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Outdoor temple scene with a crowd gathered around a bare-chested man with a yellow tilak on his forehead and rudraksha malas, seated and receiving offerings. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange garment with gold necklaces and a white forehead mark stands at right, holding a red and white flower garland and a leaf-wrapped offering. A bare-chested assistant at left wears a white-striped forehead mark and beaded necklaces, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby. A yellow packet and white flowers are in the foreground, with temple gopuram carvings and a colourful deity shrine visible behind.

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August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple scene with a gilded processional structure draped in red and white flower garlands behind. In the foreground, a young man with long wavy black hair and a white forehead band wears a sleeveless orange-red top and holds his hands over a flame held by a man in white shirt and dhoti. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and yellow tilak stands near the flame with a red and white garland. Two older men in white shirts, one with a red tilak, stand nearby, one wearing a gold watch and extending his hands toward the fire. Behind them stands a carved gopuram-style stone pillar and a deity figure, possibly Nandi, with flower decoration. Devotees stand in the background. The visible activity is a fire-lamp offering at a temple procession.2009-08-06Outdoor temple scene in front of a gopuram-style temple entrance. In the upper left, a golden palanquin decorated with red and white flower garlands carries a deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and beard holds a brass tray of bananas and green leaves while a man in a red-orange sleeveless top with long dark hair, and a man in an orange shawl, stand beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris watch around them. Stone pillars with carvings frame the background.2009-08-06Outdoor temple scene at a gopuram-flanked entrance with a golden palanquin decorated with flower garlands and a deity murti behind it. A long-haired person in a sleeveless orange-red garment with a white tilak on the forehead stands center-right, hands extended toward a brass tray of bananas, green leaves and coconut offered by a man in white shirt. Around them, men in white shirts and orange shawls, one bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a bearded man with red tilak stand in a crowd of onlookers. The scene suggests a temple offering or procession.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06January 16 20182018-01-16August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06January 15 20092009-01-15Outdoor photo at a temple-like courtyard of weathered stone and pink-washed walls with a palm tree behind. A man seated on the ground at left wears orange robes, a long gold-chained necklace, a white and yellow flower garland with red blossoms, and a tilak on his forehead; he extends his hand toward a man in white dhoti and shawl at right, who holds a yellow packet and a rudraksha mala. Standing behind are men in orange robes, one holding a camera, and seated devotees in white and orange including a woman in white with a red bindi. Swamiji (probable) appears as the seated man in orange with the garland, based on his long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and orange robes.2010-12-29Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered at a temple entrance during a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with white vibhuti stripes stands beside a green-painted wooden post on a decorated platform. Centre frame, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange clothing presses palms together in namaste. Next to him a figure in saffron-orange with a yellow and pink flower garland and rudraksha beads holds hands folded, while another in orange with long hair and beads also stands with palms joined. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white forehead markings, press palms together or pray. A stone temple wall and gateway with green doors form the backdrop.2018-01-16Photograph of a seated ritual gathering. A figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair and a white forehead mark sits on a patterned mat, smiling and holding a brass tray of offerings, while wearing a thick garland of red and yellow marigolds. Facing them, a bare-chested man in orange cloth and a rudraksha-style necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaskar. Two other men in white ritual dhotis and orange cloth sit nearby, and several standing men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, watch with hands folded. The setting appears to be a temple-side or outdoor devotional gathering.2008-08-02