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A photograph of a crowded temple setting with devotees pressed together. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a long orange-saffron robe with a wrap, wears a heavy gold ceremonial garland with a pendant. He stands with hands folded in front of him, gazing upward. Beside him on the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace looks upward, and another shaven man in orange robes with a gold necklace stands to the right. Gold brass trays with offerings sit in the foreground. Surrounding them, men in white shirts and dhotis and a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stand among onlookers. a person: the central man has long hair, a gold ceremonial garland and saffron robes.

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A photograph of a dense crowd packed into a temple corridor with stone pillars and a banana plant behind them. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a heavy gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, with his hands folded before him. Beside him on the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes wears a gold necklace, and another shaven-headed man in orange on the right also wears a gold necklace. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands among onlookers, including elderly men in white shirts and a man in a black shirt. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by his long hair, saffron wrap and ornate gold necklace, seen amid devotees during a temple visit.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a ritual scene with a man with long, swept-back dark hair seated centrally, wearing an orange-red shawl over his shoulders, multiple gold beaded necklaces, a gold chain pendant, and bangles, with his hands extended over a red tray holding fruit and flowers. Beside him a shaved-headed young man in an orange robe and gold beaded necklace sits, and another shaved-headed young man in white with gold-bordered cloth sits at left. Behind them, standing devotees wear white dhotis, orange and red garments, and one person in a white shirt bends forward to offer the tray. a person appearance cues: long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklaces on the central seated man, who appears to be receiving the offering as a ritual event. Background devotees stand with hands folded.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A dense crowd fills a temple hall with tall stone pillars and hanging saffron and multicoloured banners. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron cloth over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace, hands clasped, smiling; he has the appearance of the probable Swamiji. Beside him, a man in an orange garment and gold necklace stands, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare chest is on the right holding a metal tray with red offerings, and a man in a white striped shirt stands near the centre. Devotees with red forehead marks surround them. Probable Swamiji, depicted in person at a temple gathering.2012-04-05Night-time photograph of a crowd in a temple area. At centre, a smiling man with short dark hair and a white headband wears an orange-red saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a rudraksha mala and a large ceremonial gold necklace with a pendant. Beside him at left, an elderly man in an orange robe with a gold necklace walks, and a bare-chested man at right wears a white dhoti with a patterned yellow-green sash and a red-brown rudraksha mala; his chest bears white markings. Women in saris, including one in a maroon blouse with palms pressed together, stand in the background among devotees. The centre man is a person based on the saffron cloth, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace.2009-07-13February 11 20132013-02-11Crowded temple scene with a dense ring of devotees around a ritual in progress. In the centre, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti bends over a low brass vessel, while a long-haired man with a red tilak and gold necklace in an orange garment stands nearby. On the right, an older man with glasses, a bare chest, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold chain holds a red-and-gold cloth and watches, wearing an orange upper cloth over a green-and-gold lower garment. Behind them, men in white shirts, a man in a black T-shirt and several bald men in orange robes stand among hanging orange and yellow decorations and carved stone pillars. a person cues are not clearly met for any single figure, so no identification is made.2012-04-05A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a dense throng of devotees, mostly men in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in namaskar. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and a red bindi, standing with hands clasped. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes and beaded gold necklaces flank him. In the lower right, a bald priest in orange and white with rudraksha malas and glasses holds a brass plate of offerings, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a black beaded mala performs a ritual nearby. Hanging garlands and banana leaves decorate the stone pillars.2012-04-05December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a central man in an orange-red silk shawl and dhoti, bordered with gold zari, wearing a long gold bead necklace with a pendant and a red-and-gold wrap, rudraksha bracelets on his arm and wrists, a red tilak on his forehead, and long dark wavy hair. He stands with palms pressed together looking upward. Flanking him on both sides are two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes, each wearing a gold bead necklace with a locket. Devotees in white shirts and other onlookers press in behind, one with hands folded in namaste at the left edge. Hanging coloured fabric and carved stone pillars appear in the background. a person: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues on the central figure.2012-04-05