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Two men stand in a stone temple doorway lit by a fluorescent tube. The man on the left has long dark hair, a beard, white and red forehead markings, a brown robe, a dark rudraksha mala and a long green, white, yellow and pink flower garland; he smiles with hands clasped. The man on the right wears an orange shirt and yellow-orange dhoti with a red forehead mark and a wristwatch, and gestures with his hands. Behind them a decorated deity murti is garlanded with flowers inside a shrine, with a brass kalasha-like vessel at right.

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February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Inside a stone temple doorway, a bearded man with long dark hair and white and red forehead markings stands smiling, wearing a maroon sannyasi-style cloth and a thick brown rudraksha mala, with a long garland of green leaves, white and yellow flowers and pink blooms around his neck. He presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, an older man in an orange shirt, yellow dhoti and red forehead marking also holds his hands in anjali. Behind them, a silver-framed deity murti is decorated with flower garlands, and a carved wooden door stands at left under a fluorescent tube light.2017-02-07Inside a stone temple passage beside a carved wooden door, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair and a white forehead mark stands wearing a brown-maroon robe and a long green, white and yellow flower garland with a rudraksha mala, hands pressed together in greeting. Facing him, an older man in an orange shirt, yellow dhoti and red tilak on his forehead joins his palms in namaste. Behind them, a deity murti is decorated with flower garlands and an ornate silver arch under fluorescent light.2017-02-07 +1 copiesTwo men stand in a stone-walled temple passage beside a carved wooden door with a brass latch. The man on the left, in a maroon-brown robe, wears a long green and white flower garland with a brown rudraksha-style mala and a sacred ash mark on his forehead; he smiles with hands clasped at his chest. The man on the right, in an orange shirt and yellow dhoti with a red tilak, presses his palms together in anjali. Beyond them, a decorated deity murti is garlanded with flowers inside a shrine doorway, and a fluorescent tube light hangs overhead. The left man has long hair and a full beard and is consistent with a Swamiji (probable) appearance based on long hair, ornate garlands and rudraksha mala, shown as in person.2017-02-07 +1 copiesA photograph inside a narrow stone temple passage with dark granite walls, where a bearded man in maroon robes with a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark stands beside a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with sacred thread and tripundra marks. Both hold their hands together. Between them is a deity murti or sacred image draped with garlands of yellow and pink flowers, framed by an ornate gold-toned arch and a hanging lamp. Brightly coloured garlands and a figure in red with gold ornaments appear at the left edge.2017-02-07Photograph inside a narrow stone shrine passage of a temple. A bearded man with a white-and-red forehead marking, wearing a rust-maroon robe and a long garland of yellow and red flowers over a rudraksha-style mala, stands with hands folded in the left doorway. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white-bordered dhoti with a sacred thread and white upper-body markings stands with hands joined. Between them is a deity murti or lingam decorated with yellow and red flower garlands and a golden arch-shaped backdrop, with a hanging oil lamp above. Flower-garlanded statues in red and gold fill the edges of the frame. Dark stone walls with carved marks surround the group.2017-02-07A photograph inside a narrow stone shrine doorway. A smiling man with a white vibhuti horizontal line on his forehead and a short beard stands at left, wearing a reddish-maroon dhoti and a long rudraksha mala across his chest, with a garland of green leaves and yellow and white flowers around his neck. He holds his hands together at his waist. Beside him a deity murti. A brass oil lamp hangs from above and a brass lamp stands at right, with a yellow and red cloth draped at the base and loose flowers on the floor. The figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance, so only his role as a devotee standing beside the shrine is described.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Photograph inside a dark stone shrine doorway decorated with flower garlands. On the left, a bearded man in a maroon-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a sandalwood-marked forehead stands with hands folded beside a garlanded deity murti. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a maroon border and a beaded necklace stands with hands clasped. Yellow and pink marigold garlands drape the central deity murti, with a brass lamp hanging above and a gilded arch behind. A partly visible garlanded deity figure appears at the right edge. a person is the bearded man in the maroon robe, based on his beard, rudraksha mala and ochre-toned robe; he is standing in the doorway, not seated.2017-02-07A smiling man in a maroon-brown sannyasi robe stands in a narrow stone doorway beside a shrine. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white vibhuti mark on his forehead with a red bindi, and long garlands of yellow, green, white and purple flowers. His hands are folded at his chest. Inside the shrine stands a silver-faced deity murti, dressed with a yellow cloth and layered flower garlands in red, pink and yellow, set before an ornate gold arch. Brass oil lamps hang from the ceiling and stand at the side, and scattered petals cover the floor.2017-02-07