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Night photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with dim lamplight and tall stone pillars. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange-red shirt with a white head-cloth holds a large polished metal pot while a bearded man in an orange robe holds one side of it. Beside them, a younger boy in an orange shirt holds a long silver pole. On the left, a woman in a maroon sari and a barechested man in a white dhoti with a red cloth over his shoulder stand nearby. A crowd of devotees and priests in white stands in the background, with garlanded deity figures visible along the walls.

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Photograph inside a dim temple hall of a ritual scene with a crowd of devotees. At left, a saffron-robed man with an orange head covering and gold necklace stands near the front. At centre, a bare-chested priest with white tilak on his forehead and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder pours from a polished metal pot, while a young man in orange robes with a white headband and a gold necklace reaches toward it. A silver-clad pole stands at right. Behind them sits a decorated deity murti with a golden crown, white flower garlands and a yellow cloth. Many people in white, orange and yellow clothing crowd the background.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.2011-12-20A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars, where a crowd in saffron and orange clothing gathers. A long-haired man in an orange robe wears layered gold and bead necklaces and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a golden covered vessel, and a bearded priest in a yellow-orange dhoti and white vibhuti marks holds a brass pot. Other devotees, including a woman in a red and orange sari with folded hands, stand nearby. The scene appears to be a temple visit with devotional greetings. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in orange with long swept-back hair and layered gold and bead necklaces, performing namaste.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13June 05 20122012-06-05July 13 20092009-07-13April 05 20122012-04-05