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A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a flower headband, raises his hands above his head in reverent namaskar beside a small shrine enclosure with a lit oil lamp. To his left, a younger man in orange with a gold necklace and headband presses his palms together and smiles. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands along a rough stone wall. A partial shape of a woman's head is visible at the lower edge. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the bare-chested man with a gold necklace, long swept-back hair replaced by a headband, and ornate orange clothing, performing worship at the shrine.

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Inside a dim temple sanctum, a bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and rudraksha mala raises his hands in prayer above his head while a large flame burns beside a deity shrine. Around him, devotees in white dhotis with hands folded, one holding a woven basket overhead, and a man in a white shirt stand close. In the foreground, a bare-backed priest holds up a lit oil lamp toward the flame, while the shrine is decorated with red and white cloth and a metal grille. a person candidate in saffron cloth and rudraksha is present, though identity is uncertain.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA temple interior during an aarti ceremony. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a shaved head and a red-and-gold headband wears an orange cloth and a large rudraksha mala, arms raised overhead toward a flaming lamp. Behind him, a man in white dhoti holds a tray and other devotees stand with palms joined. At lower right, a woman with her hair pinned with flowers faces the flame held in a brass vessel. 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