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Photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple in Varanasi. A silver deity face of Kalabhairava with a moustache-like silver form is decorated with a large garland of marigolds, white flowers and green leaves, with a red flower crown on top. Right of the deity, a smiling man in an orange-saffron robe wears a long garland of orange marigolds, a rudraksha-style bead mala, a gold chain and earrings, holding a silver trident in his raised hand; he has long dark hair and a forehead mark. A camera operator with a boom microphone stands at left beside a man in orange robe with shaved head and white forehead marks. A man in a striped green shirt in the foreground leans forward. Brass lamps and an offering plate are visible at the base of the shrine. Carved inscriptions in Hindi script are on the stone above the deity.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine. A silver-faced deity murti, adorned with marigold and rose garlands and a crown of flowers, sits in a carved stone niche with a Hindi inscription above. A smiling man in saffron-orange robes, wearing layered beaded malas, a marigold garland and a gold necklace, raises his hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. Beside him, a man in saffron and a man in a white-and-green striped shirt stand near a brass oil lamp, with a camera operator filming at left. The person in the striped shirt faces the shrine with hands resting on his shoulder.2013-02-13A smiling man in saffron-orange robes stands before a shrine in a temple, holding a silver trident (trishul) with tassels and bells, and wearing a long marigold garland over a rudraksha-style bead mala. Behind him a silver-faced deity murti with a red and white floral crown and a large marigold-and-white garland sits in a stone niche carved with an inscription. In the left foreground a priest in white tends a brass lamp and a large brass pot, and a small bowl of offerings sits nearby. Other saffron-robed people stand at the edges. This appears to be a temple visit in Varanasi. The man is a person candidate by visible cues: saffron clothing, a trident, a garland and beaded mala.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13A photograph inside a temple shrine in India. A silver-faced deity murti with a crescent-like ornament is framed by garlands of yellow marigolds and white flowers. A central figure in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha malas and a gold garland holds a silver trident and is smiling, with a cameraman filming at left. Beside him, a younger man in a striped shirt with a tilak stands near a red donation box marked HUNDI. Other men in orange robes and gold necklaces stand at right, and the shrine wall carries carved stone with a Hindi inscription.2013-02-13Photograph inside a temple shrine where a silver face of a deity murti is set into a stone niche, decorated with marigold and white flower garlands and a red-and-white flower crown on top. In front, a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak, orange robes, a long orange-and-white beaded garland and a ceremonial silver trident wears a pearl-style necklace; he is a probable Swamiji, identified by swept-back hair, an ornate beaded mala garland and saffron clothing, and is holding the trident. To the right, an older man with grey hair in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands beside him. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films at left, and a bald devotee is visible behind. Carved stone walls with a Sanskrit inscription frame the scene.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13