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Photo taken inside a covered, open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof, white-painted columns and a white raised platform with steps at the back, and a few potted plants in front. Two men in orange saffron-coloured robes stand facing away from the camera on the bare concrete floor, the nearer one with his back turned and the other in profile looking toward the platform. No deity murti, puja or ritual activity is visible. Only the two men are clearly visible in the frame. The man on the left has short hair and the other has short dark hair and is wearing an orange wrap over his shoulder; neither can be confidently identified from appearance alone.

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February 03 20102010-02-03Night photograph inside a pillared, whitewashed open hall. Three or four people in saffron-orange robes walk across the floor, one in the centre wearing a full orange shawl and dhoti, others partly visible at the left edge. Along the right side sit several seated figures in colourful saris and garments, including red, yellow and white, arranged on a raised white platform, appearing to be statues or murtis rather than living people. Dim overhead lights and a dark background frame the scene.2010-02-03Photograph in a marble-floored temple hall at night, with white pillars and a decorative framed deity image on a small altar at left. Three people in saffron-orange clothing stand in a row: a man in the centre wears a long orange robe and cloth draped over his shoulder, a woman at right wears an orange sari with maroon border and glasses, and a partly visible person in orange stands at left. Another figure in white stands at the far edge. Brass vessels and a lit oil lamp sit near the altar, and a striped decorative hanging is visible on a pillar.2010-02-03Two men in saffron-orange draped robes stand on a concrete step platform inside an open-sided pavilion with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls with red vertical stripes. The man on the left is bald, wears a beaded necklace and holds a dark cloth; he stands on the lower step looking toward the right. The man on the right has long dark swept-back hair, is barefoot and stands on the upper step, smiling and gesturing with his hand near his waist. Behind them is a blue-framed structure with a white figure and potted palms, and a green plant in a terracotta pot sits to the right.2007-02-02A photograph of two men in orange-saffron robes standing on concrete steps inside a covered, open-sided shelter with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed brick walls with red painted bands. The man on the right, on the upper step, has long dark hair swept back, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and wears an orange wrap draped over his body with bare arms and feet. The man on the left, closer to the camera on a lower level, has a shaved head, wears an orange shawl over his shoulders, and holds a dark object in one hand. Behind them stands a white statue of a bull on a blue pedestal with a small potted palm and orange flags. a person: the man on the right has long swept-back hair, a tilak and saffron robes, which are cues consistent with the page's identification, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm it. A second, shaved-headed man in orange is the other figure.2007-02-02Interior of a small brick-walled room with a bamboo-and-thatch ceiling and a fluorescent tube light. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at the left, one with a white beard and one holding his hands together. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears a full orange robe and stands with his back to the camera, hands clasped behind him. On the right, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange wrap and stands barefoot on a blue mat. Behind them a framed black-and-white photograph hangs on the wall, and a brass kalasha-style pot, a bowl and burnt wood sit on the floor. A third person in white stands in the background.2007-02-02 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered open hall with a corrugated roof and white-painted walls. Three men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand barefoot on a concrete floor. The man on the left in white is turned toward the others, the centre man in an orange shawl holds a long wooden staff, and the man on the right with long hair and a garland faces them. Behind them is a stone shrine housing a deity murti. Decorated cloth hangings in red, blue and yellow with bird and floral motifs hang from the pillars, and a sheet and mats lie on the floor at left.2007-08-08Photograph inside a white marble temple-style hall with carved pillars and ceiling fans. A figure in flowing saffron-orange robes walks across the polished floor, hands clasped at the waist, with another person in orange partly visible behind. At the back, a framed portrait of a figure in orange sits on a green cushioned throne-like seat garlanded with red and white flowers, with a brass vessel beside it. Colourful patterned hangings and a small lamp light glow near the windows, and a wall display of framed photographs sits to the left.2010-02-05Photograph of two men in saffron-orange robes in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange wrap descends or steps up a grey stepped platform, lifting one bare foot. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a small dark bag in his hand stands at the foot of the steps, looking toward him. Behind them is a white statue of a bull or animal figure draped with a colourful cloth, beside a potted palm and a blue stand. Appearance-based label: a person for the long-haired man in an orange wrap, with his long hair and saffron clothing as cues; the shaved-headed man is a devotee in orange.2007-02-02A photograph of a temple courtyard at dusk where several saffron-robed sannyasis stand barefoot in a line facing a stone shrine ledge. A younger man in an orange robe with a maroon sash stands at the right, holding a lit flame toward brass lamps and a kalasha-like vessel on the ledge, apparently performing aarti. Other people in white dhotis stand at the left, and a red-clad deity murti with a garland is visible at the right edge. A banana plant, red cloth hanging and whitewashed buildings frame the scene. Five people in saffron robes are visible, plus two or three in white.2009-10-15January 02 20122012-01-02Night photograph of a walled courtyard path lined with potted plants and a shallow water channel. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk or stand along the path under a bright light, one woman in a flowing orange sari in the foreground, a woman in an orange sari behind her, and a bald man in orange robes at right holding a folded paper. A person in white clothing stands further back. The image is blurred from motion.2010-02-03