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Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a grey stone pillar decorated with carved figures and a floral garland of orange, pink and white flowers. A man with long dark hair, bare-shouldered and wearing an orange robe with gold trim, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair and saffron-orange ornate robe, in a devotional role. Behind him a line of devotees in white and yellow sarees, hands folded in namaskar, stands beside an orange wall with white-and-red striped base and banana leaves. A rudraksha mala chain hangs along the stone railing. Two decorated umbrella-like canopies with gold fringe appear at right.

March 03 2011

2011-03-03 +1 copies

August 08 2010

2010-08-08 +1 copies

A photograph of a temple courtyard with red-washed walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a gold crown-style headband, gold necklaces and an orange saffron shawl stands with palms pressed together in prayer beside an orange cloth hanging from a carved stone pillar with lion-faced sculpture. Several people in white dhotis and white shawls with gold borders stand around, along with women in white and yellow saris with gold borders and a woman in a green sari. One man in white holds a lit oil lamp aarti plate. Smoke drifts in the air, and an ornate carved stone structure is visible on the left.

Outdoor temple courtyard at a red-walled ashram building with a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold headband and long hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat, hands in anjali mudra beside a carved stone pillar, with a red cloth draped above him. Behind him, a crowd of devotees stands with palms pressed together: women in white saris with gold borders and yellow shawls, a man in white dhoti holding a lamp tray, and others in orange clothing. The scene reads as a temple puja or darshan.

A photograph inside a temple courtyard with terracotta-orange walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a gold headband stands with palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and ornate gold necklaces; the page indicates this is the a person, though the appearance cues are only partially distinctive, so the identity is unsure. Beside him a long orange cloth hangs from above, and at left a carved grey stone pillar with lion-faced brackets stands near a stone platform. Behind them, a group of devotees in white dhotis and saris with gold borders and orange or yellow shawls stand with hands folded. One man at right in white carries a brass aarti plate.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with orange-washed walls and a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man in an orange sleeveless top and red-orange cloth draped over his shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed toward a carved stone shrine with a lion-faced pillar and a garlanded stone ledge of red, yellow and white flowers. An orange curtain hangs beside the shrine. Behind him, several priests in white dhotis with red borders, bare upper bodies, sandalwood and vibhuti marks and gold-bead garlands carry a brass tray and a small silver vessel. A blackboard with white writing hangs on the wall. The man in the foreground has long hair tied in a bun and a gold necklace, but the image does not establish whether he is a person, so the a person value is unsure.

2010-10-18 +1 copies

A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with red-washed walls and a corrugated roof. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair, a gold headband and ornate gold necklaces wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, beside a carved grey stone pillar with lion-face motifs. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, gold headband, saffron robe and gold necklaces are the distinguishing cues, and he is shown in prayer at the stone pillar. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and saffron or yellow saris stands in the courtyard; one man in white holds a silver plate, and a bare-chested man with sacred markings on his forehead stands nearby. Several devotees' hands are folded in prayer.

A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard in Bidadi. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a dark cap or headpiece, stands barefoot on a patterned mat, hands joined at his face in prayer. To the left, a seated white marble deity murti wearing an orange garment and a yellow-and-purple flower garland sits beside a stone platform holding brass pots, lamps and a kalasha. Behind him, a line of devotees stands along red-painted walls, several in white dhotis and shawls, women in white and cream saris, and a few in saffron. Behind the gate, more white-clad men stand near a stone pillar. Gray tiled roofs and palm trees complete the scene.

A man in orange sannyasi-style dhoti and shawl with a gold headband and long dark hair stands barefoot on a leopard-print mat at the carved stone wall of a temple, palms pressed in anjali while holding a red cloth hanging from above. Behind him a crowd of about twenty devotees in white and yellow-bordered dress and orange robes stands with hands folded in prayer, one priest in white holds a tray. Red-walled temple buildings and a corrugated roof surround the courtyard.

A man in orange robes with a gold headband and a gold-beaded necklace stands at the left, palms pressed together in namaste, gazing upward beside a draped red-orange cloth hung on a grey stone temple pillar. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and saris with gold borders and yellow shawls stand in a courtyard flanked by red-ochre walls and a corrugated roof, many also with hands folded in prayer. One man in a white dhoti holds a silver plate. A figure in green is at the far left. The scene suggests a temple ritual or darshan. The man with long dark hair and orange robes matches the page's Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, a gold crown-like band, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, so he is labelled as a probable candidate.

March 03 2011

2011-03-03 +1 copies