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A photograph of a devotional exchange inside a temple hall with arched ornate golden stone pillars and warm yellow light from an open doorway. A tall man with long dark hair, white sandalwood marks on his forehead and arms, a white jasmine garland, an orange saffron wrap and rudraksha mala bracelets stands at right, accepting pink and green flowers and a plate from a grey-haired devotee in white clothes with white ash marks. Around them smiling men in white shirts, a striped checked shirt and a bald man with forehead marks press close, some with hands folded in namaste. The taller man has distinctive long hair and saffron wrap cues, so the appearance-based label applies, though it is uncertain from this image alone.

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May 23 20122012-05-23Photograph of a temple scene where a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair, a white forehead mark and white marks on his arms, wearing a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a white flower garland over an orange-and-yellow shawl, extends his hand to bless a line of devotees who bow with folded palms and bent heads. Behind him, a priest in white ritual dhoti with gold border and a saffron-robed monk stand near a red-draped altar, arches and pillars frame the hall, and a small deity picture hangs in an arched niche.2012-05-21June 06 20122012-06-06May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 23 20122012-05-23 +2 copiesJune 30 20122012-06-30A photograph of a devotional offering at a temple. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with a white jasmine garland and a shaved head leans over a wicker basket of fruit held by a bare-chested devotee wearing a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A long-haired man in an orange and ochre shawl, with a dark-stranded hairstyle and a white garland, hands small paper slips to the devotees. Around them, several men and an older bespectacled man in white shirts, one with a red and white forehead mark and a red thread, watch. Yellow curtains and an arched doorway with a blue door frame appear behind. The scene shows prasad and paper prayer slips being distributed during a temple visit, and the long-haired man is a person based on long swept-back hair and ornate orange clothing, though the identity is uncertain.2012-06-03 +1 copiesInside a temple hall with white arches and painted deity panels, a smiling man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-banded head crown, white flower garland, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, reaches out to touch the forehead of a devotee. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing glasses, press forward with hands raised, and a boy in a white shirt leans in. A priest in white with gold-bordered cloth stands at right. A red box and a painted deity image appear in the background.2012-05-12November 14 20102010-11-14 +1 copiesA crowded photograph of a man in a saffron-orange cloth wrapped over one shoulder, wearing a long white jasmine garland, rudraksha malas and a red bindi on his forehead. He stands at the center holding a folded paper, smiling, while many people press in around him with hands raised and folded in greeting. A shaven-headed priest in orange, wearing a rudraksha mala, stands at right beside a red box. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, and one man in a checked shirt wearing glasses, surround him. A white cloth hangs in the background. The man in the garland is described by appearance and role only; the page does not confirm who he is.2012-05-28A photograph of a temple-hall blessing. A figure with swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron wrap and a rudraksha mala with a white jasmine garland stands on the right, extending his right hand to press it onto the head of a seated devotee in a white shirt. He holds a folded paper in his left hand. Several devotees in white and cream clothing stand or sit around him, with hands folded or outstretched. Fruit. Swamiji (probable) cues: swept-back hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and garland; the page identifies the event as involving him.2012-06-03Photograph inside a temple-style hall with arched white walls and yellow curtains. A long-haired man with a white jasmine garland, rudraksha mala and reddish-brown robe places his hand on the head of a devotee in white clothes, while a shaved-headed man in an orange sannyasi robe holds a gold-coloured tray with a white flower garland. Several devotees stand with palms pressed together in namaste, and more people fill the background.2012-05-24