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A temple interior with bright red walls and pillars, a black-and-white checkered marble floor, and a shrine niche holding a deity murti framed by a gold arch. A bare-chested man with a short bun and a long orange marigold garland stands at right, wearing a reddish-brown wrap, looking up toward the shrine. Oil lamps and framed pictures hang on the walls, and rose petals are scattered on the floor. A flower-garlanded figure stands in the foreground among the devotional setting. The man is a devotee or priest, and his identity is not established from appearance.

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A red-walled temple interior with a checkerboard black-and-white marble floor and a shrine niche holding a deity murti decorated with a garland, with brass lamps hanging at left. A sadhu in orange-red robes with an orange marigold garland stands in profile at right, facing the shrine and holding a staff. Clock, framed pictures and hanging garlands decorate the walls, and a seated man in a light shirt sits at left.2014-01-30Interior of a temple with red-painted carved pillars and a black-and-white checkered marble floor. A man with a shaved-headed hairstyle wearing a bright orange-yellow marigold garland and a saffron cloth over his bare shoulder stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated in red and gold, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel in front. Wall clock, framed pictures and hanging brass lamps are visible. Red flowers lie on the floor near the pillar base.2014-01-30A photograph inside a red-pillared temple courtyard with a black-and-white checkered marble floor. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair wears a leopard-print shawl over a yellow marigold garland, seen from behind. Other men stand nearby, one in white and another in an orange shawl. A large red-orange temple bell hangs from the ceiling, and a wall clock and framed deity images decorate the shrine area. A small priest in white sits before a deity murti in a niche, with lamps and incense sticks nearby. The walls and columns are painted vermilion.January 30 20142014-01-30April 05 20142014-04-05April 05 20142014-04-05March 14 20142014-03-14April 05 20142014-04-05A man in an orange-red sleeveless garment with gold border and a red-orange dhoti stands in a temple with palms pressed together in namaskar, a red tilak on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him, a shirtless man with shaved head in a saffron-red cloth stands near a red metal cage enclosing a deity murti draped with orange and yellow garlands. A seated man in blue patterned kurta and yellow dhoti with red shawl sits at a white-covered platform with oil lamps and offerings. Two men in striped shirt and light clothing stand at the right near white tiled steps. The cladding is red and white tile. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only the role is described.2014-04-05A side-profile photograph of a man standing in a temple hall, looking upward with lips parted. He has long dark hair gathered in a low knot at the back of his head, a bare shoulder, and wears an orange cloth wrapped over the upper body with a maroon stripe, along with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. His hands are clasped together at waist level. Behind him is a blurred background of red pillars and a brass lamp stand on a stone ledge, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The pose suggests meditation or devotion. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, with long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha beads, though the face is not clearly visible.2011-02-20A dim, red-walled temple interior in Varanasi with hanging brass bells and warm bulbs. At centre, a man with long hair wears a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a dark patterned wrap, and holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a trident; he appears to be Swamiji (probable) on the basis of the rudraksha mala, long hair and ornate dress. Around him a woman in white with a red shawl and several men in white dhotis and striped shirts stand among devotees pressing forward, some with folded hands, while a figure in red clothing stands at right. The scene shows darshan at a shrine during a temple visit.2014-05-19March 14 20142014-03-14