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A photograph inside a temple with gilded walls and pillars. On the left, a figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a full beard wears a saffron-orange shawl and smiles broadly, standing beside a gold-coloured pillar. In the centre, a man with short dark hair in a white checked shirt and white dhoti stands with his back to the camera, facing the gilded deity murti on the right. The murti has a tall crowned headdress, a red garment and gold ornaments on the arms, with a gold kalasha-like finial behind it. The statue and the saffron-clad figure are beside each other near a dark doorway.

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September 23 20062006-09-23 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23A photograph inside a gilded temple sanctum beside a golden deity murti with raised arms and a decorated crown. On the left, a figure in an orange saffron wrap with long dark hair and a tilak stands near a gold pillar carved with a dancing figure. In the centre, a man with short dark hair wears a white-and-blue checked shirt over a white dhoti and bends forward toward the murti. A third person in a maroon garment stands to the right beside the golden figures, and another in white is partly visible at the far right edge.2006-09-23 +1 copiesA photograph taken inside a temple at night beside a large gilded wooden processional structure. On the left, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands beside a gold-coloured carved pillar; he has long, swept-back hair and orange clothing, but the appearance is not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a devotee or sannyasi-type figure. Beside him a younger man in a white shirt and white dhoti wears an orange shawl. In the centre a man in a white checked shirt bends forward to adjust a gilded deity murti dressed in red garments, with gold jewellery and a crown. A gold-leafed carved pillar and ceiling frame the scene, with a bright light fixture above.2006-09-23A photograph of a gilded deity murti in the foreground, its ornate golden surface and crown in sharp focus. Behind it, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron shawl and smiles while his hand rests on the golden figure. Beside him, a smiling man in glasses and a white shirt with a red tilak stands close, and another man in a checked shirt is at the left edge. Ornate gilded wooden canopy framing and a dark background suggest a temple shrine setting. The golden figure may be processional or alankaram work.2006-09-23A man with long, swept-back black hair wearing an orange-saffron shawl stands in profile beside two gilded metal deity murtis in a dimly lit shrine. One murti wears a tall crown and a white-and-gold cloth, the other a red cloth and an ornate crown. A man in a white dhoti and checked shirt on the right holds a rope or cord near the red-clad murti. A red curtain and carved gold architecture frame the shrine, with a small spotlight overhead.2006-09-23A smiling man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange saffron garment over his shoulders and a forehead marking, stands beside a large gilded deity murti in the foreground. A gilded ceremonial vessel and a red cloth are visible near the murti, and two other men in white shirts stand nearby in a dark setting. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, matching Swamiji (probable), and appears in person beside the golden murti.2006-09-23Inside a gilded wooden shrine structure, a smiling man in a white and blue checked shirt reaches up to adjust a red cloth draped over a large gold-coloured deity murti wearing a tall crown and red garment with gold armlets. A person in an orange saffron robe stands at left beside a gold-framed doorway, with a dark interior behind. The scene suggests temple dressing of the image.2006-09-23A person in an orange saffron garment and orange turban with a white marking on the forehead smiles broadly while reaching out to touch a large golden deity murti on the left. The golden murti has an ornate crown and carved detailing. Behind them a kalasha-like golden finial stands against a dark background beneath a wooden beam. The person's long dark hair falls over the orange clothing.2006-09-23A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulder stands in profile, looking toward two golden metal deity murti. The left murti wears a tall golden crown-like headdress with a white and gold cloth wrap and a golden necklace; the right murti wears an ornate golden crown and a red garment. Behind them are a red curtain, gilded carved wooden panels and a ceiling light. A partially visible hand at the right edge touches the red cloth of the right murti. The man's appearance (long swept-back hair and saffron shawl) is consistent with the page's description of a person, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone, so he is described as a person in orange, with the in-person candidate marked unsure.2006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23September 23 20062006-09-23