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Photograph inside an ancient stone temple with heavily carved pillars. On the left, a long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces and an orange-beaded armband, stands with palms pressed together in reverence. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial necklaces. Centre, a younger sannyasi in saffron wrap and rudraksha mala looks down at a tray. On the right, a bald elder priest with a sandalwood-and-white forehead mark and rudraksha crown wears a gold-bordered orange shawl and gold necklace, holding a green-and-gold cloth-covered offering tray with a sacred thread and pink flowers at the bottom edge. A white-clad attendant stands at the far left.

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July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24Three men in orange saffron garments stand inside a stone temple doorway carved with dense relief figures. The man at left with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha bracelets, a beaded rudraksha belt and a silver chain holds his palms together in añjali mudra with eyes lowered. In the centre, a younger man in an orange cloth holds a rudraksha mala and a tray of offerings with green leaves and a yellow fringed cloth. At right, an older bald man with a white tilak, rudraksha mala and gold necklace touches his forehead in reverence. A cameraman with a camera is visible at upper left. The setting suggests a temple visit with prayer and offerings.2012-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars and a sunlit opening behind. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and an orange garment wrapped over his shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him an older bald priest with white sacred markings on his forehead, a rudraksha band on his head, malas and an orange cloth turns to a metal door. Behind them a man in orange holds a green and gold tasselled cloth tray, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby.2012-07-24A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and daylight from an open side. In the foreground a long-haired man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together at his face in prayer, slightly bowed. Beside him a bare-chested, shaved-headed man in orange and gold dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold ornament raises both hands overhead in reverence. A third orange-robed man stands behind holding a fringed bundle, and another shaved-headed figure is at the left edge. Ornate carved columns and a metal grille frame the scene.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24Several people in orange and saffron robes stand inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and sunlight coming through an open archway. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange wrap, rudraksha beads and a ceremonial gold-toned necklace, presses his palms together in prayer with eyes closed. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange and gold-bordered dhoti, bare-chested with rudraksha malas, raises his arms overhead in reverence. Other robed figures stand behind them near a colourful bundle of fringed cloth and a tassel.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24May 21 20122012-05-21