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A photograph of a group walking through a temple entrance with bright light behind them. In the centre, a man with long braided hair, wearing a long black garment and many dark beaded necklaces, walks forward smiling with a visible tilak on his forehead. Around him, men in orange-red cloths and rudraksha malas walk, one wearing a dark cap and a white dhoti with a gold-coloured necklace, and a woman in a red sari stands behind. The floor is a metal grid, and pillars with cream and yellow panels frame the doorway.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesNight photograph of a stage-lit ceremony. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, a crescent ornament at the top of his head, a maroon-red garment and heavy gold necklaces and bangles stands smiling with raised hand. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with an orange border and a shawl, wearing rudraksha beads and gold necklaces, stands with a white vibhuti forehead mark. Behind them, a woman in a beige sari and seated devotees in white and orange clothes fold hands in namaskar, with a golden decorated umbrella overhead.2017-06-17May 08 20182018-05-08Outdoor procession under a bright blue sky. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a dark rudraksha mala and a red bindi, and his long dark hair is swept back; he walks with hands folded at his waist. Around him, saffron-clad attendants wear gold-bordered orange shawls and gold necklaces, one shaved-headed attendant in white carries a gilded vessel, and a man in red garments holds a long beaded strand. A man in white raises a red pole overhead, and onlookers in the background watch from a whitewashed structure.2011-05-24A photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a wooden-planked floor. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a red-orange dhoti with gold border, a long strand of rudraksha beads and a large ceremonial garland of orange flowers, with a thin gold necklace; he is flanked by attendants. To his left, a bald man wears an orange-saffron robe and rudraksha mala. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis with gold borders, and men in pink and white shirts, walk among the group, and a woman in a light saree stands further back.2012-09-11 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple procession in a covered colonnade with pastel blue, pink and yellow walls. In the foreground, a man in a rust-brown robe wears a long red-and-white garland of flowers and beads, with a large pink flower crown on his head and gold bangles on his wrists; he stands among other men in saffron and orange cloths with rudraksha beads and bare upper bodies. Behind them, a shirtless man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala stands near a notice board. Several men and a woman in sari are visible. The scene suggests a temple visit with devotees gathered in ceremonial dress.2018-05-08May 08 20182018-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking barefoot along a narrow path lined with a tan stone wall and green leafy trees, on a red patterned tiled floor. In the centre, a smiling man with long hair and a beard wears a maroon draped robe and many rudraksha malas across his chest and arms; he is the probable Swamiji by appearance cues, flanked by devotees. Around him, men wear orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, one in a yellow shawl with a pink dhoti, and several bare-chested men wear multiple rudraksha malas. Some have long dreadlocked hair and forehead markings.2018-04-29Photograph of a group of men in a temple-like hall with a wooden beamed ceiling. The central figure wears a black turban, a red-brown robe, a long multi-coloured flower garland with red and white blooms, a gold ornament on the chest, and gold armlets; he smiles and rests his arm on his raised hand. Around him, shirtless and saffron-clad men wear beaded rudraksha malas, black turbans or hair knots, and red-orange tilaks. A man on the right in a black turban and a rudraksha mala looks toward the centre. The bottom-left foreground shows a shaved-headed man in profile. Several people stand behind, most with rudraksha malas and forehead marks.2018-05-08