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A covered outdoor walkway lined with metal barriers, where a crowd of devotees reaches forward with hands extended toward two saffron-robed men in the centre. The foreground man at centre wears an orange robe and white forehead markings, and the man beside him wears a loose orange robe and holds a stack of white papers. Devotees on both sides, many in white or colourful clothing, hold up white slips or prasadam packets. Ahead, a shrine with a golden arch shows a deity murti of a couple adorned in red and white dress. Cheerful devotees, including children, press forward along the barriers.

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A photograph inside a covered temple hall with a corrugated roof. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe, with long dark hair swept back and bare feet, extends his arm toward a row of devotees pressed against metal railings on both sides. Beside him, a second saffron-robed man with maroon-edged cloth carries a brass tray with offerings. Devotees on the left in white and blue clothes press palms together in namaste, and on the right women in white and cream saris hold brass plates of offerings. At the far end stands a golden-arched shrine with a deity murti of a seated couple draped in flower garlands, with red drapery behind and brass lamps in front. The scene reads as a devotee procession or darshan line leading to the shrine.2009-12-18December 07 20092009-12-07Photo of a temple hall where a devotee in saffron-orange robes, with short dark hair and a red bindi, stands at the centre placing a hand on the head of a person in front. A second saffron-robed attendant holds a wooden tray or box, and a bald man in white with a yellow shawl stands behind them. Metal barricade rails line both sides, and devotees in white and colourful clothes stand with palms pressed together. Behind them, a deity murti pair in white and gold is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers under an ornate arch with red background. The scene looks like darshan or blessing in a temple.2009-12-13December 10 20092009-12-10December 12 20092009-12-12December 09 20092009-12-09A photograph of a temple darshan line under a corrugated roof, with devotees queued behind metal railings. In the centre, a figure in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair holds a round orange tray, while a man in white kurta and yellow shawl stands beside him. Behind them, a gilded arched shrine holds a deity murti decorated with garlands and a crown. Other attendants wear white and yellow, and several women wear saffron, green and pink saris. Devotees hold folded hands and offerings, and a small child watches at the lower right. The scene appears to be a darshan with offerings being distributed.2010-01-02 +2 copiesA photo of a devotional scene at a temple-like shrine with a deity murti in the background, showing a consecrated pair of figures garlanded with flowers. A man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and raises one hand in greeting toward a crowd lined behind metal barriers. Beside him, another saffron-robed attendant holds a tray. Devotees on both sides, many with palms pressed together, watch and greet him. Women in colourful saris and men in shirts line the rails, and a red-and-gold banner hangs at the shrine's side.2010-02-19December 13 20092009-12-13A photograph inside a covered temple hall of a devotee line, with people standing behind metal railings on both sides. Two figures in saffron-orange robes stand at the centre, one holding a tray of offerings and handing items forward. Beyond them, a deity murti decorated with garlands and draped orange cloth sits in an ornate shrine framed by carved stone pillars, with an orange-and-white vertical banner at the entrance. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and women in cream and orange saris with flowers in their hair stand on the right. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2009-12-18A covered indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and tall decorative cylindrical pillars in red, white and patterned fabric. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes stands centrally, handing items to a queue of devotees along a metal railing. He wears a saffron shawl and appears to be the central figure in a distribution or darshan line. Beside him, a second saffron-robed attendant holds an orange cloth with a stack of papers. Devotees in white, blue and green clothes, including children, line the rail and reach forward with hands extended. Framed photographs hang on the left wall, and an orange banner hangs above them. Swamiji (probable): the central man in saffron has long swept-back hair and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.2009-12-05December 13 20092009-12-13