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A photograph at the stone entrance of a temple, with dark carved stone walls behind. A central figure wearing an orange saffron turban and orange garments, with a red bindi, smiles broadly while receiving a large garland of yellow marigolds and green leaves. Hands are clasped in greeting. On the left, a man in a white shirt with a red thread on his wrist and a tilak on his forehead reaches toward the garland. Behind, several men in white and a woman in a green and gold sari look on, and a bouquet of pink and white flowers appears at lower centre. The figure's appearance with orange turban and saffron clothing fits a person, received with garlands by devotees at the temple entrance.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A smiling man with long dark hair and an orange saffron turban and orange robe is being garlanded at a temple-like setting with a reddish wooden platform scattered with petals. He wears a heavy gold necklace and a long multicolored garland of yellow marigolds, red and white flowers and green leaves. Several men in white shirts and dhotis crowd around him, one putting a hand on the garland while others reach toward him, and a man with a moustache on the left wears a green and white badge.2006-09-24Photograph inside a temple of a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange robes, wearing a long garland of white flowers and red rose petal malas, being honoured with a garland. A bare-chested priest with grey hair in a bun and a white sacred thread raises his arm to place or adjust the garland. Men in white shirts and onlookers crowd behind, and a silver oil lamp with lit flames stands at right beside orange marigold festoons on the wall.2009-11-30January 12 20072007-01-12September 11 20122012-09-11January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph of an outdoor street crowd with a central man smiling broadly and raising one hand in greeting. He wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange clothing, with a green leaf and yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha-style bead mala around his neck. Nearby people raise their arms; one man in a red shirt and another in a blue plaid shirt stand behind, and bamboo poles and a white wall with greenery appear in the background. a person-style presence is visible through his saffron turban and orange clothing, long dark hair and garlands, but identity is uncertain. Several people are visible in the crowd.2010-09-04 +1 copiesOutdoor crowd scene at a temple area with a bright sunlit background. A man in a white kurta with his back partly toward the camera leans forward with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a yellow flower garland and a dark rudraksha mala, has a red tilak on his forehead and a golden-red shawl draped over his shoulders. Around them, men in orange and white clothing reach out with hands raised, and a bald man in a white shirt stands nearby. Yellow marigold garlands hang in the background, and a temple gopuram is visible at the top right. The scene appears to be a devotional greeting or blessing amid a busy crowd.2010-09-04A man in an orange turban and orange saffron wrap stands in a temple hall with pillars, hands folded in namaste and a large garland of yellow marigolds, red flowers and green leaves draped over his shoulders. He smiles while a bearded man in a bare-chested orange dhoti stands beside him, and a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with vibhuti and rudraksha malas, presses close. At left, a man holds a silver tray of bananas, coconuts and fruit as an offering. The setting is a temple corridor with stone columns and bright daylight from the open sides.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph inside a plain whitewashed temple room with a barred window and a hanging brass bell. A smiling man in orange saffron robes and an orange turban, with a red and yellow flower garland around his neck and red kumkum on his forehead, stands at the centre. A man in a white shirt reaches out toward him. To the right, a bare-chested man in a pink-white cloth with a rudraksha mala and a second man in yellow-cream cloth stand near a wall painted with red and orange deity imagery. Red kumkum powder is splashed on the walls. Five people are visible.2010-09-04