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A photograph in a stone temple corridor showing a festival moment: a man in white shirt and dhoti lifts a large woven bamboo basket overhead while several people in saffron and orange robes reach up to steady it. A bare-chested elderly man with white tilak and a garland of pink and white flowers sits centrally, a sprig held to his mouth, while petals fall around him. Men in saffron robes with rudraksha malas stand at right, and a smiling person with long hair, saffron clothing and a silver necklace stands at left. Onlookers crowd the background.

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A crowded temple corridor with stone pillars where a bare-chested man with a shaved head and white forehead band stands in the centre, receiving a shower of white flower petals from a woven basket lifted overhead by a man in white dhoti and shirt. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas hold up their arms to pour the petals, with pink flowers caught in the garland on his shoulders. A woman in orange sari with a red-and-white forehead mark smiles nearby, and a few onlookers in white and dark clothing press in behind. The scene suggests a devotional offering or blessing ceremony.2012-05-22A photograph of a crowded temple passageway where a large woven bamboo basket is being lifted overhead by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes hold up their arms and hands to steady the basket, and pink flower petals fall through the air. A central figure with long dark hair, a shaved-head devotee beside him, and a man with a white forehead band and flower garland stand among the saffron-clad group. Stone pillars and carved walls frame the narrow corridor.2012-05-22A photograph of a procession inside a stone temple corridor. A man in a white shirt on the left lifts a large woven bamboo basket overhead while others reach up to steady it. On the right, a man with a white forehead band, shaved head, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, wearing orange-saffron robes, holds flower petals and receives the basket amid several saffron-robed sannyasis. Pink and white flowers and a green cord hang from the basket. Crowds of men in white shirts and dhotis press around them.2012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession at a temple entrance. A central man in an orange-saffron robe and layered rudraksha malas, with a white forehead mark and a flower garland, smiles while several men in white shirts and white dhotis lift a large woven basket overhead with raised arms. Flower petals and orange garments surround him, and a tall temple gopuram rises in the background among onlookers in white and orange clothing. Swamiji (probable) fits the central figure: long hair under a flower garland, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and ornate chain, with devotees lifting a basket above him. The people in white are devotees or attendants.2012-05-22 +2 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22A photograph inside a temple hall where a bare-chested man in an orange saffron cloth is being garlanded with a thick pink flower garland and a white jasmine garland. A man in a white shirt and a man in a blue shirt raise the pink garland over his head while a young boy in a red striped shirt presses his palms together in reverence. Another orange-clad attendant stands at the right edge. Behind them are arched white pillars and a deity murti in an alcove, with a golden altar and a striped cloth visible at right. The scene suggests a garlanding honour during a visit, with several devotees crowding around. The man receiving the garland has long dark hair and a gold bangle on his wrist; his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive to confirm an identity, so he is described by role.2012-06-03 +1 copiesApril 07 20192019-04-07