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Indoor temple scene with devotees gathered around a stone platform in a dim stone-pillared hall. A large white-clothed group wears orange shawls, one reading a printed name fragment on a shawl. A shirtless man in white dhoti and sacred ash sits centre-front beside a seated man in white shirt and dhoti with a camera operator filming. A deity shrine with a colourful floral arch and garlands is visible in the background, with a sacred thread and rudraksha-like beads worn by some. a person candidate not clearly identifiable among the seated group.

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Photograph of a group of men seated on a stone floor beside a stone platform at dusk or in a dim temple setting. Most wear white dhotis and white shirts with orange or saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several have vibhuti or tilak marks on their foreheads. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at centre with a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A cameraman with a professional video camera films from the right foreground, and a young man in orange clothing sits at lower right. Several figures stand in the background among the seated group.2008-08-02A photograph inside a temple at night shows a group seated on a stone floor in a circle before a low stone platform. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts sit cross-legged, one bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a sandalwood mark on his forehead sits near the centre, and a man in a white shirt with a camera-visible badge lounges on the left, smiling. Behind them a standing crowd wears white clothes and orange shawls, and a cameraman in orange shirt films with a Leica-branded camcorder at the lower right. A long rudraksha-style necklace is visible on one seated man. The scene is lit by warm temple lamps.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph inside a temple interior with a stone floor. A bald man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at left, looking down. A central man in white shirt and white dhoti wears an orange shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha mala; his appearance does not clearly match distinctive a person cues, so he is described by role as a devotee in ritual attire. Several men in white and orange cloth sit on the floor around them, smiling. A man at right in an orange robe sits in front of a Leica camera on a tripod-mounted video rig operated by a cameraman in white. A deity shrine with colourful decorations is visible in the background. The scene shows a group in white and orange clothing gathered during a temple visit.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph inside a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars, where a seated group of devotees sits on a raised stone platform. In the centre, a woman in orange robes with a yellow flower garland sits cross-legged and gestures with her hand while speaking. Beside her, a man in an orange shawl sits with a microphone stand between them. On the right, a cameraman in white clothes with an orange shawl films the scene. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit around them, and an illuminated deity shrine stands in the background. a person is not visibly identifiable among these people by appearance.2008-08-02Inside a temple hall, a group of men in white shirts and white dhotis stands and sits around a small space on a stone floor. In the foreground at lower right, a young man in orange robes sits cross-legged with his head bowed, and to the left a woman with long dark hair wears an orange garment and a yellow flower garland, with a white mark on her forehead. A standing man in the centre wears an orange shawl over a white shirt, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala at his neck. Other devotees wear orange shawls and white clothing, and a stone carved wall stands behind them.2008-08-02Inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a decorated deity niche behind, a long-haired man with white vertical forehead markings and a saffron wrap, wearing a large gold-coloured bead necklace, sits cross-legged on the floor speaking. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial bead necklace) is seated at left in the foreground. Beside him, a younger man in orange robe holds a microphone. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls sit on the floor, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at right, with a second photographer behind. Roughly two dozen people are visible.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photo inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved columns. A large group of mostly men sits on the floor, many in white shirts or dhotis with orange saffron shawls. A standing man in orange robes on the right faces the seated crowd, and a cameraman in white with orange shawl and a tilak on his forehead films from the top right. A woman in orange robes with long dark hair sits in the right foreground, facing the group. A bright lamp hangs between the pillars.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02