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A crowd of devotees gathers closely in a stone temple interior. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a red-orange shawl with gold trim and a heavy ornate gold necklace of gold beads stands looking upward, consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) in a ceremonial or darshan setting. Beside him stand saffron-robed men with gold bead garlands, one with palms pressed together in namaste. Other devotees with red tilaks and white shirts stand behind them, and a leafy plant appears at the upper right.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, gazing upward. He wears a red-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders and a heavy gold necklace of beaded ornaments, with gold armbands on both upper arms and wrists. Beside him a shaven-headed man in an orange garment and a dark rudraksha-style cord also holds hands in prayer. Behind them, a crowd of devotees with raised joined hands fills the background.2012-04-05Photograph of a long-haired man in a saffron-orange shawl with a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, standing in a crowded temple-like setting with a multicoloured cloth hanging behind him. Beside him stand a shaved-headed man in orange with a gold necklace and armband and a shaved-headed man in orange at the right edge, with several onlookers in the background. Based on the visible cues of long swept hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron clothing, this appears to be a person standing among the attending devotees.2012-04-05A photograph of a ritual scene with a man in front and a shaved-headed man beside him. The foreground man has long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red bindi, a gold earring, and wears an orange-saffron shawl with multiple strands of rudraksha beads, his eyes closed in meditation or prayer. Behind him stands a bald man in an orange garment with a red forehead mark and rudraksha beads, looking toward the front. Several people in white clothes stand in the blurred background, and a camera operator's arm is visible at the top right. The setting appears to be a temple corridor with light coming through an opening.2012-06-21A photograph of a dense crowd packed into a temple corridor with stone pillars and a banana plant behind them. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a heavy gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, with his hands folded before him. Beside him on the left, a shaven-headed man in orange robes wears a gold necklace, and another shaven-headed man in orange on the right also wears a gold necklace. In the foreground a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and white dhoti stands among onlookers, including elderly men in white shirts and a man in a black shirt. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, distinguished by his long hair, saffron wrap and ornate gold necklace, seen amid devotees during a temple visit.2012-04-05A crowd outdoors at a temple entrance with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red and white forehead mark, and a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a layered garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, plus gold ceremonial necklaces. To his left, two men in saffron-orange robes wear gold necklaces, one with a shaved head and white tilak. To the right, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl bows his head beneath a gold necklace. a person, the central figure in saffron with long hair and a flower garland, is shown in person, receiving devotees at the temple.2010-12-29September 24 20122012-09-24April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05December 29 20102010-12-29