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Night photograph of a crowded temple precinct with a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and checked shirts. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long garland of white jasmine and orange-red flowers and carries a small brass bell or ritual object. Beside him at left, a golden deity murti or ceremonial figure is decorated with heavy garlands of yellow and orange marigolds and white flowers. Several monks with shaved heads wear saffron and yellow shawls, and a cameraman with a broadcast camera stands at lower right. The setting has white pillars and a red lattice screen wall.

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Evening photograph of a crowd gathered outside a temple entrance. In the centre, a man in orange robes wears a long garland of red and orange flowers with a gold ornament, and stands barefoot beside another orange-robed man. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with yellow shawls, crowd closely. A shaved-headed monk in orange stands at right. In the foreground, a man in a checked shirt and an orange-clad figure lean toward a garlanded seated figure draped in yellow and white flowers, near a brass vessel. A videographer with a large camera is at lower right. Red lattice screen and white pillars frame the background.2010-08-09Night photograph at a temple entrance with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long garland of orange and white flowers and a ceremonial gold necklace, and holds his hand near his face. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stand close. At left, a man in a checked shirt tends a decorated deity murti or palanquin heaped with orange, yellow and white flower garlands. A video camera operator is visible at lower right, and a lamp glows near the top of the frame.2010-08-09Night-time photograph of a procession at a temple entrance. A man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange sannyasi garment and a large garland of orange, red and white flowers around his neck, smiling as he walks among devotees. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads stands near. On the left, a musician in red and white plays a long wind instrument beside a gold-topped palanquin decorated with white and orange flower garlands. Surrounding people wear white dhotis, checked shirts and collared shirts; one man in a brown kurta and necklace stands in the foreground. Lamps and a lit building frame the scene.2010-08-09Photograph of a temple courtyard with an orange-painted wall and corrugated roof. On the left, a deity murti or utsava image is decorated with white and red flower garlands and a golden crown, carried or held by men in white dhotis and a man in a light striped shirt. A man in a red shawl is seen from behind in the lower left foreground. On the right, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white tilak wears an orange robe and a heavy white and red flower garland, his hands folded in prayer. Beside him, a bald man in an orange shawl stands with hands clasped. A camera operator with a Leica-branded camera is at the upper right. Devotees stand in the background, some in white, others in orange.2010-07-21February 02 20102010-02-02A photograph inside a temple hall with dark wooden ceiling beams and stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-red saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, and he is smiling. A white-clad man stands at left with hands joined, and a woman in a maroon sari with glasses stands beside him. Behind them, saffron-robed men with orange-and-white forehead marks and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala gather. A floral garland hangs on a trident-topped pillar at centre, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at left. A man in a striped red and blue shirt photographs from the foreground. The central figure has distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha and gold necklace cues, consistent with a person presence in the scene.2009-07-13Outdoor procession in a dense crowd of men. A bald man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala stands at left, gesturing toward a figure in an orange saffron robe with a large orange turban and heavy gold coin-style necklace, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (appearance cues: orange turban, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklace), walking through the crowd. Behind them a silver-decorated ratha or palanquin with garlands and colourful umbrella canopies. Several videographers with cameras are filming close by, and a few people in white and orange clothing surround the pair.2009-07-23August 02 20082008-08-02Night procession at a temple entrance. A man in saffron robes stands centre, wearing a large garland of red and white flowers, with a ceremonial umbrella held over him by a man in white. Several saffron-robed monks and men in white and yellow-scarved devotees walk around him along a concrete path, with a colourful temple shrine visible at left.2010-08-09February 11 20132013-02-11August 02 20082008-08-02July 13 20092009-07-13