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Photograph of two men standing at a gold-painted railing in a temple setting, with a golden pillar behind them. The man on the left wears an orange-red shawl with a golden border, a red rudraksha headband, coral-coloured beaded malas, a silver necklace and gold earring, and gazes to the side. The bald man beside him wears an orange shawl with a gold border, a headband of rudraksha beads, a long dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, and white ash markings on his forehead and shoulder. Two more devotees in orange robes stand at the right edge, one with hands joined in namaste. Two people are clearly visible in the foreground, with a few more partially visible behind them.

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Photograph inside a temple hall with a tall ochre-gold carved pillar. On the left, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a rudraksha mala headband, a red-orange garment over his shoulder, layered red and white beaded necklaces and a beaded armband, and stands with arms crossed. Beside him, a bald elderly priest with white sacred ash marks on his head, shoulder and arm, wearing a rudraksha mala, gold ornaments and ear studs, touches his face with one hand. Another bald man in orange cloth stands at the right edge, and a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol-like fan is visible behind them.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Photograph of two seated men in orange-saffron robes with a group of similarly robed men standing behind them. The man on the left wears a rudraksha headband, a red bindi, a long rudraksha and bead mala, a bead armlet and a gold pendant, smiling toward the side. The older man on the right, bald with white sacred ash markings and a red bindi, wears a rudraksha headband, a long mala of white and dark beads, and a gold pendant, and is seated against a plain cream wall. Standing behind them, several men in orange robes wear long gold-and-bead necklaces, with one man's arms crossed.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 21 20122012-05-21Two men in saffron-orange robes sit on a dark red velvet seat in front of an ornate gold-leaf shrine backdrop with a golden lion sculpture at right. The man at left, bald and bare-chested, wears a red-and-gold headband, white sacred ash on his forehead and arms, a dark rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, and speaks toward a microphone at the frame edge. The man at right, with hair tied back, a red-and-gold headband, white ash and a heavy gold bead necklace over an orange shawl, sits listening with his hands clasped. The scene appears to be an interview or conversation in a temple-style setting.2012-05-10 +1 copiesTwo men in saffron-orange draped garments with gold-bordered cloth sit side by side indoors against a pale cream wall. The younger man on the left wears a red-brown rudraksha headband, a red bindi, layered rudraksha and bead malas, a gold pendant and a silver chain, and holds his hands together in his lap. The older bald man on the right, bare-chested, wears a headband, white horizontal forehead markings, a red dot, multiple rudraksha and white bead malas with a gold pendant, and a gold bangle, looking off to the side. A person in orange at the far left holds a purple plastic box, and a small framed picture hangs on a shelf behind.2012-05-18May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesTwo saffron-robed men stand in a marble-walled hall beside gold ceremonial objects. The man on the left, in an orange dhoti with a gold border and a long gold necklace of beads, gestures outward with an open palm while smiling, wearing a dark beaded armband and a red-and-black headband. Beside him, an elderly man with a shaved head and white vibhuti markings wears a dark rudraksha mala, a heavy gold pendant necklace, a beaded headband and an orange shawl with gold edging, looking toward the first man. Behind them, another saffron-robed man in a gold necklace stands partly visible, and a bald man in the lower right foreground is partly cut off. A framed portrait sits at the lower left beside a gold-colored object.2012-05-12Photograph of several men in saffron-orange sannyasi robes walking through a room with golden-veined stone walls. The foreground elder on the left is bare-chested with a wrap of orange cloth over one shoulder, white vertical tilak lines on his arms and forehead, a red dot on his brow, a rudraksha mala headband, and a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace with a large gold pendant. Beside him a younger man in orange robes with gold borders wears a rudraksha headband, a gold bead necklace and a rudraksha armlet. Two more men stand behind, one bald and one in white dhoti with gold border, and a red cloth is visible at the lower right.2012-05-12Photograph of three men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with gold-edged borders standing beside a gilded palanquin or throne. On the left an elderly bald priest wears rudraksha beads and a rudraksha headband; in the centre a priest in orange with a heavy gold necklace and a red mark on his forehead stands beside a man in a white shirt; on the right a younger man in orange wears a rudraksha headband, a gold necklace, silver armlets and bangles, and holds his hands together. A few other people in white stand behind them, and red and purple fabric hangs at the left.2012-06-05Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders walk through a stone-pillared temple corridor. The man at left wears a red-gold headband, long gold-bead garland, gold armlets and wears a golden necklace; he gazes upward. Beside him a bald man with white ash marks on his forehead and arms wears a dark rudraksha mala with gold pendants. Behind them other devotees in orange cloth with white tilak marks follow. The scene appears to be a procession inside a temple, with a white-clad man visible in the background.2012-06-05