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Photo of a temple shrine entrance with a red-painted stone wall and a carved dark wooden lintel decorated with red dots. A shirtless older priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border stands at right holding a brass tray with small bowls and offerings. Three people in saffron-orange clothing stand at left: one with long dark hair in a red sleeveless top and orange wrap bends forward with hands joined near the wall, another with a saffron shawl and bead mala faces the shrine, and a third in a white garment with a mala. A small triangular mark is painted on the wall. A framed deity picture hangs inside the shrine room beyond.

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July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph inside a temple shrine area with a yellow-cream wall and a lotus-topped pillar with coloured bands. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a red waist cloth stands centre, bending over brass vessels and a flame on a metal stand. Beside him, two men in saffron-orange robes look on; one wears glasses and a beard and holds a small object, the other holds a phone or card. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread and a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass bowl. At left, a photographer in a dark shirt with a camera and a red thread on the wrist is partly visible. A ritual puja setting, with the bare-chested priest officiating.2009-08-08August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesA photograph at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24December 21 20112011-12-21July 21 20102010-07-21August 09 20102010-08-09August 17 20122012-08-17 +2 copiesFebruary 24 20112011-02-24Outdoor photo at a red-walled compound with a teal gate and trees behind. A bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe with a brown shawl and a red tilak on his forehead, standing with his right hand extended. He has a rudraksha mala and a brownish wrap, and his appearance matches a probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha cues. Around him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white tilak holds a tray of offerings, a man with a shaved head and glasses in orange cloth and rudraksha malas hands a bowl, a young man with dreadlocks wears a gold-bead mala and orange dhoti, and a woman in orange clothes stands at the centre-left. A man at the right in orange holds a bowl. A camera is visible at the left edge. Six people are visible.2016-10-31A photograph inside a hall with a plain brick wall and stone pillars. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti with a long gold bead necklace and a gold chain, with a vertical tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, stands in the centre with hands joined in front of his chest, appearing to speak. To the left, an older man with white hair and beard in a white shirt stands with palms pressed together in respectful greeting. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in a cream dhoti with a white sacred thread and a red coral mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Women in red and saffron saris stand in the background, and a man in a blue and gold dhoti is at the right edge. Several people stand around in a devotional gathering.2012-09-24 +1 copiesPhotograph at a temple doorway with a dark stone gopuram-style pillar at left. Inside a shrine, a red-orange deity murti decorated with white cloth is framed by a gilded arch. A bare-chested older man with white vibhuti and a rudraksha mala, wearing a white dhoti and a yellow waist cloth, stands holding a tray of bananas and offerings toward the doorway. Two people in saffron-orange robes stand at left, one with palms joined in namaskar and another in orange holding the tray edge. Other men in white and yellow cloths stand inside the shrine and at right, with a bespectacled man in white shirt at far right edge.2008-08-02