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A photograph inside a temple hall with dark wooden ceiling beams and stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-red saffron robe, a heavy gold necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, and he is smiling. A white-clad man stands at left with hands joined, and a woman in a maroon sari with glasses stands beside him. Behind them, saffron-robed men with orange-and-white forehead marks and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala gather. A floral garland hangs on a trident-topped pillar at centre, and a cameraman with a video camera stands at left. A man in a striped red and blue shirt photographs from the foreground. The central figure has distinctive saffron robe, rudraksha and gold necklace cues, consistent with a person presence in the scene.

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A photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a carved figure in the background. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace stands with hands folded at the centre; he is a person candidate based on these cues, though the appearance is only partly clear. Beside him a woman in a maroon blouse and royal-blue sari stands at left. Behind them a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace and several people wear white dhotis and sacred ash marks on their foreheads. A man in a white kurta stands at far left, and a flower garland hangs on a trident-shaped staff above. A reporter at right holds a microphone with a green logo, and a striped shirt is visible at the far right edge.2009-07-13August 17 20122012-08-17A dense crowd fills a temple hall with tall stone pillars and hanging saffron and multicoloured banners. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red saffron cloth over bare shoulders and a heavy gold bead necklace, hands clasped, smiling; he has the appearance of the probable Swamiji. Beside him, a man in an orange garment and gold necklace stands, a bald priest with a rudraksha mala and bare chest is on the right holding a metal tray with red offerings, and a man in a white striped shirt stands near the centre. Devotees with red forehead marks surround them. Probable Swamiji, depicted in person at a temple gathering.2012-04-05July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with a bright doorway ahead. In the centre, a bare-chested, bearded sadhu in orange cloth walks with a devotee, both holding a small brass offering. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a long red shawl, a large red-and-black rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace walks with his head covered; a flower garland hangs at his side. Around them, men in saffron robes carry a silver trident-topped staff, a woman in a blue and maroon sari with white flowers in her hair walks ahead, a man in a yellow top and white dhoti wears sacred thread beads, and people in white dhotis with red shawls follow. A man in a light grey shirt stands at right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and painted sculptures of standing figures in the background. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and white tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace stands beside a smiling man in orange and red robes with white and red forehead marks. A woman in a dark sari with a red bindi holds a long garland of white jasmine and red and pink flowers. A man in a striped grey and red shirt faces the group and holds a microphone toward the smiling man. Several other people with ash-marked foreheads and white ritual markings are nearby, including an older bespectacled man with a rudraksha mala on the right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars. A man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace walks forward while gesturing with his right hand; he wears a white head wrap. Behind him a golden palanquin or ratha with tasselled colourful hangings is lit by oil lamps. To the left, a man in orange robes stands beside a person in white clothing, and several women in saris and devotees in white and orange move through the aisle. a person, a sannyasi walking in a procession with rudraksha malas and gold necklace cues, while the others are devotees.2009-07-13September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31