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Dense crowd of devotees inside a temple hall with ornate stone pillars and hanging orange and green cloth banners. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron dress, a heavy gold ceremonial necklace and gold armbands, his hands folded in front of him. Around him, shaved-headed men in orange cloth and gold necklaces stand among white-shirted men and women in saris. A bare-chested man in the foreground wears a black rudraksha mala and a red tilak. The scene appears to be a temple visit or darshan with a large crowd pressing around the central figure.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05 +1 copiesCrowded temple procession in an inner corridor with stone pillars and hanging colourful tassels, a green banana-leaf decoration overhead, and smoke or incense haze at left. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and bangles, with hands clasped before him. Two shaven-headed attendants in orange robes and gold necklaces flank him, and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads stands in white dhoti at front right. Many devotees in white and dhotis press around them.2012-04-05A dense crowd fills a temple hall with tall stone pillars and hanging saffron and multicoloured banners. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron cloth over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace, hands clasped, smiling; he has the appearance of the probable Swamiji. Beside him, a man in an orange garment and gold necklace stands, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare chest is on the right holding a metal tray with red offerings, and a man in a white striped shirt stands near the centre. Devotees with red forehead marks surround them. Probable Swamiji, depicted in person at a temple gathering.2012-04-05A dense crowd fills a temple hall with stone pillars and hanging orange-and-yellow fabric banners. At centre, a figure with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a saffron-orange wrap and a long gold necklace with a pendant stands with hands joined. Two saffron-robed attendants with shaved heads and gold beaded necklaces stand beside him. Devotees in white shirts, a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha mala, and a white-haired elderly man with hand to chin surround them. Appearance-based candidate: a person, wearing saffron cues and distinctive ornaments, standing among devotees during a temple gathering.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a dense crowd packed into a temple corridor with stone pillars and a banana plant behind them. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a heavy gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, with his hands folded before him. Beside him on the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes wears a gold necklace, and another shaven-headed man in orange on the right also wears a gold necklace. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands among onlookers, including elderly men in white shirts and a man in a black shirt. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by his long hair, saffron wrap and ornate gold necklace, seen amid devotees during a temple visit.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A dense crowd fills a temple interior with stone pillars and hanging orange and rainbow fabric. At centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold-bead garland, a gold chain, and bangles, and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace. On the right, another shaved-headed man in orange wears a gold chain. In the foreground, a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and a white cloth around his waist, and an elderly man with white hair stands in the left foreground. Many devotees in white and colourful shirts fill the background.2012-04-05