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A photograph taken at night at the entrance of a stone temple with a carved doorway and painted ceiling. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, walks down the striped red-and-white steps. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand beside and in front of the figure, and a man in a dark jacket and light trousers follows behind. Another uniformed officer stands at right and a person in white is partly visible at the edge. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a candidate, but the face and presentation are not clear enough to confirm identity.

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Photograph of a group walking down a stone temple step inside a dim doorway flanked by granite walls and a standing stone sculpture of a figure with hands folded in namaste on the right. In front, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala walks smiling, flanked by a man in a saffron robe, and an older bearded man in saffron robe with a gold-coloured armband. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the left edge. Behind them several men in white and saffron robes and striped shirts follow down the steps.2008-07-28Night photo of a group walking through a heavy old wooden temple gate studded with iron bolts and nails, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground guiding the way. Four men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, several wearing rudraksha malas, one with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, and a pale-green cloth bundle is held by a man in white dhoti. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind. A small lamp is mounted on the gate and a light glows in the dark background.2012-05-21Night procession through a narrow stone-walled temple passage lit by small lamps and a distant hanging light. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks toward the camera. Behind him several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with yellow borders walk barefoot down stone steps; one has a bare upper body with a gold necklace and a white forehead band, and another carries a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and a man holding a teal and gold cloth-wrapped object follow. Heavy wooden doors with iron fittings flank the passage.2012-05-21A photograph of a group walking through a dim stone temple passage toward a doorway lit by a ceiling light. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair and a dark rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange robe with gold border and walks with a broad smile. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a red border walks barefoot. Behind them, several saffron-clad attendants follow. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red-banded cap walks on the left, and a woman in uniform stands near the wall. A man in a striped shirt and white dhoti walks on the right. Walls are grey stone and brick, with a shelf holding offerings at the right.2008-07-28Photograph taken at night inside a temple gateway with stone pillars carved with floral motifs and blue-green wooden doors behind. A group walks forward on the stone floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in greeting while smiling. Beside him, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl walks barefoot, and another saffron-clad man follows. Behind them are men in white shirts and white dhotis, and on the right a uniformed police officer in olive-green khaki with a peaked cap and red belt walks forward. Fluorescent tube lights hang in the gateway ceiling. Six or more people are visible.2008-07-28A photograph of a group walking outdoors past a temple entrance with white and red striped walls and an ornate gateway. In the centre, a man wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a crown-like headband and a long rudraksha mala walks smiling with his hand raised. Beside him, two other saffron-robed sannyasis, one shaved-headed, also wear rudraksha malas. Uniformed police officers in khaki surround the group, and white-shirted men walk nearby. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure in saffron, marked by the crown-like headband, long rudraksha mala and saffron robes, with the surrounding saffron-robed attendants and khaki-uniformed police escort.2012-05-31 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21A night procession moves through a stone temple gateway with large wooden doors studded with iron bolts and carved stone walls. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers with a red belt walks ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry rudraksha malas, and a central figure in orange cloth with a crown-like headpiece and ornate necklace walks among men in white dhotis and a figure in a teal-bordered cloth. Overhead lights glow in the dark.2012-05-21January 07 20122012-01-07May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph in a dim stone temple corridor. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown leather belt and cap walks forward. Behind him a procession of men in white dhotis and orange-saffron garments moves through a doorway; two figures in the centre wear orange cloths, rudraksha malas, and tall ornate headgear, with one wearing a bead necklace over bare skin. An older man in white stands at right beside a stone pillar. A wooden ladder leans against a yellow-painted wall at left.2012-05-21