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Outdoor temple scene at a carved stone pillar with ornate relief sculpture. In the foreground a long-haired man with swept-back dark hair and a flowing orange-saffron garment, with a rudraksha-style bead armlet and coral bracelets, places his right hand on the chest of an older bald man. The older man wears a white vertical tilak and a red bindi, a brown rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, an orange-saffron shawl with gold border, and small hoop earrings. Behind them, another robed figure in orange stands beside a tray covered with green cloth and white items. The long-haired figure's cues are distinctive, so the figure is described as a person at the temple visit, offering a blessing to a devotee in ritual clothing.

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Inside a stone temple hall with weathered pillars, a long-haired man in orange clothing with silver-tone beaded adornments places his palm on the forehead of a bare-chested, shaved-headed man wearing a rudraksha mala headband, a red bindi and white sacred ash on the brow, a gold ceremonial necklace and an orange-and-gold shawl. Another orange-clad man with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and a figure in white is partly visible at right. Lit oil lamps and a green-and-yellow cloth sit at the lower centre. The shaved-headed man's eyes are closed.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24January 21 20132013-01-21July 24 20122012-07-24May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesPhotograph inside an ancient stone temple with heavily carved pillars. On the left, a long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces and an orange-beaded armband, stands with palms pressed together in reverence. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial necklaces. Centre, a younger sannyasi in saffron wrap and rudraksha mala looks down at a tray. On the right, a bald elder priest with a sandalwood-and-white forehead mark and rudraksha crown wears a gold-bordered orange shawl and gold necklace, holding a green-and-gold cloth-covered offering tray with a sacred thread and pink flowers at the bottom edge. A white-clad attendant stands at the far left.2012-07-24Photograph inside a temple hall with a tall ochre-gold carved pillar. On the left, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a rudraksha mala headband, a red-orange garment over his shoulder, layered red and white beaded necklaces and a beaded armband, and stands with arms crossed. Beside him, a bald elderly priest with white sacred ash marks on his head, shoulder and arm, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and ear studs, touches his face with one hand. Another bald man in orange cloth stands at the right edge, and a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol-like fan is visible behind them.2012-05-21A photograph inside a temple hall with a yellow ornate pillar behind. A bald, bare-chested man with white ash on his forehead and chest, wearing a rudraksha mala with beads and a gold-toned ornament, holds a leaf and touches his forehead with one hand. Beside him, a younger man in a red-orange cloth with a red-and-white beaded headband and multiple beaded necklaces gestures with his hand. Another man in orange garments stands at right, and a bearded man at left. In the foreground are a halved coconut, banana, betel leaves and a purple flower on a tray.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21