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A photograph inside a temple corridor with dark stone pillars and a gold-coloured ornate gate. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a dark red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a white forehead mark, stands with hands joined in namaskar, facing the gate. Around him, several men in saffron-orange cloths with white forehead markings and beaded malas press close. A uniformed official in khaki stands in the foreground, and a man in an orange t-shirt is at the right edge. Coloured lights and a decorated structure are visible in the background. a person: the bare-chested, long-haired man in the centre with beaded malas and joined hands at the temple gate.

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A photograph inside a temple corridor at night, showing a gold-coloured barred gate with a decorative motif. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange-red cloth draped over a dark garment stands with palms pressed together before the gate. Behind him, to the left, two men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha and bead malas stand with a bare-chested devotee in the foreground. A uniformed officer in khaki and blue shirt stands at right, reaching toward the gate. Colourful string lights and decorations are visible through an opening at the top left.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Photograph inside a temple doorway with dark carved stone and a brass-barred gate at right. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, bare-chested with a reddish-brown cloth, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside him a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a man in a light shirt stand near a silver tray holding a small bowl of white powder and an oil lamp. Coloured lights are visible through the arch behind them. Swamiji (probable) appears in the centre, based on long hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.2017-02-06January 07 20122012-01-07February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a temple entrance lit by strings of multicoloured lights and illuminated towers behind. In the foreground a long-haired man with a sweeping dark mane, bare-chested and wrapped in a rust-red cloth, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, wearing heavy gold necklaces, gold armbands and a white forehead mark. Beside him a shaven-headed man in a similar rust-red cloth holds a small ritual object in his hands. Behind them several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads, one with a painted white forehead, follow closely. On the right a man in a white polo shirt with black stripes and a blue emblem holds a tan hat and walks past an ornate golden gate with carved stone pillars nearby. Probable Swamiji is the long-haired figure in the foreground, identified by his long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and rust-red ceremonial dress.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a temple gateway with a golden grille door, grey stone pillars and scaffolding behind. A bare-chested man in orange ochre garments and a gold necklace stands at the right, hands folded in prayer toward the gate. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland faces the gate, hands joined. At left, a bearded man with a white shawl and gold necklaces holds a mobile phone, and a bare-chested man with body markings and orange cloth holds a white and gold ritual vessel. Several onlookers in the foreground, a person in a teal sari in the background, and string lights overhead.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A crowded temple interior with a dense throng of men and some women pressing toward a grilled gate on the right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd. At center, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and is surrounded by several shaven-headed priests in saffron and pink-red dhotis or wraps, some bare-chested with beaded malas. A man in a white shirt with a mala stands at left foreground. Stone pillars and a wrought-iron grille frame the scene, with a yellow-topped counter at right.2012-01-07