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A photograph of a temple darshan scene in front of a deity murti adorned with garlands of yellow and orange flowers. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red kumkum dot, wearing an orange saffron robe, smiles and raises his right hand in blessing toward a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis who press forward with folded hands and small white papers. In the lower right, a younger sannyasi in orange robes holds an orange tray holding folded white slips of paper. Another orange-robed monk stands at the right edge.

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December 13 20092009-12-13December 01 20092009-12-01 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple darshan scene. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red tilak on his forehead, extends his raised hand to touch the palm of a devotee at a metal barricade. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe holds a folded orange cloth and white papers. Devotees in white and grey shirts press against the barrier with hands raised and folded, and elderly women in saris stand behind them. Behind the group, a colourful deity murti is draped in yellow, green and orange cloth with garlands and tall gold lamp stands surround the shrine.2009-12-17December 13 20092009-12-13A photograph of a temple scene where a long-haired man in saffron/orange robes with a white and red forehead marking stands at center, smiling, reaching toward a small golden plate or tray covered with an orange cloth held by a second saffron-clad sannyasi on the right. Behind them a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands stands in a shrine. On the left, several devotees in white and checked shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala, stand watching and holding flowers and offerings, with a child wearing a marigold garland. Golden temple pillars frame the setting.2009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06December 19 20092009-12-19Outdoor temple-side photo under a corrugated roof at a barricaded queue. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, with a red tilak on his forehead, raises his right hand in blessing while holding papers in his left hand. Devotees in white shirts and striped shirts press along metal railings toward him. In the background a decorated deity shrine with red and gold drapes and a blue-garbed murti is visible, with festoons and banners framing the entrance.2009-12-05Outdoor temple-area photo under a corrugated shade canopy. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, wearing an orange saffron robe, raises his right palm in blessing toward a crowd of devotees with hands pressed together in namaste. A shaved-headed monk in orange stands in the right foreground, and a bald man in a white dhoti and shawl is at the far right. Behind the crowd are ornate golden temple pillars and a pink-trimmed shrine structure.2010-09-18November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesDecember 07 20092009-12-07December 05 20092009-12-05