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A temple interior with a dark wooden ceiling strung with colourful flower garlands. On the right, a man with long grey-streaked hair, a white-bearded face, a white forehead mark and a white-and-pink jasmine garland holds the arm of a bald man in orange ochre robes who has a red-and-white garland and a white forehead band; a person candidate is the man on the right in a red-and-gold shawl with gold bangles and a ring, identifiable by long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments and garlands, presenting this as a ritual blessing. Behind them stand other priests in orange and white, one with a rudraksha mala and red bindi, and a shaved-headed monk in orange. The scene appears to be an abhishekam or darshan moment in a shrine doorway.

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May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a temple sanctum with a bearded priest on the left, bare-chested in an ochre dhoti and sacred thread, holding a plate with a lit oil lamp. In the centre, a bald priest with white and red forehead markings and a red rudraksha mala wears a white garland and gold armlets and stands before a doorway draped with garlands. A man with long hair and a white sacred thread on a bare back, wearing a red cloth, bends toward him. On the right, a figure in an orange-red cloth wears a red-beaded headband and garlands, while other onlookers stand nearby.2012-05-24Photo of a temple-precinct gathering at night. In the centre, an elderly bald priest in orange-saffron cloth with a garland of white flowers and orange blossoms and a beaded headband offers a small green leaf-plate to a younger man with an ornate gold chain and garland. Around them, shaved-headed men in orange or white cloth and sandalwood-marked foreheads stand close, including a man in white shirt and dhoti wearing a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bare-chested man with a white and maroon shawl stands with his back partly turned. A green-painted gate and pillars frame the background. a person identification is not established from appearance here.2012-06-05Interior of a temple doorway with dark stone walls and painted pillars. A smiling man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace, a white and red flower garland and a gold headband, and raises his hands in greeting. Beside him an elderly woman in saffron cloth wears a white and red garland, rudraksha mala and gold pendant. Behind them men in saffron robes and gold chains stand near the doorway, and a bare-chested priest on the left wears rudraksha malas and a white dhoti. The appearance of the central figure with distinctive ceremonial gold necklace, garland and headband is consistent with a person, though the identification is uncertain.2012-05-16 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a small shrine with a grey-painted stone wall, a brass oil lamp on the left and strings of coloured and white flower garlands hanging above. A bare-chested, grey-bearded man with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti mark on his forehead holds a white plate with a lit camphor or offering at the rail. In the centre, an older man in a red silk shawl with a pink flower garland kneels and reaches toward the plate, while a bald man in white with a red tilak and beaded necklace bends forward. Several men in orange or white dhotis with rudraksha malas stand behind, appearing to participate in an aarti or puja. a person presence is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple hall where a younger man with long dark hair, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rudraksha-bead headband and layered gold ceremonial necklaces in orange-saffron robes pours or offers from a metal vessel into the cupped hands of an elderly bald man in an orange shawl and white jasmine garland with a rudraksha headband. Several other men in orange and white robes, rudraksha malas and a woman in a cream sari stand nearby while a crowd watches in the background. Pillars, a lamp and a visible camera crew frame the scene. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable) as the long-haired figure with gold necklaces and rudraksha headband, performing the ritual as the central officiant, though this identification is uncertain.2012-06-05A crowd moves through a temple doorway with metal barricades on the right. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a gold headband, a white and red-flowered garland, and a red tilak with white ash markings; he is smiling. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes wears a flower garland and a gold headband. On the left, a bearded man with long hair wears a red shawl and a red flower garland, holding a pink flower and a folded paper. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd, and a raised hand holding a phone camera appears at the right edge.2012-05-24Indoor photograph in a marble-walled corridor where a smiling man in orange-saffron robes, a gold ornate necklace, a gold-and-red floral headband and a flower garland stands beside an older bald-headed priest with white and red forehead markings, also in a flower garland and red-gold headband. Another man in white dhoti and shawl, with a red tilak, places his palms together in greeting at lower left. Several attendants in white dhotis stand behind. One saffron-robed figure wears a gold necklace and bangles, and the older priest wears a rudraksha mala; their appearance is not sufficient to confirm an identity, so the candidate is marked unsure. Garlands of white flowers and orange blossoms hang on both figures, and a light fixture hangs in the background.2012-04-29May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copies