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Elevated view of a temple rooftop courtyard where a wooden plank and rope ladder stairway leads up to a platform. A figure in saffron-orange robes climbs the wooden steps, with a second saffron-clad person just behind them and a devotee in a bare-chested figure visible to the side. Saffron flags with a golden emblem are held by people at the bottom and along the edge. Blue and purple canopy fabric covers the area, with a decorated shrine tower with white lion figures at the top right and a tiled roof on the left. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, and others in orange and pink clothing, stand watching in the courtyard below, while women in saris sit near the edge.

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November 22 20102010-11-22November 22 20102010-11-22A photograph taken from above of a wooden bamboo scaffold ascending the side of a temple structure during a Kumbhabhishekam. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair climbs the rungs, one hand raised to the head, with another orange-robed attendant following behind. Several orange triangular flags bearing an Om symbol with a sun motif are held aloft by men in white shirts and dhotis. Onlookers in white and colored clothing crowd the rooftop and balcony at left, with a blue and purple tarpaulin canopy overhead. A small gold-tipped temple tower stands at upper right.2010-11-22March 14 20142014-03-14October 11 20162016-10-11A photo of a figure in saffron-orange robes with long dark wavy hair and a rudraksha mala descending a grey marble staircase at a shop entrance. Behind him, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls and a man in a white shirt follow down the steps, and a woman in a pink sari and others stand near a storefront draped with marigold and white floral garlands and bunting. A wooden pole rises at right beside a rolled shutter. A probable Swamiji is the figure in saffron robes with long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala, shown descending the stairs, whose presentation carries the distinctive saffron clothing and mala cues. Other visible people include a devotee in an orange shawl and a bald older man in a white shirt in the foreground at right.2007-02-22March 02 20182018-03-02A group of people stands on red-painted concrete steps beneath a corrugated metal roof with blue steel supports, outdoors in bright daylight. In the centre a tall man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and holds a silver trident (trishul) upright, with a long staff beside him. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange robe and a man in a deep red robe hold staffs, and a woman in a green sari with gold border raises a hand. To the right, a woman in a pale kurta and a man in white with a red-orange shawl wave, and to the left a bald man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a man in white kurta stand with them. Many hands are raised in greeting. Around fifteen people are visible.2014-03-14A procession of devotees in saffron-orange cloth ascends a grey stone staircase lined with black stone shivalingam-like pillars at the front. Several men and women wear orange dhotis and shawls, white or ochre face and arm markings, rudraksha and bead necklaces, and white headbands, while some carry a bamboo pole with a ceremonial umbrella canopy and others play drums. A man in a bare-chested saffron-orange garment is centre-frame, and a man at the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha malas and a shaved head. Tall white flagpoles and trees stand behind, under a clear sky.2018-01-01August 09 20072007-08-09Outdoor photograph of a group descending a concrete staircase beside a metal railing, under trees and a blue sky. Many robed devotees wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, with white kurtas and white dhotis mixed in. A bearded elder in white with a long white beard and orange shawl stands on the stairs at right, a cameraman with a shoulder camera filming in the foreground at left, and an orange-clad man holds an open book. Behind the group a concrete retaining wall and greenery are visible. Roughly 20 people are visible.2008-07-10Photograph of several men in orange saffron robes descending a tiled staircase beneath a corrugated metal roof with blue trim and orange-red railings. A man in the centre wears white dhoti and a saffron shawl over his shoulders, while the men in orange walk in a group, one holding a dark umbrella. Bright daylight and a blue sky are visible at the upper left.2008-07-10