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A photograph inside a temple shrine with gold-painted pillars and a red backdrop. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe, bare-shouldered, holds a silver tray of offerings and raises his hand in blessing toward devotees. Behind him another man in orange with a rudraksha mala stands beside a deity murti draped with flower garlands, with a blue and yellow figure visible. On the left, several people in white clothes stand with hands folded in anjali. A man in white with a yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate of offerings. Watermarked archive copyright text appears over the image, which is not transcribed.

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December 07 20092009-12-07December 13 20092009-12-13December 06 20092009-12-06December 13 20092009-12-13December 03 20092009-12-03A photograph inside a temple shrine. A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a sleeveless saffron-orange robe, stands centre-frame placing his hand on the head of a devotee who bends forward in a white shirt. Beside him, a second robed figure in orange holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them, a deity murti pair in gold and pink clothing, garlanded with yellow and orange marigold flowers, sits on a gold-trimmed altar with brass oil lamps. Men in white and khaki stand at a red railing watching, several with hands folded in greeting. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robe) blessing a devotee, with a sacred-altar darshan setting.2009-12-15December 19 20092009-12-19A photograph of a temple scene where a long-haired man in saffron/orange robes with a white and red forehead marking stands at center, smiling, reaching toward a small golden plate or tray covered with an orange cloth held by a second saffron-clad sannyasi on the right. Behind them a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands stands in a shrine. On the left, several devotees in white and checked shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala, stand watching and holding flowers and offerings, with a child wearing a marigold garland. Golden temple pillars frame the setting.2009-12-06December 06 20092009-12-06A photograph of a temple shrine scene with a line of devotees standing behind a metal railing on the left, several holding folded paper or offerings. Near the railing, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair points toward the shrine while another hand reaches out, apparently guiding or instructing the devotees. Behind them, a deity murti with a gold crown and bright garlands sits on a red and gold throne-like altar framed by an arch and orange drapes. On the right, a person in a plain white shirt with a yellow cloth over the shoulder stands in the foreground, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure appears near the altar. A small orange-topped stool sits by the railing. The setting appears to be a temple darshan area with orange drapes and a metal guardrail.2009-12-03A photograph of an indoor gathering where a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala is reaching out to touch the forehead of a devotee, who has his palms pressed together in namaste. Several other devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with hands folded in anjali, and a priest in white with a red-bordered cloth and shaved head stands at right holding a silver tray with gold items. A wall backdrop shows a deity image with an orange-curtained alcove, and a hanging orange and red decoration is visible at top. The rudraksha-garlanded man in orange is a candidate for a person based on his saffron robe and mala, and he is giving blessing to devotees.2010-11-30December 05 20092009-12-05