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Outdoor photo at a temple complex with a tall, ornately carved stupa-style tower with a golden finial on the left and a small pink brick shrine in front. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a red bindi and long dark hair sits on a grassy embankment, smiling toward the camera. Several people sit in front of him in white shirts and lanyards; one man in white has a grey moustache, a woman in a floral top sits center, and a man in white with glasses is at lower right. Green trees and a cloudy sky fill the background. Given the page's Buddha Gaya visit context, the tower.

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Photograph of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, its tall tapering spire covered in carved niches under an overcast sky, with a small pink-washed shrine and green trees beside it. In the lower foreground, several visitors sit or stand along a brick wall: a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala, a man in a white shirt with a moustache, a woman with curly hair, and a woman with dark hair in a braid. On the right, a young man with long swept-back hair, a red tilak mark on his forehead and a flowing orange saffron robe sits on a grassy slope. Visitors with a faint purple logo appear at the lower left.2008-06-09A photograph of a large tiered stone temple tower with many niches and a spired top, rising above a grassy slope and red sandstone staircase. Seated on the red steps in the foreground are several people: a man on the left in an orange robe with a red forehead mark and long hair, smiling and raising one hand; a woman in a cream patterned outfit and a man in a white shirt with a lanyard and glasses in front; another man at the bottom edge. A tree and green lawn fill the left side under an overcast sky.2008-06-09Group photo of about a dozen people seated on red brick steps and a low wall in front of a tall, tiered stone temple tower with a pointed spire, set against a grassy slope and trees under an overcast sky. In the centre-left, a person in saffron/orange robes with a red forehead mark waves, standing among seated devotees. Most others wear white shirts and white dhotis or pants with blue lanyards, and some wear rudraksha malas. Two women wear saris and one wears a green top; a man in an orange cap sits in the foreground. The scene reads as a pilgrimage group at a Buddhist-style stupa temple.2008-06-09A group of about nine people sits and stands on a red brick staircase leading up a grassy mound toward a tall, tiered stone temple with a spire and niched, decorated walls. In the centre-back, a man wears a flowing orange-saffron robe and a shaved head, raising one hand in greeting; he is positioned among the group. Around him, women in white and pastel kurtas and men in white shirts sit on the steps, some with hands folded in namaste. A small dark stone object, possibly a lingam or stone pillar, sits at the lower left beside the steps. The sky is overcast and the mound is covered in green grass with small coloured flags.2008-06-09Photograph of a group seated on red sandstone steps beside a tall grey-white stupa-style temple tower with carved niches, at the Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi temple setting. In the foreground, a smiling man on the left wears an orange saffron wrap, a red bindi and has long dark hair, and a bearded man in a white shirt with a blue-and-white lanyard sits in the front right. Behind them a woman in a green and floral salwar kameez sits beside another person, with a man in a light shirt. Green lawn and trees fill the left background under an overcast sky.2008-06-09A group of about fourteen devotees poses on red brick steps in front of a tall, tiered stone temple with many niches and a pointed spire. In the centre-left, a man in a saffron-orange robe raises one hand in a wave, surrounded by people in white kurtas and white salwar clothes with blue lanyards. A woman in yellow sari sits on the steps at right, and a man in a pale yellow shirt sits with a red tilak on his forehead. Several women wear white, and one woman in orange-red top sits behind them.2008-06-09A group of about a dozen people sits on a red brick staircase in front of a tall, tiered stone temple with a spire, resembling the Mahabodhi temple. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a red tilak on the forehead stands at left raising a hand in greeting. Most others wear white kurtas or shirts and blue lanyards, and a woman in a white sari with a shawl sits at front left. A man in white with a rudraksha mala sits at front right. A grassy slope with a green netting and trees lies to the left.2008-06-09A group of nine people sits and stands on a broad red sandstone staircase leading up to a tall tiered temple tower with niches and carved pilasters, identified in the scene as a Buddhist-style stupa-shrine against a pale sky with green trees on the left. In the centre, a person in an orange robe and orange shawl with short dark hair stands on the steps, flanked by women in white, pale green and blue kurta and sari, and men in white shirts and blue-striped shirts with lanyards. A woman in a green kurta with a black bag sits at left, and a woman in a white sari with a bag sits front centre. A grassy embankment with small plants lies to the left, and a weathered stone block sits at lower left.2008-06-09A group of about twenty devotees sits and stands on red brick steps in front of a tall grey stone temple tower with a pointed spire, the Bodh Gaya style Mahabodhi Temple. A woman in an orange sari with a white border sits at lower left, and a central figure in a saffron-orange wrap and orange clothing raises a hand in greeting. Several men wear white shirts and lanyards, one man in a striped blue-and-white shirt sits at far left, and a bald older man in an orange shirt sits at right. Women in green, grey and patterned saris sit at the upper right beside a woman in a patterned sari walking up the steps. Green lawn and trees surround the temple base. The Mahabodhi tower is visible with carved niches and a Buddha figure on the terrace wall.2008-06-09A group of about twenty devotees sits and stands on red sandstone steps in front of a tall grey Buddhist-style temple tower with tiered niches and a spire, set on a grassy slope with green trees. In the centre-left, a person in a saffron-orange robe with a bare head raises one hand in a blessing or greeting gesture, flanked by others in white kurtas and sarees, one man in a white shirt with palms pressed together, and a woman in a cream saree with orange border. A man in an orange t-shirt sits at right, and a woman in a green saree holds a camera. Many wear identity lanyards. A small girl in blue and a toddler in white sit among the group. The photo has a faint circular logo at lower left.2008-06-09A group of about fourteen people sits and stands on red sandstone steps in front of a tall pale temple tower with rows of niches, identified by its setting as a Buddhist temple at Bodh Gaya. Most are dressed in white, including a woman in white at the top right of the steps. A man in the centre wears an orange shawl and orange clothing, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible on the chest area. A woman in a yellow sari sits at right, and a woman in a yellow top sits in the centre. A dark stone object sits at left, and a grassy slope with small decorations lies behind the group.2008-06-09A group of about fifteen people poses on red sandstone steps in front of a tall, tiered grey-white Buddhist temple tower with a pointed spire, set on a grassy mound with green trees at left. Many wear white or cream clothing; several men at the back wear orange-saffron robes and one man in front has long greying hair and a white outfit with a long mala of beads. A woman in the middle wears a white head covering, a woman at lower right wears white with an orange shawl, and a bearded man in white with a rudraksha-style mala sits at lower left. Some people wear lanyards. The scene reads as a temple visit group photo.2008-06-09