits below it. A woman with long dark curly hair wearing an orange sleeveless dress faces the gate with her back to the camera. Beside her, a man in a white cloth wrap stands in front, and another man in an orange robe stands behind the gate. A video camera operator on the right holds a camera toward the scene.A dim interior shot through a metal grille, showing a priest in a cream shirt and trousers bending inside a small shrine to tend an offering, with a glowing orange object near him. In the foreground, two people with long dark hair wear orange clothing and face the shrine with their backs to the camera. On the left wall hangs a framed painting of a multi-armed goddess in red with a crown, riding a tiger and holding weapons, and a strand of green and pink paper flower garlands hangs across the top.A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with a grey wall. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti stands before a red-robed seated figure. A framed picture of Hanuman carrying a mountain is on the left wall, with other devotional prints on the back wall. In the foreground a person with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless orange top, seen from behind, and at the right edge another person in orange clothing is partly visible. A red donation box with Hindi text sits at right.July 07 20082008-07-07Dimly lit photograph inside a small shrine room with lilac walls. In the foreground a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top stands with his back to the camera, facing a seated deity murti in red garments with a green-and-white garland. To the right, a bearded man in glasses and an orange shirt stands beside him. A framed picture of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion hangs on the wall, and a small oil lamp flame glows at the lower edge near a tray of offerings.2008-01-22Photograph inside a dim, low-ceilinged cave shrine with whitewashed walls and a rough rock ceiling. In the foreground a long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe stands facing left toward a small shrine niche holding a seated painted deity murti in orange and yellow. A red metal donate box stands at the front of the niche, with a copper vessel and a brass tray of flowers, kumkum and offerings on a ledge. Behind him a bearded man in an orange kurta with a tilak stands beside a cameraman filming with a video camera, and a person in white garments stands at right. A garland of pink and green flowers hangs above the niche. Probable Swamiji in the foreground, with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a sleeveless saffron robe.2008-07-07A photo taken inside a small dimly lit shrine room with white walls and a metal grille door. A man in cream kurta and white dhoti stands at a deity murti dressed in red with floral garlands, with a brass lamp and offerings on the ledge. Framed pictures of Hanuman and Durga hang on the walls. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes stands with her back to the camera, and at right a bearded man in orange robes stands beside the doorway. Brass plates with offerings sit on a red cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a garland of marigolds runs along the top.A small dim shrine chamber with whitewashed walls. A red wooden donation box labelled in Hindi/Devanagari text stands at the threshold, with a brass plate and lamp in front. Inside, a seated priest in white kurta and dhoti tends a deity murti with red and orange garlands. On the left wall hangs a colourful print of Hanuman carrying a mountain. A tall figure in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair stands on the right, facing the shrine with hands at his sides, a rudraksha-style appearance not clearly visible. A yellow-and-blue Devanagari notice board hangs on the right wall, and a paper garland runs along the ceiling. Two people are visible in the scene.2008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with lavender-grey walls. At centre, a deity murti in red and orange cloth with a garland sits on a stone platform. A man in a cream vest over white dhoti crouches at the left, offering rice from a brass plate and tending an oil lamp. In the foreground a figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange garment with a red thread, stands with hands held toward the lamp. At the right edge a bearded person in orange robes holds a small brass vessel. A painting of a goddess riding a tiger hangs on the right wall, and paper streamers in green and red are strung at the top right.2008-01-22A dimly lit shrine room with a painted image of Hanuman carrying a mountain on the left wall and small deity murtis on stone pedestals within. In the foreground a man in a cream sleeveless vest over white dhoti kneels at a small ritual setup on a red-topped platform, holding a lamp or offering plate. Beside him, a person in a saffron/orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair reaches toward the same platform, handling a small brass vessel. Red and white decorations and a painted deity image hang on the walls.A dim shrine room with two painted sannyasi statues seated on pedestals, one raising a hand, both wearing red-orange robes and garlands. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark hair in a sleeveless orange robe stands at the right, facing the statues, beside a second person in orange wearing glasses. A brass plate on the floor holds a lit oil lamp, a small bowl, a cup and flower offerings. A small framed picture hangs on the back wall and a painted figure of Hanuman appears at the left edge. A visible oil lamp and offerings suggest puja. The tall man has distinctive long hair and orange attire, but his appearance is an uncertain candidate match, so he is described by role only.