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A photo taken at a narrow temple doorway, with grey-blue walls and a bright tube light visible through the inner passage. A long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks forward with his palms joined in anjali, his face turned slightly downward. Beside him, a second man in a saffron robe, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, carries a golden kalasha-shaped vessel and a maroon cloth bag. Behind them an older man in white clothes and another figure in saffron move through the doorway, and a gold-barred gate stands at right. Based on the appearance cues of the long swept-back hair and saffron dress, the first man is a probable Swamiji (probable) walking in procession; the figure carrying the golden vessel is an attendant or disciple.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesMarch 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesPhotograph at night of a temple doorway with large dark wooden doors studded with metal knobs. Hanging above the entrance is a garland of green palm-leaf strips. Three men in orange-red robes step down from the threshold toward the night street; one on the right wears a large orange mala and holds a small brass vessel, another behind wears a rudraksha mala, and the figure in front has a plain orange-red shawl and bare chest. Bright lamps light the street beyond. A kolam-style floor design is visible at the threshold.2017-02-07A photograph of four men walking in a procession through an indoor corridor with grey block walls, a gold-toned panel door at left and dark grey carpet underfoot. The man at left in orange robes holds a small gold kalasha-like vessel wrapped in a garland of white and red flowers, with a striped cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace holds his hands together in front. At far right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red mark on his forehead wears an orange robe, hands clasped at his chest, walking forward. A fourth man in white is partly hidden behind them. The procession appears to be a ritual walk carrying a sacred vessel.August 11 20092009-08-11Night photograph at a temple gateway with a golden grille door, grey stone pillars and scaffolding behind. A bare-chested man in orange ochre garments and a gold necklace stands at the right, hands folded in prayer toward the gate. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland faces the gate, hands joined. At left, a bearded man with a white shawl and gold necklaces holds a mobile phone, and a bare-chested man with body markings and orange cloth holds a white and gold ritual vessel. Several onlookers in the foreground, a person in a teal sari in the background, and string lights overhead.2017-02-06February 07 20172017-02-07December 31 20152015-12-31May 18 20122012-05-18Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with dark granite pillars and a bright ceiling light. Three saffron-robed men walk forward in the centre and left. A central figure wears a long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a gold chain with a pendant, a rudraksha mala, a gold-coloured waist belt and an orange garment with gold border, and carries an orange umbrella. Beside him a bald man wears a white forehead band, a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and an orange shawl with gold trim. A third saffron-clad man walks at the far left. Other people in white shirts and trousers stand behind, and a woman in a green sari and a red-clad figure appear in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, presented as a guest on a temple visit.2012-07-24