Exterior view of the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, its tiered, dark domed shikhara rising under a pale sky with a small golden finial at the top. Orange and multicoloured marigold garlands hang in long strands along the temple's white upper walls and ledges. A large tree stands at left, a red flag flutters on a pole, and a few birds fly in the sky. No people are visible. - Nithyanandapedia

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Exterior view of the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, its tiered, dark domed shikhara rising under a pale sky with a small golden finial at the top. Orange and multicoloured marigold garlands hang in long strands along the temple's white upper walls and ledges. A large tree stands at left, a red flag flutters on a pole, and a few birds fly in the sky. No people are visible.

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March 28 2018

March 28 2018

Outdoor photograph of the Kamakhya Temple in Assam, shot upward into a pale blue sky. A tall curved shikhara-style temple spire with a golden finial rises at right, its walls draped with dense orange marigold garlands and strings of red and pink flowers. A large leafy tree stands at left beside a red-roofed structure with a white Om symbol on its wall, and a red flag flutters near the tree. A small crescent moon is visible in the sky. No people are visible in the frame.

A standing man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a dark cylindrical turban-style cap, a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant on an orange-marigold garland, presses his palms together in anjali namaskar before a temple. Behind him rise the beehive-shaped shikhara towers of a temple with pink-orange domes and gold finials, its wall and roof hung with orange marigold garlands. Two figures in red stand at left and a person in white at far right.

March 28 2018

A photograph of a bearded man in a dark turban and saffron-orange robe, adorned with a thick orange marigold garland and rudraksha beads, standing in front of a temple with a tiered golden dome and a red-tiled roof. The temple walls are draped with long strings of orange marigolds and pink flowers. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture while smiling. A red flag and a tree appear at the left edge under a pale sky. Appearance-based label: a person, identified by the turban, saffron robe, marigold garlands and rudraksha cues, standing in the foreground at the temple.

Exterior of a weathered stone temple shikhara with a ribbed dome-like tower, seen from a low angle against an overcast sky. Bamboo scaffolding is lashed to the carved walls, and orange and yellow marigold garlands drape the temple's corner turrets and face. Small red flags flutter from the spires, and carved panels with geometric and floral motifs decorate the base. No people are visible in the scene.

A man in saffron-orange robes stands before a temple with tiered stone domes and pink-roofed shrines, its walls draped with orange and multicolored marigold and flower garlands. He wears a black turban, a red tilak on his forehead, a thick orange marigold garland with a gold pendant, and multiple rudraksha mala strands across his chest and wrist. He smiles and raises his right hand in greeting. Pigeons perch on the upper stonework and a red flag flies on the left.

March 28 2018

Outdoor photo at a temple complex with a tall, ribbed beige shikhara dome behind marigold garlands draped across the wall. Two saffron-robed sannyasis stand in front. The man on the left wears glasses, a brown rudraksha mala, and holds his hands together; he has a topknot. The central man has long dreadlocks under a dark cloth, a marigold garland, rudraksha malas, bangles, a gold pendant, and a tilak on his forehead, and raises one hand in a blessing gesture. A man in white on the right holds a saffron cloth. Pedestrians in shirts pass in the background, and a red-roofed structure and trees frame the scene.

March 28 2018