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Inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a large gold-bead necklace sits cross-legged, his face marked with white tripundra on the forehead. Around him seated and standing devotees wear white dhotis and shirts and orange shawls. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands near a shrine niche, and a man in orange holds a small brass vessel while another sits on the floor beside a water bottle. A standing man in white shirt and glasses looks on, and a man at right in orange shawl with rudraksha mala holds a mobile phone.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Inside a temple hall, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands and sits around a small space on a stone floor. In the foreground at lower right, a young man in orange robes sits cross-legged with his head bowed, and to the left a woman with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a yellow flower garland, with a white mark on her forehead. A standing man in the centre wears an orange shawl over a white shirt, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at his neck. Other devotees wear orange shawls and white clothing, and a stone carved wall stands behind them.2008-08-02A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where a seated man in orange saffron robes and a red-orange shawl, with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits at the centre with palms joined before a silver vessel and a metal pot. Pink and white flowers and a tray of offerings lie on a stone platform. To the left, a monk in orange with a grey beard and another seated orange-robed man in a red cloth flank the scene. A trident stands behind them. Around them, devotees in white, yellow and pink saris and white shirts stand and sit, one man in the back wears a garland, and a bare-chested priest in a red and white shawl and yellow dhoti sits at the lower right. A ceremonial puja or abhishekam appears to be underway.2009-07-13August 06 20092009-08-06Night-time photograph of a seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair, white and red forehead markings, and a large necklace of wooden beads, speaking to a group of men gathered around. The seated figure is positioned at right on a raised platform edge; a candidate matching a person by appearance (long swept hair, orange clothing, bead malas) is visible, so this is probable. Around them, several men wear white dhotis and orange shawls, one with a rudraksha mala and another with a white forehead mark. A younger man in orange kneels in front holding a mobile phone, while more people stand in the background among lights and a camera on a stand at upper right.2008-08-02A photograph inside a dim temple hall of a ritual abhishekam at a shrine. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti kneels at right, pouring liquid from a metal vessel over an object on a stone platform, with white and pink flowers and a silver pot nearby. Behind him, a man with a red-and-orange turban wears a red shawl, ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, seated among other devotees in orange robes. On the left, a standing priest in orange robes with a long staff and tilak marks sits facing the scene. A crowd of devotees in white and coloured saris and shirts stands and sits along the back wall. Tube lights and barred windows light the hall.2009-07-13April 05 20122012-04-05A seated assembly during a ritual gathering in a hall, with many participants in orange robes and white clothing sitting on the floor. Front-row figures wear orange sashes and rudraksha malas, with white forehead markings, and several hold or sit beside brass plates of offerings, flowers and small lamps. Behind them, rows of people in white shirts and dhotis watch, and some have white ash marks on their foreheads. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows devotees and sannyasis in ritual sitting.2014-06-02June 02 20142014-06-02Indoor photo of a crowd gathered in a tiled room with white walls and a barred window. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with an orange head covering and a long rudraksha mala walks forward, smiling, with a man in orange cloth beside him. Behind them, people in white shirts and white dhotis stand watching, and a woman in a white and orange sari has her palms pressed together. On the right, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a young man with curly hair in orange cloth stand near the frame. An older bald man with glasses bends forward with hands raised in greeting at the left. The scene suggests a satsang or darshan visit.2009-01-12