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Outdoor temple scene with a golden cobra-hooded serpent (Nagaraja) murti adorned with green gem pendants in the right foreground. A young man in orange-saffron robes with a vertical tilak on his forehead stands at left, eyes closed and mouth open as if chanting. In front of him, a younger figure in pale peach robes with a red border and a rudraksha mala bows forward and reaches toward the golden serpent. Behind them are a half-built concrete-block wall, scaffolding, a brass kalasha-like lamp at lower right, and trees under a bright sky. Several people in saffron clothing stand at the edges of the frame.

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February 23 20072007-02-23Outdoor scene at a temple-like setting with a water tank and stone pillars behind. Three men in saffron-orange robes stand at a large golden cobra-hood sculpture with green gem pendants, which appears to be a deity or ritual throne form. The central man, wearing an orange top and a red-trimmed shawl, reaches forward to touch or adorn the golden cobra hood. The man on the left has a shaved head with a tilak mark and a long orange wrap. A brass kalasha-style lamp stand is visible at the lower right. The scene suggests a ritual worship or decoration of the golden cobra form.2007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23February 23 20072007-02-23Photograph of a temple puja in progress. Two men in orange saffron robes sit beside a brass altar. The man on the right, with a bare upper body partly covered by orange cloth, a red mark on his forehead, a white tilak and a long rudraksha mala, is placing a white flower garland onto a tiered copper shrine structure called a meru or yantra base. The man on the left, in orange robes and glasses with an orange head cloth, holds a brass kalasha pot. Brass lamps, flowers, a white conch-shaped offering, and garlands of pink and white flowers fill the foreground, with red and gold silk cloth behind. A partially visible person sits at the right edge.2009-10-17Outdoors under dappled shade of trees, an elderly man in orange robes and an orange turban bends forward with his hands extended toward a seated figure in orange cloth draped over a carved wooden seat adorned with a golden crown-like headpiece, a garland of yellow and red flowers, and a tilak mark on its forehead. Behind the bending man stands a second person with long dark hair wearing orange robes and a wrap. Rocks, sandy ground and blue tents or structures appear in the background. A visible tilak and garland mark the seated figure as a deity murti or ceremonial image rather than a person.2006-11-21Photograph inside an ancient stone temple with heavily carved pillars. On the left, a long-haired man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing layered rudraksha and beaded necklaces and an orange-beaded armband, stands with palms pressed together in reverence. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial necklaces. Centre, a younger sannyasi in saffron wrap and rudraksha mala looks down at a tray. On the right, a bald elder priest with a sandalwood-and-white forehead mark and rudraksha crown wears a gold-bordered orange shawl and gold necklace, holding a green-and-gold cloth-covered offering tray with a sacred thread and pink flowers at the bottom edge. A white-clad attendant stands at the far left.2012-07-24Night photo at a stone temple shrine. On the left, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, white tilak on the forehead and an orange-saffron wrap over his shoulder, bends toward a linga. Beside him, a man in an orange-peach wrap wears a heavy gold necklace, a red thread across his chest and a red tilak. A tall sand-coloured linga with white paste or milk on its top stands in the foreground. Carved granite pillars and a stone corbel frame the scene.2007-02-16A photograph of a ceremonial copper-topped wooden pillar outdoors under a tent roof and blue sky. Its lower section is a carved wooden shrine with a seated golden figure in a niche and gilded columns. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at right: one in a red-orange garment with a beaded mala necklace, reaching toward the pillar, and a shaven-headed monk in orange draped cloth holding a golden tray with red cloth on it. Small orange and red pennants hang from the roof edge.2010-10-18 +1 copiesPhotograph of a ceremonial moment in a temple-style hall with a golden ornate backrest and warm stone walls. A seated man in a gold crown and orange-red silk shawl with gold embroidery is being honoured by an older man in a tall gold crown, white flower garland, gold necklaces and orange robe, who reaches toward him with his hand on the shawl. Behind them stands an attendant in orange with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces. On the right a man in white clothes and a rudraksha-style necklace watches, and cameras are raised at the edge of the frame. The older man's appearance does not clearly establish an identity, so he is described by role only.2012-04-29November 09 20072007-11-09