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Indoor temple scene with devotees standing in a row in saffron and orange robes, several with hands joined in prayer. A bearded man in the centre wears a red and orange garment and a wristwatch, hands pressed together. A man in a light blue striped shirt and white dhoti, on the left, lifts or handles a white cloth over an orange-covered altar. Brass plates holding bananas, fruit and yellow flowers sit on the orange cloth. A younger man in white with a yellow shawl stands at right with hands joined. Behind them, glass cabinets hold golden deity murtis and ritual objects, and a woman in red stands near the wall.

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Devotees stand in a whitewashed hall with a corrugated roof, at what appears to be a temple or devotional setting. In the centre, a bearded man with greying hair wears a red shawl with gold embroidery over a red garment, a gold bracelet on his wrist, and a tilak on his forehead, his hands together in front of him. To his right, a man in folded hands wears an orange robe and a tan shawl. At the left edge, a man in an orange wrap stands with hands clasped. Behind them, men in white dhotis, yellow and white shawls, and orange garments stand in a line, and a brass plate hangs on the wall. The scene looks like a darshan line or ritual gathering.2010-07-21Photograph of a temple interior with a crowd gathered around a central figure. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti stands at centre, smiling, with a red bindi, as an attendant in orange reaches toward him. To the right, a bearded man in red robes and a man in orange with a gold-bordered shawl stand with hands folded in reverence. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and a boy in a yellow shawl, stand around. On the left, a deity murti is decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands. Oil lamps and offerings are visible in the background. Such scenes are typical of a darshan or abhishekam occasion.2010-07-21July 21 20102010-07-21A group of saffron-robed sannyasis stands in a whitewashed hall with a tin roof, several with palms pressed together in greeting. One bowing sannyasi in the centre has a shaved head and a draped orange shawl. At the left, a man in white dhoti with a yellow scarf stands near a table of brass items. In the foreground, rows of brass oil lamps and a brass plate with flowers and offerings sit on a red cloth. Behind them a dark board lists names, a red curtain hangs at right, and a carved stone pillar stands at the right edge.2009-10-15Indoor temple scene in a plain white-walled hall with a corrugated metal roof. A framed portrait on the left shows a long-haired figure in orange robes with a beaded necklace, set on a wooden cabinet beside a brass oil lamp. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand on the right, one holding a garland of white and yellow flowers and another carrying a tray. In the center a man in a white shirt and white dhoti bends forward, while others in light shirts and white dhotis move toward a doorway hung with orange cloth. An orange rug covers the floor in the foreground.2010-07-21October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA temple ritual in an orange-walled shrine room with a gold-trimmed altar. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit on the floor performing a puja: a seated man in a saffron robe with a red shawl rings a small bell, a man in orange holds a brass vessel, and another sits with brass lamps, a copper pot and a silver plate of yellow and red flower petals. A man in white dhoti stands with hands folded at the back, and a row of seated devotees in white with orange shawls watch quietly on the right. Brass oil lamps, fruit and garlands are arranged on plates on the floor.2010-07-21July 02 20172017-07-02 +1 copiesIndoor photograph of a group of Hindu sadhus and devotees standing in a bare, whitewashed room with an open doorway at left. A bearded man in a saffron dhoti and orange head wrap, with a multi-strand rudraksha mala, stands center-left with hands folded. A long-haired man in a yellow garment and rudraksha mala stands center-right facing a woman in orange robes. Other monks in orange and saffron robes, some with shaved heads, and a person in white stand around them.2007-08-09Indoor photograph of a ritual or ceremonial gathering in a room with pink walls and framed religious pictures. A man in a red-orange turban and matching robe, with rudraksha beads and a long beard, stands at left with his hand on his chest. A long-haired figure in an orange robe and a long rudraksha mala stands in the centre-left. A bald man in an ochre-orange robe stands behind him. In the centre-right, a bearded man in an orange robe and white cloth stands before a priest in a red shawl and white dhoti with gold borders, who presses a sacred mark on his forehead. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A person in a yellow shawl stands at far left.2007-08-09October 18 20102010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees standing in a temple courtyard before a shrine with a stone carved pillar on the right. A woman with long curly dark hair in a sleeveless orange dress stands at left facing the group, while a bearded elder in a rudraksha mala and peach-coloured robe stands centre. A bald man in a white dhoti and shawl stands beside him, and a sannyasi in orange cloth gestures toward yellow and red marigold garlands and brass vessels on the shrine ledge at right. Brass lamps and a small decorated tree stand at left, with a red curtain hanging behind. Scattered devotees in orange and white stand along the back wall, and a fire or lamp glows in the lower foreground.2009-12-30