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Photograph inside a dim stone temple with carved pillars and an orange flag hanging at right. In the centre, a man in a red-and-maroon turban and saffron-orange upper cloth with a rope-like rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial pendant stands with palms joined and smiles. Beside him, shaved-headed men in orange and maroon robes wear gold necklaces and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads. A woman in a dark red top stands nearby, and a man in a pale yellow shirt stands behind the pillar. Several devotees in orange and white crowd the frame, some with tripundra marks.

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Dim stone temple interior at night with carved pillars. A central figure wearing a red turban, orange-saffron robe and a large gold pendant on a chain walks forward with hands joined in a greeting gesture, smiling. Around him, saffron-clad men with rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces follow, some bare-chested, and an older man with a white tilak on his forehead and orange cloth stands at right. Devotees and onlookers in white and red clothing fill the foreground and background, with orange flags hanging near a doorway.2015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesMay 07 20122012-05-07A crowded temple interior with devotees pressing close. In the centre, a man with short dark hair and a red bindi wears a rust-red garment with gold border and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a large gold pendant, smiling. Beside him, a bald man in a rust-red and gold-bordered garment wears a dense gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and stands with a stern expression. Around them, people in orange, pink and white clothes; a man in a pink turban in the foreground; a woman in pink holds a lit oil lamp at the right edge. A framed painting of deities hangs on the dark wall. Several white-robed and orange-clad devotees fill the background.2015-09-16 +1 copiesMay 07 20122012-05-07September 16 20152015-09-16Night photograph at a stone temple entrance with dark sandstone pillars and a lit doorway. A central figure in a dark reddish-brown wrap and layered gold necklaces, with a white-and-yellow flower garland and a tilak on the forehead, smiles and walks forward while men around him press their palms together in greeting. A man in an orange shirt with raised hands and a younger man in orange with a beaded necklace stand nearby, and a man in a light green shirt is in the foreground. Several other people are visible in the background of the temple precinct.2016-06-03May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple corridor at night with devotees walking in procession. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange dress with a gold-yellow sash, a wide gold-and-red headband, and a large gold pendant on a beaded necklace presses his palms together. Around him are shaved-headed men in orange robes with beaded malas, one holding a small object, and men and women in white dhotis and sarees. Behind them, a crowd stands in a stone-pillared hall with garlands hanging nearby.2012-05-07Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with dark carved pillars. Five men walk together, several with white sacred ash on their foreheads. The leftmost man wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a large gold pendant and a rudraksha mala. The man in the centre wears a maroon turban and maroon robe with gold trim and a gold pendant. Behind them a woman in glasses wears a maroon garment and gold necklace. The older man in the middle wears orange saffron robes, a rudraksha mala and a white-banded forehead. The man on the right wears orange saffron cloth and a bead necklace. A tenth-century temple setting with a procession-style walk.2015-09-16A photo inside a temple corridor at night with a large carved stone sculpture of a figure with raised arms in the background and warm lamp light. A smiling man in the centre wears orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold-beaded necklace, a gold crown-like headband and a forehead tilak; he gestures with his right hand. Around him are several men in orange robes with gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads, a bald man with white forehead markings, and men in white dhotis behind. A candidate matching the page's Swamiji reference is visible with distinctive orange robes, gold ornaments and a crown, so this is an appearance-based probable identification: the smiling central man in the orange robes and gold necklace is Swamiji (probable), walking through the temple. Other men are devotees and attendants.2012-05-10