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A dim temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars and hanging lights shows a crowd of devotees in orange, white and yellow clothes gathered around a ritual. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and gold necklaces holds a metal plate with a lit oil lamp toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti, who holds a second plate with a flame. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at right with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a camera operator stands in the background. Oil lamps and a brass plate sit on a low table in the foreground, consistent with aarti or puja.

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Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. A central figure with long dark wavy hair, a white forehead mark, orange saffron robes and a thick gold-beaded necklace with a gold bangle on the upper arm holds his hands over a lit oil lamp on a metal tray of offerings, possibly aarti. Two men in orange robes with gold necklaces stand behind him, one holding a gold vessel, and a bare-chested priest with red beads stands at left. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands along the right, with a crowd behind them.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and painted ceiling panels. A long-haired figure in a bright orange-red robe and gold armlet and bead garlands touches their forehead with one hand while holding a flame-lit oil lamp arati tray. Beside them a bald priest in orange-saffron robe and white-bead garland holds the lamp, and a bare-chested temple attendant in a cream dhoti and green bead necklace holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in white with folded hands stand behind. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the left, and a rudraksha mala is visible on a bare-chested man at left. Strands of marigold garland hang over the scene.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment and gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings with a red-and-white cloth on a stone ledge. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth with gold beads, a man in white dhoti with a white head marking, and a man in green beaded necklace with palms pressed together witness the aarti. Several other devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing. a person-like figure in saffron with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments performs the lamp offering.2011-12-20A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars, where a crowd in saffron and orange clothing gathers. A long-haired man in an orange robe wears layered gold and bead necklaces and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a golden covered vessel, and a bearded priest in a yellow-orange dhoti and white vibhuti marks holds a brass pot. Other devotees, including a woman in a red and orange sari with folded hands, stand nearby. The scene appears to be a temple visit with devotional greetings. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in orange with long swept-back hair and layered gold and bead necklaces, performing namaste.2011-12-20A photo inside a dim temple corridor where a crowd stands behind iron railings. Beside him a man in orange robes with a long gold-trimmed shawl and gold necklace stands with hands folded, and to the left a shaved-headed priest in an orange cloth with a red-beaded mala bares his shoulder. Several men in orange and white dhotis and women in white and yellow saris stand behind with hands joined in namaste, and a small oil lamp burns on the floor at the lower right.2011-12-20Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph inside a temple doorway at night, showing a group of men in saffron-orange robes performing an aarti ritual. A figure in the centre wears an orange robe with a yellow marigold garland and gold necklace, holding a lit oil lamp flame over a small brass dish. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange holds a brass plate of offerings, and a bare-chested attendant in a white dhoti holds a silver tray. A young man in white with a white forehead band stands at left with a rudraksha mala, and a crowd of onlookers fills the background. Yellow flowers lie on a dark stone shivalinga-style base in the foreground. Several people wear rudraksha malas.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20