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A photograph of a devotee in a long-sleeved orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, with long dark hair, standing with back to camera before a small shrine with a dark deity murti under a gold arched frame, garlanded with green mango leaves strung across the top. To the right, a man in white garments with an orange shawl holds a small booklet and watches. A colourful patterned fabric hanging with green, red, blue and yellow panels and white bird motifs stands at left. Warm sunlight falls on white marble walls.

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February 04 20102010-02-04A photograph in a temple doorway draped with strings of green mango leaves. On the left, a long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment with an orange wrap and a white and red forehead mark faces toward the right. In the foreground, a person seen from behind with a dark ponytail wears a white garment and an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala. Beyond them, a golden deity murti is garlanded with red flowers beside a blue, red and green painted banner. Two people are visible.2010-02-04December 30 20082008-12-30A photograph of a shrine area with a golden arched frame and two black-stone deity murtis seated on a golden throne, draped with multicoloured garlands. In the foreground, a man in long dark curly hair, bare-backed and wearing an orange dhoti with a red border, stands facing the shrine. Beside him, a seated man in a light peach garment and glasses presses his palms together in namaskar. Brass oil lamps stand on either side, a yellow-draped table holds offerings, and a tall embroidered cloth banner in red, green, yellow and orange hangs behind. A rug covers the floor and a white curtain forms the backdrop.2006-08-28February 04 20102010-02-04February 04 20102010-02-04April 02 20122012-04-02 +1 copiesFebruary 04 20102010-02-04Photograph in a stone-walled interior beneath a canopy of green mango leaves. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange sleeveless garment draped over the body, and he stands in profile facing left. Beside him at right, a person with hair in a bun wears a white garment with an orange shawl. A gold ornate carved panel is partly visible near the wall. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), shown in profile with long hair and orange robes, in a standing role beside another devotee.2010-02-04A photograph of a temple ritual in progress. A man with long, voluminous dark hair and a white forehead mark, wearing an orange robe and a large gold bead necklace, bends forward and places his right hand on a golden deity murti adorned with garlands, purple and yellow cloth and a gold crown. A gold-and-wood pedestal with a stepped gold base sits before the figure. In the background, a second person in an orange robe holds a silver offering vessel and a third person in orange with glasses kneels with palms pressed together. A silver vessel of water with a flower and an oil lamp sit on the dark floor. The a person appearance match is based on long hair, orange robe and gold necklace, so the identification is an appearance-based probable match.2007-11-09A temple interior with several deity murtis draped in colourful garlands and gold ornaments, including a large gold-framed shrine and a black Nandi bull statue on a tiled plinth in the foreground. Three people stand before the shrines: a man in front wearing saffron robes and a second person in saffron and bare-armed red top, holding a small ritual item toward the deities, appearing to perform puja or aarti. Brass oil lamps, kalasha-like vessels and a brass donation urn sit nearby, with orange draping and a flag on a pole.2007-11-15A photograph of a temple shrine doorway. In the foreground, a woman with long dark hair wears a white flower garland and an orange sleeveless top, seen from behind with her hands together in prayer. Inside the doorway, a priest in a white dhoti and pink-orange shawl stands before a golden arched frame holding a dark deity murti decorated with a red-and-white garland and green-trimmed cloth. A lit oil lamp and a brass bell hang nearby, with a brass vessel on the floor and a kalasha offering with yellow flowers at the left edge. The interior is dimly lit, with a patterned floor mat at the entrance.2009-10-30