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Inside a red-painted temple shrine doorway, a figure with a long-haired tall turban in rust-red and gold-bordered robes, wearing a flower garland, stands with his back to the camera facing a small shrine. Red garlands hang over the shrine, a deity murti is within, and marble floor is at the base. To the right, two bearded men in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls stand beside a man in a yellow t-shirt and a man in dark clothing. A bald man in rust-red robes and a gold-trimmed shawl stands at left holding a metal rod. Some people stand at the edges of the frame.

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Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand before a small red-painted shrine inside a temple, its doorway framed by red garlands and a shrine hung with flower strands. A figure in the foreground wears a dark red turban and a white-and-orange flower garland, with his palms pressed together in namaskar and a yellow-bordered red cloth wrapped around him. Beside him, a bald man in white-bordered saffron wears a red-and-gold wrap and holds a staff, while an older bearded man in orange robes and a saffron shawl raises his hands in greeting. A bearded sadhu in orange robes and rudraksha beads gestures toward the shrine. Several other onlookers in casual clothes stand in the background.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03Photograph inside a red-painted shrine with red iron grille gates, where a red-cloth-turbaned figure seen from behind with a white flower garland and a marigold-orange and gold-bordered shawl stands facing a small inner shrine draped with red and white flower garlands. To the left a bald man in saffron robes and glasses stands beside an older white-bearded man in orange, while on the right a bearded sadhu with long hair, orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the grille. The scene shows a devotee visit to a temple in Varanasi, with visible shrine ornaments and garlands.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03A photo taken in a red-walled temple courtyard with yellow walls and pillars under bright sunlight. In the centre, a man wearing a maroon turban and a maroon-and-gold-striped dhoti with a garland of marigolds stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded. To the right, a bearded elder in orange robes stands near a red barred gate, and another bearded man in orange sits at the gate with hands together. On the left, a man in white shirt holds a camera, and an elder in orange with white beard is seen in the foreground. Several other people in orange robes are visible in the background.2015-10-03A photograph taken inside a red-painted temple enclosure with red iron grilles. On the left, an elderly white-bearded man in orange robes and an orange shawl looks to the side. In the centre, a shaved-headed man wears a yellow tilak on his forehead, a red and gold garment, rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold-trimmed cloth over his arm, and holds a staff with a carved snake. Beside him, a man in a red-and-gold garment with rudraksha malas and a bare shoulder smiles, with a rudraksha band on his upper arm. Behind them, several devotees stand in the background, including one in a yellow t-shirt.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03Photo 11695969Photograph of a bare-chested figure with a red-orange turban decorated with white flowers, a mala of orange and white flower garlands and a brown rudraksha-style necklace, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra with eyes lowered. Beside them an older bearded man wearing glasses and an orange shawl over orange robes stands with hands joined. Other devotees in orange robes, a yellow t-shirt and a checked shirt stand nearby in a narrow whitewashed passage with red brick, at a Varanasi ghat. The distinctive turban, flower garlands and rudraksha cues suggest a person as the central figure, though this is an appearance-based label only.2015-10-03October 03 20152015-10-03 +1 copies