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Photograph of a group walking up stone steps inside a temple, with several men in ornate dress. Foreground figures wear orange-red clothing with gold ornaments and garlands; a man in front wears a white shirt and dhoti. Several people are visible in a narrow passage, with dark stone walls and a light fixture overhead.

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May 16 20122012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16Inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a dim interior, three men stand in a close group. Two men in front wear saffron-orange clothing with orange shawls, and one has long hair and a rudraksha-style mala around his neck; the central man wears a garland and ornate gold-toned adornment. Behind them, a uniformed officer in khaki stands at the right, and another man in a dark uniform stands behind the group. The scene looks like a temple visit with officials gathered around the visiting figures.2012-05-16A photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a central figure in saffron-orange robes and ornate gold necklaces, bare-chested with a shawl draped over the shoulder, surrounded closely by devotees. Several people in white and mixed clothing press in around him, some with raised hands, under a stone doorway. The figure appears to be a person given the saffron clothing, gold adornments and long hair cues, shown in a visiting or darshan setting at a temple.2012-05-16May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesClose view of a temple ritual at night with several men in saffron and orange dhotis, bare-chested, wearing marigold and flower garlands. The man in front has hands pressed together in namaskar, and another man beside him raises a hand. Background figures in white and dim lamplight suggest a crowded shrine. One figure wears a long dark robe and bright garland. Scene resembles a temple puja or padapuja at a Shiva shrine.2012-05-16May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16A photograph inside a temple corridor with a dark stone wall behind. A man in a saffron-orange robe, with long swept-back hair and a gold necklace, stands at the center of a small group while holding a reddish cloth. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts, some with bare upper bodies or dark shirts, stand close together, with a few hands raised in greeting or folded in reverence. The orange railing and visiting setting suggest a temple visit. Swamiji (probable) is shown in saffron clothing with distinctive long hair and gold necklace.2012-05-16