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A night-time photograph inside a temple corridor with a metal railing. A bearded man with a white-painted forehead, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and a heavy garland of orange and yellow flowers, walks forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Along the left railing, devotees stand with folded hands: a woman in a blue and green sari with gold bangles, and men in white shirts, one with a green-and-gold shawl. A man in an orange shirt in the right foreground faces away. Ahead, a bright gate and an illuminated shrine with green and pink decorations and a golden deity murti are visible.

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February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a dimly lit temple hall at night. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a white and red forehead marking, and a thick green and yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed, in front of black stone deity murti or shivalinga-like forms decorated with flowers. A rudraksha mala hangs on his chest. Around him stand devotees: a man in an orange-and-grey shawl at left, a man in a light blue shirt, women in saris, and a man in an orange shirt with orange tilak at right. Stone pillars frame the scene and pink and white flowers lie on the stones.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesA photograph in a narrow temple corridor with grey stone walls and orange metal gates. A bearded man in a maroon-brown robe and gold necklace, with a red tilak on his forehead and marigold garlands, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar and a broad smile, a probable Swamiji candidate with long hair and rudraksha-style ornamentation. To the left, a woman in a blue and teal sari with gold bangles and several men in white shirts and a man in a saffron-and-green shawl also join their hands in greeting along a brass railing. Lit festoons and a golden deity murti are visible further inside the temple, with a crowd beyond. Other people in the foreground, including a man in a checked shirt on the right, are partly visible.2017-02-06A bearded man with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together at chest level, wearing a rust-brown unstitched robe with a gold-bordered edge and a long rudraksha mala draped over his shoulders. He wears a white garland of jasmine strands interspersed with red and orange roses and green leaves, and has a white vibhuti mark with a red dot on his forehead. Beside him, a man in an orange dhoti holds a tall gold ceremonial staff topped with a small red and white decorative tassel. Behind them, a crowd of people in orange, red and green saris and garments stands in a sunlit outdoor courtyard with palm trees. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and garland cues.2017-01-01February 06 20172017-02-06February 07 20172017-02-07A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where three men in saffron-orange robes stand near a yellow metal railing while onlookers watch. The central figure has a long grey beard, rudraksha mala beads and a wristwatch, and holds a small red item. Beside him on the left, a man in orange with glasses wears a gold pendant. On the right, a younger man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts, a man bare-chested with a white dhoti, and a uniformed police officer are visible.2009-01-14February 06 20172017-02-06February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesA crowded temple corridor with carved stone walls and a painted gateway topped by white elephant figures. In the centre a bearded man with long dark hair wears a red-orange robe and a large multicoloured flower garland, his hands pressed together in greeting. Around him robed men wear saffron and orange cloth, many bare-chested with white and ochre tilak on their foreheads and beaded necklaces; one man on the right holds a wooden staff. A uniformed security officer in white and blue stands in the foreground beside metal railings, and the crowd moves through the passage toward the shrine.2018-04-29May 30 20182018-05-30