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A photograph inside a temple shrine. On the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands with a saffron flag on a pole and wears a long white-and-red flower garland; a rudraksha-style bead mala hangs at his chest. Behind him, a golden canopy-shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red ribbons frames a deity murti in green and gold with a crown and garlands, seated on a red cushioned seat, with a second white-clad figure beside it. Two more saffron flags on poles stand at the right. Flower offerings lie at the base. Hanging at the top are blue-and-white flags, and on the right and left edges are framed portrait photos of a smiling person in a white head covering. Several people are visible but only one clear physical person stands in the foreground.

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A figure in orange robes and an orange head wrap, wearing long white and red flower garlands and a rudraksha-style mala, raises a tall wooden staff topped with a large orange flag. Behind him a gilded shrine canopy is draped with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white floral festoons, framing golden deity murtis wearing white and gold garments and garlands. Strings of white and blue triangular pennants printed with a bird-like logo and the word DHYANAPEETAM hang overhead against a dark ceiling. At the left edge, a printed portrait shows a smiling man in a white headcloth. Orange flags and a cloth banner with Tamil script appear on the right, and a small placard hangs near the shrine.2008-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesA night photograph of a temple procession at a festival site. In the foreground, a man in saffron-orange robes, an orange turban and a white flower garland stands on a raised platform holding a long wooden staff, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Behind him, an ornate gold palanquin with red and white floral garlands shelters a deity murti dressed in white, with a gold crown and silver ornaments. Orange flags and white-and-blue flags line the scene, and portrait photos on easels show a bearded man in white turban and a man in a dark blue garment with a white shawl. Men in white shirts and orange-clad devotees crowd the foreground. A banner of blue-and-white flags hangs overhead. The candidate on the platform shows probable Swamiji cues: orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha and a flower garland.2008-11-11A night procession on a street lined with strung white and blue pennant flags. A standing man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban wears a white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds an orange flag on a pole. Behind him a gilded golden palanquin carries a deity murti decorated with white and red garlands and a red cloth canopy. Portrait photographs in frames are carried in the crowd, and a white flag with a blue bird emblem is raised at left. Devotees in white and orange clothing surround the procession.2008-11-11A night photograph of a gold-canopied palanquin or shrine decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-and-white flower swags, holding a seated metal utsava murti of a deity wearing a garland and a white dhoti-style cloth. A priest with a bare upper body and an orange-saffron dhoti and turban stands at left, holding a lit oil lamp or aarti vessel toward the deity, indicating an aarti. Orange flags hang at the right and a framed portrait stands at the lower right. Printed banner text is visible at the top of the gilded arch. Four or fewer people are visible; the priest is the only clearly visible person in the foreground.2008-11-11Night photograph of a procession at a temple, seen from behind. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, long dark hair and a large white patch obscuring the back of the head, stands facing a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with white and red garlands and flowers. Inside the palanquin sits a deity murti or figure with a crown and ornate ornaments. A man in white dhoti with red and yellow sacred threads and a bare upper body stands at left. Two framed portraits are propped on either side of the palanquin: at left a portrait of a figure in white headwear, and at right a portrait of a figure in a white turban wearing a dark jacket. A black speaker sits near the base, and a few devotees stand in the background.2008-11-11 +1 copiesNight photograph at a temple shrine with a decorated golden canopy draped in white cloth and red trim. Inside the shrine, an ornate deity murti is adorned with garlands. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, with a long dark hair and a white flower garland across the shoulders; he is positioned as a devotee facing the shrine. Nearby, a man in white dhoti with a yellow cloth stands at left, and an orange flag is visible. A framed printed portrait of a bearded man in white headwear is mounted on a stand beside the shrine, and another printed portrait appears at the lower right. Oil lamps and flower offerings are at the shrine base.2008-11-11Night photograph at a temple shrine. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl, with long dark hair and a white flower garland across the shoulders. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a yellow cloth sash stands facing the shrine. The shrine, decorated with white and red floral garlands and gold arches, holds deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a small oil lamp at the base. A framed photograph on the left shows a smiling man in a white turban. Several other people stand in the background.2008-11-11November 11 20062006-11-11 +1 copiesA night photograph of a golden shrine with a deity murti dressed in white and red garlands, decorated with white flower strands overhead and a lit oil lamp at its base. In the left foreground, a shirtless man with a red thread on his wrist and a bare-chested devotee in a white and yellow cloth face the shrine. At the right foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange wrap with long dark hair stands with their back to the camera. A framed portrait on an easel to the left shows a figure in white head wrap and white clothing. The scene looks like a temple worship moment, with the saffron-clad figure's identity uncertain from this view.2008-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph in a temple interior shows a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, with long dark hair, wearing a white and red garland and rudraksha beads, standing beside a gilded shrine. Behind him, two seated deity murtis are adorned with white and red flower garlands; one wears a white cloth and the other a green garment. The gilded canopy is draped with white jasmine and red flower strings, and an orange flag stands at the left edge. A saffron-robed man with long hair and ornate garland cues matches the page's a person context, so the appearance-based label is applied. Two priestly figures and a small kalasha-style object are visible near the shrine base.2008-11-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of a temple ritual at a gilded processional palanquin. A bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shoulder cloth, with an orange head wrap, holds a silver lamp with a lit flame toward the front of the palanquin. Inside the golden canopy, two metal deity murtis sit on a red cushioned seat, one adorned with white garlands and a white cloth, the other in green and gold attire. The canopy is decorated with white jasmine and red flower garlands, and orange cloth hangs at the right edge. The setting appears to be an outdoor night procession or temple aarti.2008-11-11