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A photograph of a temple interior with a man standing barefoot on a grey carpet at right, wearing an orange-saffron wrap over a red sleeveless undergarment, with long dark hair swept back and a smile. Behind him are several white marble seated deity murti statues, some with gold ornaments and one wearing a teal headdress, displayed on a black-draped shelf above a gold-coloured pedestal stand. A partially visible person in orange-yellow robes stands at the far left edge. The wall is light grey concrete block.

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A barefoot man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a red undergarment walks across a dark stone floor in a white-walled temple hall. He wears an orange saffron-coloured wrap and a long dark rudraksha mala, and his hands hang loosely at his sides. Behind him on the left, a man in white kurta and white dhoti with an orange shawl holds a folded orange cloth. Beside him, a woman in orange sari with glasses and a gold necklace stands near black stone deity murti, including an elephant-headed figure. On the right a gold-framed arch and a tiled raised platform frame the scene, and a small oil lamp burns on the lower left ledge.2007-11-07A man in an orange saffron wrap and a red inner top stands in front of white marble murti statues of deities painted in green, yellow and orange. He has a red bindi on his forehead and dark hair tied back, and he gazes to the side. The large standing statue on the right has a golden crown, green sash and yellow dhoti, with its hands raised in anjali; a smaller figure holding a bow stands at left. Small red petals lie on the floor below the statues, and a tiled wall forms the backdrop. Appearance-based cues are insufficient for a confident identification, so the man is described by role as a devotee in saffron clothing.2007-11-07November LA 2007Inside a plain white-walled temple hall, a man in saffron robes with a red-and-orange sash, a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead holds a silver bell in his right hand while a lamp is held by a robed attendant beside him. Behind them stand dark stone sculptures of Ganesha and a seated female deity murti, and a gold-framed arch sits on the right above a raised stone platform with a saffron cloth on it. A second saffron-robed man stands at the left holding a lamp, a man in white with an orange shawl stands in the background, and a few more people in saffron are visible. The scene suggests a puja or consecration setting with an oil lamp and bell.2007-11-07November 09 20072007-11-09March 01 20092009-03-01October 26 20112011-10-26A photograph of a man with long dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead, wearing a flowing saffron-orange wrap over a sleeveless saffron garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, standing barefoot on a stone-paved path. Behind him, people in white and orange garments are partly visible at the edge of the frame.2010-01-08July 07 20102010-07-07 +2 copiesA photograph of a smiling man with eyes closed, standing with palms pressed together in anjali mudra at a namaskar greeting. He wears an orange turban with a red bindi on his forehead, long dark hair, an orange and gold-bordered shawl and matching orange dhoti with gold zari edging, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala. Behind him at left, a woman in white with a red handbag stands by a glass door, and an elderly woman in white with a lanyard tag stands at right beside a bald man in white shirt and grey trousers wearing a dark bead mala. Floor is speckled terrazzo.2005-11-11A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and a long ceremonial necklace of gold-toned beads, and a tilak mark on his forehead. He appears to be walking forward with one hand extended. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti with a red-striped border walks in the same direction, and other people stand partly visible at the left edge in a stone-paved area.2010-01-08A standing man in orange ochre robes with a red waist cloth and a red bindi on his forehead stands with hands on his hips in a plain room with a grey carpet. Behind him, two white marble deity murtis with gilded crowns, halos and jewelled garments stand on a dark shelf against a whitewashed block wall. The figure on the left holds a bow and the one on the right holds a lotus-like hand gesture in a pink and yellow sari. He wears orange flip-flops.2007-11-07