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A 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.

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September 16 20152015-09-16Dim 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.2015-09-16May 07 20122012-05-07September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16June 05 20122012-06-05A 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.2012-05-10Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders walk through a stone-pillared temple corridor. The man at left wears a red-gold headband, long gold-bead garland, gold armlets and wears a golden necklace; he gazes upward. Beside him a bald man with white ash marks on his forehead and arms wears a dark rudraksha mala with gold pendants. Behind them other devotees in orange cloth with white tilak marks follow. The scene appears to be a procession inside a temple, with a white-clad man visible in the background.2012-06-05A crowded temple scene at a shrine entrance, with devotees pressing close and many people with bald or shaved heads and white or tilak-marked foreheads. At centre, a man in a deep red-maroon turban and maroon-red dhoti with golden borders stands with a rudraksha and gold-bead necklace and a large gold pendant, while an older bald priest in a white dhoti and shawl reaches up to touch his head in blessing. Beside them a woman in red sari and gold jewellery stands with hands joined, and an older woman in orange robe with dark rudraksha beads holds her palms together. Men in orange and saffron garments, some with ritual cloths over their shoulders, raise folded hands along the right and back. Hanging lights and a carved stone doorway frame the scene. a person is only a probable identification here from the maroon turban, ornate red-gold robe and gold-bead necklace, so the in-person label is uncertain.2015-09-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and warm lamp light. Several men walk together in saffron-orange robes; one in the centre wears a gold-coloured necklace and a red headband and smiles, while the man beside him with a bare upper body and rudraksha mala holds a brass item. Behind them, men and women in white dhoti and sari carry a brass vessel, and a man in a light blue shirt with a rudraksha mala and forehead tilak stands at right. Stalls with colourful balloons and decorations line the background, and a crowd fills the walkway.2012-05-10September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and a painted ceiling, lit by overhead lamps. Centre, a smiling figure with long swept-back hair and a jewelled headband wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulder and multiple heavy gold bead necklaces, with rudraksha bracelets on the arms and a red forehead mark. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands behind. On the right, a shaved-headed man in a saffron robe with gold beaded necklaces gestures forward. White-shirted men and a crowd of devotees surround them, and a small offering of petals is visible on the saffron-clad figure's shoulder.2012-05-16 +1 copies