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Photograph inside a dim, dark temple room with corrugated walls and a small brass oil lamp on the left. Several men in orange and saffron robes stand close together with white sacred ash on their foreheads. One man in the centre wears an orange turban and a white mark on his forehead, with long hair visible on the right; another in an orange turban stands at the right edge, smiling. A bald man in orange with a red bindi and white marks is at left-centre, while a man at the front centre leans forward in orange with a gold chain. A man in the foreground at lower right has grey hair and orange cloth. Devotees in white and orange crowd the edges, and a silver vessel sits on a small wooden shelf in the background. a person cues are not clearly established here, so identification is uncertain.

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Photograph inside a dim, dark-walled room with a small wooden shelf holding a metal vessel and a lit lamp at upper right. Several men in saffron/orange robes crowd together. A bald man in orange at left gestures with his hand near his chin, another bald man in orange with white tilak behind him raises an arm. A man in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands centre, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe at right smiles. Other men in white shirts and grey-haired onlookers fill the frame edges. a person figure, a man in an orange turban with long swept-back hair, appears among the crowd; the image shows the crowd in a close devotional gathering.2007-02-19A dim interior with a brass oil lamp (deepam) at left. A central man with swept-back grey hair, a white tripundra on his forehead, an orange silk robe with a gold-bordered shawl and gold necklace is joining his hands in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed men in orange turbans and white forehead markings gather, one with a rudraksha mala. At right, a grey-haired devotee in a white shirt bows with palms pressed together, and a man in white dhoti stands behind. Candid ritual gathering, possibly a temple visit.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19Photograph inside a dim temple hall with dark walls and a dark pillar, lit by a few small lights and barred windows. A group of saffron-robed men stands behind a metal railing, several with white and red forehead markings. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with a gold necklace and holds a green fruit or lime. Beside him a man in an orange turban wears a rudraksha mala, and to the right an orange-clad man with a shaved head holds a green fruit. A man in a white dhoti stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the man with long swept-back hair, orange robe and gold necklace is a candidate for Swamiji, though appearance alone is uncertain.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19A dim interior with dark wooden walls and a small window at right. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand close together. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and rudraksha mala lifts a green-and-orange offering vessel with fruit toward a figure with long dark hair seen from behind, who wears an orange head cloth. Other men with shaved heads and white forehead markings, one with a red bindi, watch and reach in; a brass vessel sits on a shelf behind them. Visible people number about six to eight, with the fruit offering as the focus.2007-02-19A dim temple interior with dark stone walls and a wooden-barred window. Several men in saffron-orange robes stand close together, many with shaved heads and white or ash tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre a bearded man in orange bows with hands pressed together. On the right a bald man in an orange shawl with a white tilak stands facing him. At the lower right a brass tray holds a lit flame, and a hand reaches toward it. A man with long dark hair and a metal rod stands at the lower left. A small framed picture hangs on the back wall. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2007-02-19