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Photograph taken inside a glass-walled hall of a temple complex, with a single standing figure seen in silhouette from behind, positioned at the left of the frame. The figure wears long flowing orange-saffron robes and has long dark hair, with hands pressed together in anjali mudra in front of the chest. Through the glass, white ornate temple structures with carved pillars, a green lawn, paved pathways and bare trees are visible outside. Red EXIT signs hang from the ceiling, and a small altar-like structure with offerings stands at the right edge. The figure is a devotee or sannyasi and cannot be identified from appearance here.

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March 23 20062006-03-23Photograph taken from inside a large glass-walled hall looking out onto a white temple complex with ornate pillars and a green lawn. In the foreground a person with long dark hair, wearing a flowing saffron-orange robe and standing barefoot on a grey carpet, faces the glass with hands raised near the chest. Two red EXIT signs are visible above the glass doors, along with ceiling vents and lights. A dark wooden box sits on the right, and a small stone basin stands on the lawn outside. The figure is shown from behind and in silhouette, so no ceremonial detail or facial features can be made out.2006-03-23Photograph taken in a glass-walled lobby of a temple with white ornate gopuram-style towers visible through the windows and exit signs overhead. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, appearing to be a person by his orange saffron robe and long swept-back hair. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and dark shawl stands with hands folded, and several men in dark jackets and casual clothes stand nearby, one with hands clasped and another barefoot in dark clothes at the right near a carved doorway.2006-03-23March 25 20062006-03-25A person with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe and shawl stands in a tiled room with pink-lavender walls, hands pressed together in namaskar, facing a white-framed shrine with a barred metal gate. Inside the shrine is a deity murti draped in orange cloth and garlanded with flowers. A small flat-screen TV hangs on the wall, a folding chair sits at the left edge, and a dark red carpet lies on the floor in front of the shrine. A dark cloth hangs beside the shrine.2006-03-23A photograph taken from inside a cream-walled doorway looking out toward a white ornate temple with multiple domed towers and a tall stone pillar in the courtyard. Two people stand in the doorway in saffron-orange garments. On the left, a woman in an orange sari with a dark patterned border and a black shawl holds a black handbag and touches her hair. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe wears a long beaded gold-toned necklace and looks toward her, barefoot on a concrete floor. Another person in grey walks on the temple path outside. Racks of black stands and a colourful painted wooden cart with a white horse head are at the right edge.2006-03-23March 23 20062006-03-23March 23 20062006-03-23September 26 20062006-09-26Indoor photo of a line of devotees in white clothes standing with palms pressed together in namaste along both sides of a hall. A figure with long dark hair and a dark robe walks down the central aisle toward a bright open doorway, where other people in white and an orange shawl stand waiting. Ceiling lights and a balcony are visible above.2005-11-24Indoor photo in a hallway with glass doors and a green EXIT sign above. A bare-chested man in a red-orange cloth holds a silver tray with a kalasha-like brass vessel and offerings, walking forward with a bald-headed priest look and tilak on his forehead. Behind him a long-haired man in a cream-white kurta with gold-trimmed shawl holds a bundled white cloth and a flower garland or offering. Two men in white shirts stand to the left, one with hands folded, and a young boy in white shirt stands at right beside a corkboard of notices. Parked cars visible outside through the glass, with trees beyond.2006-04-26A person in an orange saffron robe with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala hanging at the chest bends forward at a carved stone ledge in a temple hall, touching or leaning toward the ledge. Standing barefoot on a leopard-print mat. On the ledge are brass and silver ritual vessels, a brass oil lamp and a plate of flowers and fruit. Behind is an orange wall with white and red stripes, a brass railing and a draped orange curtain.2010-10-15