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A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands in the foreground, wearing a white kurta and a cream shawl draped over one shoulder. Behind him, a man in saffron-orange robes and a large gold-beaded necklace with a pendant stands beside a massive carved stone temple wall with ornate sculptural panels and a wheel-shaped carved element. On the left, a man in a plaid shirt walks past a gold metal railing. At the lower right, a hand in a white sleeve points forward. The stone temple architecture and scaffolding indicate a stone temple complex.

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A photograph taken at a sandstone temple courtyard with richly carved walls and a metal railing behind. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead wears a white kurta and a cream checked shawl draped across his chest. Behind him, a figure in an orange garment raises a long wooden staff overhead. A woman in a maroon sari with a short-cropped head walks beside the railing, and a bald man in a pale yellow shirt and white trousers holds a small dark object and looks to the side. The scene shows people walking through a temple precinct.2008-06-09Photograph of several men walking in front of a weathered sandstone temple with carved reliefs and tiered stone steps. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a white kurta and a light cream shawl draped over one shoulder. To his left, a younger man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold pendant on a beaded mala. To the right, an older man with swept-back hair wears an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in white stands on the upper temple ledge, and other people in orange and white are partly visible at the edges.2008-06-09Outdoor photo at a stone temple wall carved with deity and figure reliefs. A man with long dark hair and a red tilak, wearing a white kurta and cream shawl, smiles and gestures with an open hand at left. Behind him a man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style mala holds up an orange umbrella or banner. At right an older man in an orange shawl over white clothes, with a red tilak and beaded mala, smiles. A second man in orange stands further back. Three people are visible.2008-06-09Four men walk along a stone temple terrace beside intricately carved sandstone walls. In the foreground a young man in white kurta with a cream shawl walks at left. Behind him a man in saffron-orange robes and a large gold-toned pendant on a beaded mala holds up an orange umbrella, which shades the group. Another saffron-clad man follows behind. At right an older man in white kurta and orange shawl with a rudraksha-style mala walks. Green trees and a stone lion sculpture appear in the background, with a few more people further back.2008-06-09Outdoor photo at a stone temple with richly carved sandstone walls. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a white kurta with a cream shawl across his shoulder points upward with one hand while an orange umbrella is held above him by another person. To the right a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl and a rudraksha mala with a pendant walks beside him. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and a man in a cream shirt and white trousers raise an arm, and a woman in a teal sari is visible at the far left near a metal railing. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair and a distinctive white kurta with cream shawl, being escorted under an umbrella; identity is appearance-based only.2008-06-09A photograph of four men at a carved sandstone temple wall with dense rows of figurative sculpture. In the foreground a smiling man in white kurta with a cream shawl and red tilak stands on a stone walkway beside a brass-railed barrier. Behind him, three men in saffron-orange robes stand in the temple area; one holds a bright yellow-orange umbrella over the group, and another wears a long rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues, so no identification is made.2008-06-09June 09 20082008-06-09 +1 copiesA photograph at a stone temple with a large carved stone wheel with spokes and ornate relief figures on the left, behind a brass railing. Two men in white kurta clothing stand at the centre-right. The man in the middle, with long dark hair, a cream shawl and hands pressed together in namaste, is a devotee beside a fellow traveller. The man on the right wears an orange shawl and a dark rudraksha-style bead necklace over white clothing. A bright orange umbrella is held above them. Several other people in orange, yellow and white clothing stand behind, with temple spires visible in the background.2008-06-09June 09 20082008-06-09 +1 copiesA man stands in front of a richly carved sandstone temple wall at what appears to be a Konark-style sun temple, with a large stone chariot wheel to his right and figural sculptures of deities and animals on the pillars. He wears a white kurta and a light cream shawl over one shoulder and has a red bindi on his forehead and long dark hair. A partly visible person with orange clothing stands behind him at the edge of the frame, and a yellow umbrella is held above. a person: the man has long swept-back hair and a red mark on his forehead, but no crown, saffron robe or malas are visible, so identity is uncertain.2008-06-09A photograph at a stone temple site with carved sandstone stairs and a tall carved shikhara in the upper left. A woman with long dark hair in a white kurta and a cream shawl walks up the steps. A man holds an orange umbrella above, wearing an orange shawl. In the lower right, a man with short dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and an orange shawl looks toward the camera. Visible people are four.2008-06-09September 18 20062006-09-18