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Photograph taken from behind a person in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with long dark wavy hair falling over the shoulders, looking into a temple hall. Inside, a deity murti sits on a wooden platform decorated with white and red flower garlands, beside a copper kalasha-like vessel on the tiled floor. Carved stone pillars frame the entrance, and a dark wooden pillar with gold details stands in the hall. A partially visible figure in white stands at the left edge. A timestamp reads 9 7:18 in the lower right.

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May 09 20042004-05-09A photograph inside a temple hall with dark wooden pillars and stone columns carved with figures. In the left foreground, a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long dark hair, stands at a brass railing with hands pressed together in prayer, facing a shrine. Across the hall, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti stands on a marble floor near a sanctum with flower garlands and a small deity murti. A copper vessel sits nearby, and a timestamp reads 7:18 in the corner.2004-05-09 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12July 21 20102010-07-21A photograph of a man seen from behind inside a whitewashed room with a grey stone floor and a wooden railing. He wears an orange turban and an orange cloth draped over his bare shoulders, with long dark hair falling down his back. He faces a large framed painting on the left showing an elderly bare-bodied man reclining on a bed with white pillows, beside a small wooden cabinet. Sunlight streams through a window with green wooden shutters on the right, and a small wall shrine sits near the ceiling.2004-05-09 +1 copiesA person in an orange saffron robe stands at the right with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a garlanded deity murti on a gold-trimmed peetha. The murti is draped in dark cloth and wrapped in white jasmine and orange and yellow flower garlands. Brass oil lamps stand on a low platform covered with a striped rug, and a framed painting of a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha mala hangs on the left wall. Pinned to the wall is an ornate embroidered hanging, and an orange cloth covers the platform.2010-07-21A seated man with long, swept-back dark wavy hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant, plus a gold bracelet on his wrist. He sits on a red granite ledge beside a dark stone deity statue draped with yellow flower garlands, next to a green curtain and a yellow-and-red patterned step. The floor is wet and reflective. Another dark stone sculpture is partly visible at the right edge. Cues include long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold adornment, consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, so the appearance-based label applies.2006-10-01A photograph inside a temple room where a person in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with shoulder-length dark hair, stands with their back to the camera, hands joined in prayer. In front of them is a deity murti or seated figure draped in dark and maroon cloth, heavily decorated with white and orange garlands and a golden crown-like headpiece, placed on a gold-coloured base. Behind it, in a glass-fronted wooden cabinet, a framed portrait shows a seated figure in orange robes, a rudraksha mala, and an orange turban, with one hand raised. Brass oil lamps stand at left, and a hanging brass lamp appears at upper right beside a barred window. Orange cloth and striped mats cover the floor.2010-07-21A devotee in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap stands with hands folded, back to the camera, before a seated figure in a glass-fronted case. The figure wears an orange turban, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, with hands raised in blessing, seated on an ornate chair. In front of the case is a chair draped with a floral garland of white and orange blooms and marigolds, with an orange cloth on the table. Brass oil lamps stand at left and right on a striped mat, and a framed mirror hangs on the wall.2010-07-21A photograph inside an indoor hall with white walls and ceiling lights. In the left foreground a brass deity murti or ceremonial metal object decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands sits on a dark red cloth. A man in an orange turban, orange robes and a long rudraksha mala stands in profile with hands folded at his waist, wearing a large crown-like wrap. Beside him stands an older man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a white flower garland held in his hands. Behind them a man in white clothes smiles, and a framed portrait of two saints in orange hangs on the wall. A person in white with dark curly hair and an orange shawl is partly visible in the right foreground. Several other men in white and yellow clothes are visible in the background.2006-10-15December 05 20092009-12-05Night photograph inside a temple hall at an ashram. A white statue of a seated figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits with palms joined on a white pedestal. To the left, a decorated seat draped in gold and pink cloth is garlanded with yellow and purple flowers. A standing man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at right beside brass lamps and offering vessels. Carved stone pillars and orange curtains frame the scene, with printed signage on the wall behind.2011-08-13