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Photo of a temple courtyard with red sandstone steps and green lawn. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on the lower steps at right, facing a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange sashes. Many people hold cameras and phones, and some kneel at the front. A stone stupa-style temple model with small carved figures stands on a raised platform, with a bell and a potted plant nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair, shown on steps facing the group.

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A photograph of a large crowd of devotees in white clothes gathered on red-paved stone steps at a temple complex. Many people hold up cameras and phones, photographing a figure seated on the lower right steps. That seated figure wears orange robes, has long dark hair and sits with a hand near the face, appearing to be the focus of the group. Behind the steps stands a stone stupa-like temple tower with small carved figures, a bronze bell and a pink-walled courtyard with green lawn and potted plants. Some attendees wear orange shawls. Visible text in the upper left corner is partly cut off.2008-06-09A photograph of a large group of devotees in white clothing gathered on red stone steps beside a small temple structure with carved miniature shrines and a stone pillar. Many people hold cameras and phones, photographing a person seated at lower right on the steps. That seated person wears orange robes and has long dark hair pulled back, sitting on a red step with a stone block nearby. Green lawn and potted plants frame the scene, with women in white saris and men in white kurtas among the crowd. Several staff in orange sashes stand at left.2008-06-09A large crowd of devotees gathers on a grassy path beside a pink-walled temple at a Buddhist site, many photographing with compact cameras and one with a video camera. Most wear white kurtas, white saris and lanyard badges, while several men and women wear saffron or orange shawls and saris. A dense group in the foreground crowds around, and a bronze temple bell hangs beside an iron railing on the right, with an ornate stone carving visible in the background.2008-06-09Photograph of a red-sandstone staircase at a Buddhist-style temple complex with a lawn and garden on the right and small stupa-like structures and bells along the path. A seated person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits at the bottom of the steps, facing up toward a large crowd. The crowd, mostly in white clothes with some in orange, stands along the steps and rail, many raising cameras or photographing. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera at left, and a bell and planters are visible at right. Several people wear orange and white ritual dress. A pale-blue tent-like scaffold of strings hangs on the grass slope at left.2008-06-09December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A photograph of an outdoor-looking hall with orange-painted walls and a corrugated roof. In the foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange shawl and orange garment, sits in a white chair on an orange mat, facing left. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls stand or move about; one man in front holds his hands together in greeting, and another in white with an orange shawl and a shaved head stands near. Photographers and videographers are at work, one filming with a camera on his shoulder and another kneeling to shoot. A framed photo display hangs on the wall behind, and a man in orange robes stands at the right. A yellow shawl and garlands are visible on some attendees.2010-07-24Outdoor ritual on a riverside ghat with a crowd of devotees seated on steps. In the centre, a man in white kurta bends forward toward a seated figure in saffron-orange robes, who is dressed in white and orange and has a marigold garland. A shaved-headed monk in orange and red stands nearby with a camera operator filming. A silver trident stands upright beside a silver altar holding a blue deity murti decorated with orange marigold garlands, flowers and a brass kalasha or vessel. Devotees in white and red clothes, and women in saffron and white saris, sit around the platform, with a bronze-coloured cart or railing behind. Ritual puja or abhishekam appears underway.2014-07-27February 13 20132013-02-13A large outdoor gathering of devotees seated and standing on stone slabs, with marigold petals scattered on the ground. In the foreground at lower right, a long-haired person in white robes and a light shawl sits cross-legged facing the group, holding a microphone. Beside them, a man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-toned necklace sits and listens. Many participants wear white with orange caps or orange shawls, and women in orange and colourful saris sit among them. A bald man in white with a mala stands at the upper right, and a water bottle is visible at right.2008-06-09A large crowd of devotees fills an open temple courtyard with stone pillars along the upper left. Most people wear white clothing, with some in yellow, orange, pink and green saris. Many have hands folded in namaskar or are seated on the ground. In the foreground a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long beaded garland of wooden beads and walks among the seated crowd, with a second man in white beside him. Many people carry rudraksha malas and some wear lanyards.2010-12-29A group of about sixteen people sits and stands on a wide red-brick staircase. A woman in a saffron-orange robe at left centre presses her palms together. Several men and women wear white shirts or kurtas with blue lanyard ID cords. A young woman in a blue patterned top and white dupatta sits in the front left, and a man in a red shirt with a rudraksha mala sits at front right. A stone sculpture sits at the left edge.2008-06-09