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Photo taken through the barred gateway of a temple entrance, looking out toward a dusty street. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man holds a long silver ceremonial staff and wears a rudraksha mala. Behind him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border and a white shawl walks in front of a figure in a red and orange garment. A man in a white shirt and several women in modest dress stand in the street, with parked vehicles and green-painted buildings beyond.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29May 12 20182018-05-12June 27 20142014-06-27A procession in a temple corridor under a red and gold canopy with tassels. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long garland of white and red flowers and gold necklaces walks smiling, with a tilak on his forehead and a headband. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti, bare-chested, with ash markings and a gold chain, holds an umbrella-like staff. Other attendants in white, orange and maroon clothing carry silver staffs and a gold-rimmed fan, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Ornate temple carvings line the background. Text on the page and captions aside, the scene shows a ritual procession with attendants and ceremonial staffs.2012-06-05A photograph of a devotee in a white sari with a gold border carrying a steel plate of flowers and a lit lamp through a latticed metal gate in a weathered plastered wall. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around her, and a woman in an orange sari with a pink garland walks behind near a white vehicle. A saffron-clad sannyasi follows in the background. Houses and a palm tree are visible beyond the gate, and a man's arm reaches in from the left edge.2010-01-23A crowded temple passage viewed through a dark stone doorway, with devotees pressing forward on a narrow path. In the foreground a gold trident (trishul) is held upright beside a dark stone pillar. A bare-chested man with a red-orange cloth and rudraksha malas stands beside it, with a second orange-robed person behind him. Many people in white, yellow and saffron clothing fill the space, and a tall metal gate and bright sunlit walls are visible at right.2009-07-13August 11 20092009-08-11A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with worn carved pillars, a dark sanctum doorway flanked by gold-tipped doors, and a steel railing on the right. A crowd of men walks toward the shrine. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a red-maroon dhoti and a large multicolour flower garland, hands held together. Nearby, a bearded man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti wears a red-white beaded necklace, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti has gold chains. Several shirtless men wear rudraksha malas, and uniformed staff in white shirts line the path.2018-04-29A group of people walks along a narrow paved path through a gated archway flanked by green trees and a blue wall. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot; he has a distinctive long swept-back hairstyle and saffron clothing, a probable Swamiji candidate. Beside him, a bare-chested older man in a yellow and orange cloth walks barefoot. Behind them are other saffron-clad attendants, and at left a woman in a green blouse and purple sari carries a plastic bag. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow along the path.2008-07-29A dim temple corridor with stone pillars and a metal grille gate at the back. In the foreground, a crowd of people's heads and shoulders is seen from behind, including a figure with light-coloured hair and beaded jewellery. A bare-chested man with a tilak on his forehead and a moustache stands toward the centre-left. A silver ceremonial staff or kalasha-topped rod rises above the crowd near the middle. Behind the grille, a small shrine area with garlands is faintly visible.2018-04-29August 11 20092009-08-11