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Outdoor temple ritual at dusk beside a tall stone wall and gopuram. Nearby a brass tray holds a lit oil lamp, flower garlands, fruit and sweets, and bamboo scaffolding stands behind. Several people in white dhotis and a uniformed police officer stand in the background.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard where a large crowd sits and stands before a stone temple wall with a pink-painted top edge and ornate gopuram-style finials. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange and red robes sits on a raised mat beside flower garlands of white and orange blossoms, plates of food and brass offerings. A central group of seated saffron-robed sannyasis wear rudraksha malas, one with a visible orange and white shawl. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis and saris and children in maroon uniforms sit or stand, and uniformed police stand near the wall. A man in a white shirt crouches in the foreground with a camera. Large crowds fill the background.2011-12-20Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a stone wall and bamboo scaffolding. Many devotees sit and stand on the stone pavement, most in white ritual clothes or orange and saffron robes, with women in pink and green saris. In the foreground a sannyasi with long swept-back hair, a long mala of rudraksha beads, gold ornaments and saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, while a shaved-headed man in saffron nearby also sits with palms joined. On the right, a priest in white with a sacred thread kneels before offering plates of flowers and a small brass vessel, and a uniformed police officer stands in the background. A person with long hair and an orange wrap, with distinctive adornments and rudraksha necklaces, is in the centre, consistent with a person presence in the ceremony, though the appearance is not fully certain.2011-12-20Outdoor ritual at a temple courtyard with bamboo scaffolding and a pink wall behind. A shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange robes with orange-smeared forehead and rudraksha mala sits center-right, holding a flaming oil lamp over a metal vessel while offerings of fruit and sweets are arranged on plates before him. Around him, several saffron-robed men sit with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a large crowd stands and kneels in white and colourful clothing, many with hands joined. On the right, a stone pillar is decorated with white, pink and yellow flower garlands and green leaves. A man in a white dhoti with gold border stands at the lower left facing the group, and a photographer appears at the bottom left. Many people are visible, well over twenty.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk with a gopuram tower behind a high stone wall. A large crowd sits on stone pavement, many in orange and saffron robes, others in maroon and pink. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in white dhoti sits before a ritual setup of lamps and offerings, with a garland of pink and yellow flowers on a pillar nearby. Opposite him, a figure in saffron with a rudraksha mala and a shaved head sits beside a wooden stand. Bamboo scaffolding and standing onlookers in white fill the background. A camera operator is visible at the right edge.2011-12-20Outdoors at dusk, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged on a stone pavement with palms pressed together in namaste, forehead marked with a tilak, wearing layered beaded malas, gold bangles and an armlet. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and orange robes sit in rows, some in prayer, and uniformed police officers and white-shirted volunteers stand near a long stone temple wall with bamboo scaffolding. A man in a saffron robe with bare shoulders stands at right holding a camera. Swamiji (probable) is the central seated figure, shown with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha-style malas and gold ornaments, with the appearance-based label applied from these visible cues.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple courtyard at dusk beside a high stone wall with a gopuram tower behind it. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl sits on a low platform at lower right, facing a seated group, with brass plates of offerings, flowers and a lit oil lamp in front of him. Seated opposite, women and men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas and gold necklaces sit close together, one holding a long wooden staff. Many devotees in maroon and white clothes sit with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a crowd in white stands behind them. A videographer's camera is visible at right. Bamboo scaffolding frames the right side.2011-12-20