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A photograph of a temple entrance with stone steps and a carved stone lion-like sculpture in the foreground. A man in the center wears a long orange-marigold garland, an orange upper cloth over a white dhoti, and a rudraksha-style necklace, with his hands folded at his chest. Around him stand several men in white dhotis with bare upper bodies; one at the left has sacred thread and yellow-marked arms, another at the lower right is bald with red-and-white tilak and a thread across his chest. The group stands in front of a dark wooden temple doorway. Their Hindu ritual attire suggests a temple ceremony. The central figure's cues are a long hair style, orange clothing, and ornate garland, which are only partially distinctive, so identity is uncertain.

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A photograph taken in a dimly lit temple corridor lined with stone pillars. A man in an ornate saffron-orange robe with long dark hair, a gold necklace and a red tilak stands centrally with hands clasped, smiling. Flanking him are shirtless men in white dhotis wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and sacred markings, one holding a folded cloth. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands beside the central figure. Persons: five prominent men visible in the scene.2006-11-09Photograph of a group of men standing in front of a dark stone temple doorway. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe, a long ornate gold necklace with a pendant, and has long swept-back dark hair; he is smiling with hands clasped. Around him are bare-chested men in white dhotis, several wearing rudraksha or thread necklaces; one holds a small bundle or offering wrapped in cloth. The stone wall and dim doorway suggest a temple interior setting.2006-11-09May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesEight men stand in a close group in front of a weathered stone wall and a doorway with a lit lamp inside. Center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold-coloured necklace of beads and pendant, hands clasped. Around him, men wear bare-chested white dhotis with cloth wraps; several have sacred thread or necklaces, and one wears gold-framed glasses and a wristwatch. The clustered arrangement and night-time lighting suggest a posed group photograph at a temple entrance. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in the saffron robe with long hair and a gold ornamental necklace.2006-11-09A photograph of two bare-chested men standing in a temple sanctum doorway framed by an arch of lit orange bulbs. In the foreground, a young priest in a red-orange dhoti and gold-beaded rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of pink petals and wears a white headpiece. Behind him, a taller figure with long dark hair, a crown-like headpiece, gold necklaces and a red shawl stands at the threshold. Inside, a gilded shrine with a white-and-gold canopy holds a deity murti, and a priest in white dhoti attends it. The shoulder-level frame carries a copyright credit at the bottom.2012-05-07November 09 20062006-11-09Outdoor temple entrance with a golden-yellow wooden door framed by pillars and hanging flower garlands, some red. A central man in saffron-orange robes and a long marigold garland is welcomed by several men: a bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti applying a mark on his forehead with a raised hand, a priest in saffron dhoti holding a small kalasha-like object, men in white dhotis and shirts pressing hands together in greeting, and a man in pink shirt standing behind. Visible people: about six or seven. Whether the garlanded man is a person cannot be determined from appearance alone.2012-09-11May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesAugust 20 20122012-08-20Kailasa Paramparagatha Kanchee Kailasa Sarvajnapeetham +1 copiesJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copies