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Crowded interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with long dark hair and a gold necklace, stands at centre-right holding a brass vessel decorated with white flowers and green leaves. Around him, many men in white shirts and orange-saffron shawls press close, some with white tilak marks on their foreheads. A bare-chested priest with a sacred thread, sandal-paste mark and rudraksha beads stands at right edge, holding a brass vessel of flowers, and a bare-chested man with white forehead marks stands at left centre. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), the orange-turbaned central figure with long hair, gold necklace and orange shawl, shown in a temple ritual reception.

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A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with carved granite columns and a dim lamp on the wall. In the foreground, a figure in an orange robe with gold borders and an orange head wrap stands barefoot with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside them, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread kneels at a small shrine altar, tending a flame over offerings. The altar is decorated with yellow and white flower garlands and brass vessels, and a shallow white kolam design is drawn on the floor. Two more priests in white dhotis stand at right with hands folded, and two men in white shirts stand at left with hands joined. The orange-robed figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference, but identity is uncertain.2007-01-12Inside a dim stone temple hall with carved pillars and hanging oil lamps, a seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head wrap and rudraksha mala sits on a raised platform. Beside him a shirtless man in white dhoti sits cross-legged with a hand to his cheek. Two priests stand at right: one bare-chested with a white dhoti and a brass kalasha pot, the other with white beard, bare chest and white sacred thread, both with tilak marks. In front lies a plate of flowers, a lit lamp and offerings, and a decorated deity murti stands before a garland-framed backdrop. A flower-strewn kolam design covers the floor. Three people are visible.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 15 20092009-01-15A large crowd of devotees sits on a stone floor inside a pillared temple hall with carved granite columns. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while several wear saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-and-gold robe with an orange head wrap sits on the floor with a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, appearing to be a seated sannyasi or priest rather than a confirmed identity. A man at the right in white dhoti sits near a small brass oil lamp and scattered flower petals, and a cameraman stands among the crowd. Light comes in from an arched doorway at the back left.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12April 05 20122012-04-05July 13 20092009-07-13 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16A crowded indoor temple scene inside a marble-walled shrine decorated with marigold garlands and orange flower strands. At center, a man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland with a rudraksha-style necklace smiles and gestures with his hands while people press around him. Beside him, an older man in a white shirt holds a red, green and yellow rosette ribbon. At right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands with hands folded near a brass oil lamp (deepa) with lit flames.2009-11-30A photograph inside a temple shrine decorated with orange and marigold garlands. A man in an orange turban, orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland holds a small flame at a tall brass oil lamp (deepa) at the centre; a handheld microphone is near him. Behind him a bare-chested man in a lavender dhoti and rudraksha mala stands beside a deity murti draped in red and white flowers. Devotees in white and orange surround the lamp, and a brass plate of flowers sits in the foreground.2009-11-30July 13 20092009-07-13