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Photograph inside a temple doorway with dark carved stone and a brass-barred gate at right. A bearded man with long dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, bare-chested with a reddish-brown cloth, stands with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes lowered. Beside him a figure in saffron-orange cloth and a man in a light shirt stand near a silver tray holding a small bowl of white powder and an oil lamp. Coloured lights are visible through the arch behind them. Swamiji (probable) appears in the centre, based on long hair, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.

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February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a temple entrance lit with colourful string lights and an illuminated gopuram behind. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold chain necklace, a rudraksha mala and a rust-orange wrap, hands pressed together in namaskar with eyes closed, stands at the front. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread and rudraksha beads holds a silver tray with a small pot of white powder, a lit oil lamp and currency notes. Behind them, saffron-clad devotees with beaded necklaces and tilak stand in a close group. A man in a white and blue sports jersey stands at the center. A golden gate and carved black stone pillars frame the scene.2017-02-06A photograph inside a temple corridor with dark stone pillars and a gold-coloured ornate gate. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, bare-chested and wearing a dark red-brown shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a white forehead mark, stands with hands joined in namaskar, facing the gate. Around him, several men in saffron-orange cloths with white forehead markings and beaded malas press close. A uniformed official in khaki stands in the foreground, and a man in an orange t-shirt is at the right edge. Coloured lights and a decorated structure are visible in the background. a person: the bare-chested, long-haired man in the centre with beaded malas and joined hands at the temple gate.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a temple gateway with a golden grille door, grey stone pillars and scaffolding behind. A bare-chested man in orange ochre garments and a gold necklace stands at the right, hands folded in prayer toward the gate. Beside him a woman in a maroon sari with a red and white flower garland faces the gate, hands joined. At left, a bearded man with a white shawl and gold necklaces holds a mobile phone, and a bare-chested man with body markings and orange cloth holds a white and gold ritual vessel. Several onlookers in the foreground, a person in a teal sari in the background, and string lights overhead.2017-02-06A photograph inside a temple corridor at night, showing a gold-coloured barred gate with a decorative motif. A man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and an orange-red cloth draped over a dark garment stands with palms pressed together before the gate. Behind him, to the left, two men in orange-saffron robes with rudraksha and bead malas stand with a bare-chested devotee in the foreground. A uniformed officer in khaki and blue shirt stands at right, reaching toward the gate. Colourful string lights and decorations are visible through an opening at the top left.2017-02-06September 17 20172017-09-17A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and wrap with a heavy gold pendant necklace and gold armlets, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar at eye level with a white tilak on his forehead. Beside him, a younger attendant in an orange cloth and wooden bead necklace also has hands folded. Strings of multicoloured lights and a large screen glow in the blurred background of a dark stage. a person cues: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, and a saffron-toned wrap, shown in the act of greeting the gathering with folded hands.2017-09-17February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph at a temple entrance lit with multicoloured string lights and a decorated tower behind. In the centre a bearded man in a saffron-orange robe, gold ornamental necklaces and a long rudraksha mala touches his forehead with his fingers, with white vibhuti marks on his brow. Beside him stands a bald man in orange and a younger man in orange with gold chains. To the right a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and holds a silver tray with a small pile of white powder and a lit oil lamp, while a man in a white-and-black sports shirt looks on. A barred gold gate and carved dark stone pillars frame the scene.2017-02-06