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A temple visit in an open-sided pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a banana-leaf decoration. In the foreground, a bald man in saffron robes holds a tall silver trident and walks beside a man with long dark hair wearing an orange robe, a white flower garland with red blossoms and a gold-bead necklace, who gestures toward the shrine on a red carpet. Behind them, a priest in white with a yellow shawl stands at a richly decorated shrine with garlands of marigolds and red flowers around a deity murti. A young boy in an orange shirt stands at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) appears as the man with long dark hair in the orange robe and garland, based on his long hair, saffron clothing and ornate garland cues.

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December 11 20112011-12-11A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron robe, a leopard-print shawl over his shoulder and a white and red flower garland, raises one hand in greeting while walking through a temple hall. Behind him a deity murti is adorned with garlands of yellow and red flowers and brass lamps stand on a stone platform. Two orange-robed attendants with rudraksha malas stand at right, one holding a brass vessel on a tray, and a brass bowl with a ladle sits on a stand in the foreground. Red curtains and a banana plant frame the open pavilion. Cues: long swept-back hair, saffron robe, rudraksha-adorned attendants, ceremonial garland. a person greeting devotees during a temple visit.2010-02-12March 11 20132013-03-11July 07 20092009-07-07A temple ritual scene with a man in saffron-orange robes wearing a long white and red flower garland and a gold-beaded necklace, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and bangles on his wrists; he holds white petals in one hand while another man in orange dhoti and shawl with white tilak carries a gold tray. Behind them stand a large deity murti and a tall multicoloured flower garland of red, yellow, green and purple blooms, with a gold hand-gesture sculpture above. Carved stone pillars frame the temple hall. Candidate appearance is a long-haired figure with several cues but this is uncertain, so the central man is described by role as a devotee performing an offering.2011-12-11December 27 20092009-12-27A photograph of a temple courtyard with terracotta-orange walls and white-and-red striped pillars. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a long gold-beaded necklace stands with one hand on his chest, looking toward a carved grey stone shrine with a lion relief and a standing deity murti, with flowers and a brass plate on the stone ledge. A second man at right, bare-chested with a saffron cloth over one shoulder and a grey beard, stands with hands clasped. A gold-decorated stand with flowers sits at left. The wet stone floor reflects light.2010-07-21July 07 20092009-07-07A temple courtyard scene in front of a stone shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped in colourful cloth. A young man in an orange saffron robe with a red and yellow flower garland stands barefoot at center. To his left, a man in orange cloth bends down over a brass plate with offerings, appearing to perform a puja. On the right, a person in white holds a smaller orange-robed figure, a statue of a sannyasi wearing an orange turban, orange robes, rudraksha beads and white flower garlands. Stone pillars with carved reliefs frame the shrine, with a black stone carving of a deity at the left and a small brass lamp near the platform. Persons in white dhotis stand at the edges.2008-08-07Outdoor temple courtyard procession during a Brahmotsava ceremony. Several men in saffron-orange robes wear beaded rudraksha-style malas, and the foreground figure in orange holds a mala at chest level while walking. Behind them, men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk in line. Beside the procession stands a grey stone shrine with brass oil lamps and a large deity murti draped in flower garlands, orange and gold. A saffron-coloured cloth hangs behind the walkers, and a trident is visible at upper right. Several people are visible in the procession.2008-12-23July 16 20192019-07-16Outdoor temple courtyard with a decorated shrine on the left, draped in flower garlands and marigold strings, with a stone plinth and deity murti partly visible. A figure in long-haired, orange robes wears a white and red flower garland and stands with palms joined in namaste, facing the shrine. Behind him, several men in orange robes and gold-yellow shawls carry brass plates of flowers and offerings, while others in white dhotis stand by. A tall brass kalasha stands at right near a large banana plant and a white wall.2010-02-12