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A 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.

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February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo inside a temple shrine in Varanasi. A smiling man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala with a long ceremonial pearl-and-bead necklace raises one hand in greeting and holds a silver trident. A clean-shaven man in an orange robe and orange shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a bald man in dark clothing stands behind. A brass oil lamp burns on a stand in front of a large brass vessel. Behind them, a silver face of a deity murti is decorated with marigold garlands and a flower crown, with an ornate stone shrine and inscribed panel behind. Several onlookers and a man in white dhoti and gold necklace stand nearby. Visible camera equipment is at left.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.2013-02-13Photo inside a temple shrine in Varanasi, with a carved stone niche behind a deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white flower crown. A man in saffron-orange robes with a large rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold chain smiles and raises one hand, holding a silver trident with a red gem. Beside him, a bald man in orange and a man in orange shawl with a gold-beaded mala stand close; several people in dark clothing and a man in white stand behind. A brass oil lamp with a flame sits on a tall brass stand at left, and a man at left holds a phone. a person (saffron robes, long swept hair, rudraksha mala, gold chain, trident) is the central smiling figure.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13Photo inside a temple shrine with a carved white stone arch above a silver deity murti decorated with marigold garlands and a red-and-white floral crown. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a large marigold garland over a rudraksha-style mala of pearl-like beads, holds a silver trident and smiles while raising one hand. Beside him, a man in orange clothing with a long mala stands at right, with a sindoor forehead mark. At left, a brass oil lamp burns beside a brass vessel, and another man in orange with a mala is partly visible. Several other men in orange and white stand behind, with red forehead marks. a person cues: saffron robes, mala and trident in the centre, but appearance is only partly clear, so marked unsure.2013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13February 13 20132013-02-13 +1 copiesFebruary 13 20132013-02-13Photograph 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.2013-02-13