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A dimly lit temple interior with yellow and orange marigold garlands strung across the ceiling and a bright light overhead. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a yellow-orange garland, with gold bangles on his arm, and holds his hands together near his chest. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in an orange-brown cloth faces the shrine, and a white-clad man stands to the left with a shawl over his shoulder. A large brass oil lamp with several lit wicks stands on the right beside a dark stone deity murti. Several other men in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.

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A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum with marigold garlands strung across the ceiling. Four men stand in the foreground: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at left, a shaved-headed man and a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth, and a white-bearded elder with a turban, rudraksha mala and a reddish-pink wrap at right. Behind them devotees and attendants crowd the passage near a dark stone deity murti, with a tall brass oil lamp burning beside it.2012-01-07Interior of a dimly lit temple shrine hung with strands of yellow and pink flower garlands and a tube light overhead. A bald man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at center, with a second figure in orange robes with long dark hair beside him. Several devotees in white and cream clothes crowd around. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border stands at left. A man in a pink-brown cloth with bare upper body and white ash marks stands at right near a brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps beside a carved doorway. A wicker basket is held nearby.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A dim temple interior with brass oil lamps lit on tall stands in the foreground, flames glowing on several wicks. Garlands of yellow flowers hang along the ceiling. Two saffron-robed figures stand in the centre: one with a shaved head and orange cloth draped over the shoulder, another with long wavy dark hair, bangles on the wrist and a rudraksha mala, holding their hands together. A man in a pink shirt and a man in white dhoti stand behind them, with a uniformed attendant nearby.2012-01-07Crowded interior of a dimly lit South Indian temple during a visit. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes stand along a metal barrier, one holding a folded white cloth. In the centre, a man with a pink garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a headband with beads and a vibhuti-marked forehead, presses his palms together in anjali. Nearby, a bare-chested man with a grey-streaked topknot bows toward a shrine grille; a shirtless man in the foreground touches his forehead with his hand. Lit oil lamps glow behind the golden-framed doorway, and other people raise phones to photograph the scene. Golden panels and a dark stone pillar frame the shrine area.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA dim temple interior with a stone deity shrine on the right, lit by a tall brass oil lamp with a flame. Strings of yellow flower garlands hang from the ceiling. Three people stand near the shrine: a bald man in saffron/orange robes with a shawl draped over the shoulder, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body wearing an orange cloth and bangles, and an older bearded sadhu with long matted hair, a bare chest, and rudraksha mala beads and a khaki-toned wrap. A uniformed police officer stands behind them. A man in white dhoti bends forward at left with brass vessels, and devotees in white shirts stand behind a metal railing.2012-01-07May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesInside a temple hall crowded with devotees, a bald, bare-chested priest in an orange shawl with blue-and-gold border and a dark rudraksha mala raises a lit oil lamp (aarti) with both hands. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment, a red tilak and heavy gold and bead necklaces, and another devotee in an orange cloth stands nearby. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand with hands folded. Hanging orange and multicoloured cloth decorations and a banana plant with pillars fill the background. The left foreground shows a raised hand in front of the lens.2012-04-05February 19 20072007-02-19April 05 20122012-04-05Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a narrow doorway lit from the right. Several saffron-clad men with shaved heads and white tilak marks stand in a group, many wearing gold-coloured beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-right wears saffron robes with an orange shawl and holds his hands in namaste. Another man in a white dhoti with a saffron border stands near the doorway. A white-shirted man stands at the left edge, and a bare-chested man with a red-marked forehead stands at the far right. The figures appear to be devotees or sannyasis moving through a temple passage.2010-12-29A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine. In the centre, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a flower headband, raises his hands above his head in reverent namaskar beside a small shrine enclosure with a lit oil lamp. To his left, a younger man in orange with a gold necklace and headband presses his palms together and smiles. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and bare-chested devotees stand with folded hands along a rough stone wall. A partial shape of a woman's head is visible at the lower edge. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the bare-chested man with a gold necklace, long swept-back hair replaced by a headband, and ornate orange clothing, performing worship at the shrine.2012-05-16 +1 copies