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Photograph of an ornate temple entrance corridor with a colourful painted arch decorated with carved figures, winged angels and a lion-faced guardian mask above. Strings of marigold garlands in orange, yellow and green hang across the arch. Blue metal gates flank the walkway with polished peach-toned marble walls. Several people walk through the corridor in the distance, including a man in a green shirt and others in white, while a figure in white stands near the right gate. The scene suggests a temple hall or aadheenam interior during a festive decoration.

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December 17 20112011-12-17A photograph inside a temple corridor with dark carved wooden walls and brass studded doorframes. A tall gold-coloured pillar or flagstaff rises in the background. Devotees queue along metal crowd barriers, painted yellow and blue, in the foreground; one man in a yellow checked shirt sits at left. In the middle distance, several people in white dhotis and shirts walk toward a sanctum, and one man wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body. Personal details of anyone in the crowd are not clear enough to identify, and the scene is lit dimly with warm light.2012-05-09A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.2012-01-07April 29 20182018-04-29A crowded temple corridor with seated devotees on a stone floor, many women in sarees and men in white shirts and dhotis. Marigold garlands in orange hang in swags across the ceiling beneath a pillared arcade decorated with painted cylindrical column wraps in red, blue and yellow. A standing man in white shirt and trousers faces the crowd on the right, and a man in a white dhoti with bare upper body stands at the far right near a red-and-yellow flag. The scene suggests a satsang or ritual gathering in a temple hall.2012-06-05Inside a gold-trimmed temple doorway with carved pillars and a green-and-red painted column, a smiling man in a saffron-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in greeting. He has a wreath-like headband and a white necklace. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand around him; one bald man in an orange cloth stands behind, and one in white bows toward him. Hanging lamps and decorated temple interior are visible beyond. The robed man's distinctive saffron clothing, rudraksha beads and headband are consistent with the page's a person reference, though identity is uncertain from appearance.2012-05-31April 29 20182018-04-29May 20 20122012-05-20Inside a marble-floored temple hall with ornate golden arches and carved wooden doors, a bearded man in saffron-orange and rust-red robes walks forward wearing white and pink flower garlands and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him, several men in rust-red and maroon dhotis and shawls, some wearing garlands, walk through the hall. A worshipper in white clothes stands at the right edge beside brass railings. The bearded man has long swept-back hair and a distinctive orange shawl over his robe, a cue consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable Swamiji (probable) figure, while the surrounding men are devotees and sannyasis.2014-03-16Photo of a crowded temple corridor with a police officer in khaki uniform and blue-banded cap in the foreground. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-and-bead garland and gold necklace, hands folded, flanked by two shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with beaded garlands. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a green sari with folded hands line the walkway. Banana stalks, a white canopy, colourful flags and a deity murti decorated with garlands are visible at the far end under string lights.2012-04-05Interior photograph of a temple hall with a corrugated metal roof on steel trusses and orange-painted walls. A red carpet runs down the centre between metal railings toward a brightly lit shrine with a deity murti at the far end, with seated devotees on the floor in front. Hanging cloth banners in red, blue, green and yellow with floral and bird motifs line both sides. Two visitors in white clothing walk along the carpet, a woman in a light sari-style wrap with a handbag and another woman in white trousers, while others sit near the shrine. Framed portraits hang on the right wall.2011-11-20December 17 20112011-12-17