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A photograph inside a small temple shrine. A figure with long dark swept-back hair wears saffron-orange clothing, a white-and-orange flower garland and holds a silver trident, standing beside a woman in an orange and beige sari with a head covering. Behind them, devotees and men stand in the crowded shrine. The shrine is decorated with a canopy of red and gold tinsel and patterned cloth, and a red-and-gold draped deity murti sits on a pink pedestal beside a yellow box. Painted red script is visible on the pedestal wall. a person stands in saffron clothing with a trident and long hair, with other devotees in the shrine.

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January 06 20062006-01-06A photograph inside a small shrine with orange and yellow painted columns and a black panel behind them, decorated with paper flower and star garlands and a hanging brass bell. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and bare upper body wears a loose orange cloth, standing with hands folded before the shrine; a person candidate by long hair and orange garment but appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm. A woman in a red and green sari with purple blouse and bangles stands beside him facing the shrine. Brass vessels, a copper plate and small lamps sit on a low table at right, near a painted deity murti. A tiled floor and rough stone wall frame the scene, with a silver ceiling canopy above.2006-01-05Interior of a stone shrine with a deity murti or lingam covered in marigold and red flower garlands, an oil lamp burning on a pedestal to the left, and a brass bowl and scattered rose petals on a marble ledge. To the left, a seated older man in a brown shawl looks up toward him, and another person in a brown robe is partly visible behind. A brass bell hangs at the right edge beside a gold-framed doorway. Visible text is carved on the shrine stone above the murti and is not legible enough to transcribe.June 01 20062006-06-01A photograph of a seated figure on an orange-draped platform outdoors, in front of a whitewashed brick wall. The central figure has long dark wavy hair, wears an orange robe, a green and purple flower garland, and holds a silver staff with a trident-like tip. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the orange cloth in front. Behind, a man in a white turban and cream sweater holds a tray, and a woman in a red headscarf and red bangles, with a vermilion mark, holds her palms together. A standing man in a navy jacket with an orange shawl holds a tall staff with an orange banner. A man in orange sits on the left, and a person in a cream jacket is at the right edge. A printed sign on the wall is partly visible in Devanagari. Appearance-based label: a person, seated at centre in orange with long hair and garland.2006-06-01Photograph taken inside a small shrine room with a red and gold fringed canopy hanging above. A person in the foreground, partly cut off at the left edge, has long dark wavy hair and wears an orange garment with a rudraksha mala of brown beads around the neck. Beyond them, a framed deity image with a dark background and red accents sits in a shrine niche, with a red-draped stool and a small framed picture on the wall to the right. The person is seen from the side and back, looking toward the shrine.2006-06-04A photograph taken inside a small shrine room with a marble-tiled wall. On the left, a deity murti in red garments with a gold backdrop and marigold garlands stands behind a brass lamp on a wooden stand. A framed poster with multiple religious images hangs on the wall above a marigold garland. A person with long dark hair in a sleeveless orange top stands at right, facing the shrine, beside another man with a beard and glasses at the edge of the frame. In front, a red-covered table holds a white marble plate with flowers and offerings, and a red donation box marked in Hindi and English. Books and a small bowl sit on a side table.May 24 20062006-05-24January 30 20142014-01-30May 30 20062006-05-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a ceremonial scene in front of a whitewashed wall with a red signboard in Hindi-script text. A seated figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing saffron-orange robes, a garland of green leaves and purple flowers, and holding a silver trident, sits on a raised platform draped in orange cloth, with a brass kalasha-style vessel beside him; a silver staff and a fringed canopy frame the seat. Probable Swamiji by appearance, with long hair, saffron clothing, a trident and a floral garland. Before him an elderly woman in a white head covering is seated on the floor, and a man in orange robes with a sacred thread stands beside her, bowing, with a light tilak mark on his forehead. Other devotees in orange clothing stand behind, and a woman in white with a mala necklace sits to the side. Ritual gesture and darshan-style blessing.2006-06-01June 01 20062006-06-01 +1 copies