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Photograph inside a white marble temple hall with carved pillars and a polished dark floor. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a sleeveless bright orange garment with an orange wrap, hands pressed together in namaskar near the face. Beside and behind, a second figure in orange robes stands with a folded orange shawl. A wooden prayer bench with a red cushion sits at right, and a shrine with colourful striped cloth hangings and a framed photo board is at left. Strong sunlight comes through an open archway onto the floor.

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February 04 20102010-02-04Photograph of a covered open-air hall with white pillars and a polished reflective floor. Three women in saffron-orange saris stand with hands pressed in anjali near a small brick fire pit containing offerings. At center stands a framed portrait on a wooden seat, draped with a red and white garland; the portrait shows a figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A wicker-backed chair and a patterned red rug sit at left, and painted decorated columns frame the scene. Four people appear, all in orange, with a homa-style fire pit visible.2010-02-04A photograph of two people in saffron-orange sannyasi robes standing barefoot on a grey concrete floor before a white wall with red painted lotus-vine border. The foreground figure stands upright with palms pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, long dark hair falling past the shoulders, wearing a sleeveless orange top and a draped orange shawl over the shoulder. Beside and slightly behind, a second orange-robed figure bows with hands folded at the face. To the left, a man in white dhoti and kurta with a yellow shawl holds a wooden tray or box. At lower edge, a brass ritual lamp and a black oil lamp sit near white cloth.2009-12-20February 04 20102010-02-04December 20 20092009-12-20A standing man in orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a long orange shawl draped over his shoulder stands barefoot on a concrete floor with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, long dark hair swept back. To the left, another man in orange robes with palms joined stands beside a seated man in white kurta and yellow vest writing at a wooden table against a white wall with red lotus-vine painting. Bottom of frame shows a partial brass object and a corner of white cloth. The standing figure has long swept-back hair and orange attire but no crown or rudraksha visible, so identity is uncertain.2009-12-20Photograph inside a white marble temple-style hall with carved pillars and ceiling fans. A figure in flowing saffron-orange robes walks across the polished floor, hands clasped at the waist, with another person in orange partly visible behind. At the back, a framed portrait of a figure in orange sits on a green cushioned throne-like seat garlanded with red and white flowers, with a brass vessel beside it. Colourful patterned hangings and a small lamp light glow near the windows, and a wall display of framed photographs sits to the left.2010-02-05A photograph of three men standing in a courtyard with a white wall marked by a red lotus-vine border. In the foreground, a man with long wavy dark hair and a tilak mark, wearing a loose orange sleeveless top and orange dhoti with a draped orange shawl, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him on the left, another man in an orange kurta and dhoti with a red border, also with hands folded, is partly visible. To the far left, a man in a white dhoti and yellow shawl stands with his back turned, and a small offering tray sits on a wooden table near the wall. Bronze ritual objects are partly visible at the lower edge.2009-12-20December 21 20092009-12-21February 05 20102010-02-05Two saffron-clad men walk barefoot through a white granite temple colonnade, seen from behind. The man on the right wears an orange turban and an orange dhoti with a yellow waist sash, his long hair falling down his back. The man on the left wears an orange shawl with maroon borders and a matching dhoti, his long dark hair loose. Ornately carved granite pillars frame the open pavilion, with a stone sculpture visible at left and a small square pit in the floor. The scene is bright and sunlit. Both figures are unidentified devotees or sannyasis; no face is visible and the appearance cues are insufficient to name anyone.2008-02-11December 21 20092009-12-21