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Outdoor shrine at a temple-style granite pavilion with a deity murti pair under a red-and-white canopy, garlanded with red and yellow flower strands. A man in a grey shirt and dark trousers prostrates flat on the stone floor before the shrine. Beside him stands a long-haired person in an orange robe and a green-and-orange wrap, head lowered and hands raised to the face. Behind them, several men in white shirts, dark shirts and white dhotis, one with a bare chest and yellow shawl and sacred thread, stand watching. A man in an orange top at the left edge gestures toward the scene.

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December 20 20072007-12-20A photograph of an outdoor temple shrine with grey stone pillars, red curtains and a large deity murti of two standing figures dressed in blue and pink garments, adorned with marigold garlands. In front, a person in an orange robe and green shawl with a garland bows toward a shrine, while a man in a grey shirt and brown trousers leans forward. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and tilak wears a yellow dhoti and shawl and holds a small offering. Other men in white and a boy in a brown shirt stand nearby with hands folded, and offerings lie on a stone platform. Six people are visible in total.2007-12-20A photograph of a pooja at an open-pillared shrine with grey stone pillars and red curtains. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at left holding a brass tray of marigold and rose petals. Two kneeling devotees in white shirts and brown trousers bow forehead-to-floor on a green mat at lower centre. A standing man in white shirt and white dhoti with a rudraksha mala watches at right. Behind them stands a deity murti with trident, garlanded with yellow and orange flowers, and a framed portrait of a seated saffron-robed figure with white beads on a purple cushion. Oil lamps sit at the edges of the altar.2008-01-20Outdoor temple scene with a stone shrine behind a pair of large decorated deity murtis draped in marigold garlands, one wearing a red-and-orange headdress and the other in a green and blue sari. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in a saffron-yellow shawl and white dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and a tilak on his forehead, holds a brass tray of white flowers and fruit. Beside him a person in an orange-red top and green shawl with a yellow garland bows with folded hands. Two men in shirts and trousers stand watching, one in a blue shirt on the right. Grey stone carved pillars and a red-and-white painted step frame the scene, with a woman in a sari visible far left.2007-12-20December 20 20072007-12-20A photograph of a person prostrating face-down on a stone floor in a temple setting, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and long dark dreadlocked hair with a white flower garland. Standing around them are devotees in orange and white ritual clothing, some bare-chested with ash and sandalwood markings and rudraksha malas, holding white cloth and a floral garland. A man in a teal top and blue trousers stands at left, and a photographer with a camera is visible at right. The stone floor and granite walls suggest a temple precinct during a visit with prostration.2017-02-06Photo at a temple-like shrine with grey carved stone pillars and red curtains. A man in orange saffron robes wears a long red and yellow flower garland, with a red bindi on his forehead and long swept-back dark hair; he stands and speaks, and his appearance matches the a person label on the page. To his left an attendant in orange cloth holds a brass plate. In the foreground a devotee in white clothes and an orange shawl prostrates flat on the stone floor. Behind them is an ornate golden arch and a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, a brass lamp and a red-robed figure, plus a stone plinth with brass oil lamps.2008-08-07January 17 20082008-01-17December 20 20072007-12-20A photograph of a seated man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, smiling at an outdoor shrine under a stone pavilion. He sits on a white-draped seat with a walking cane beside him. A man in white with an orange shawl bends forward to touch his feet, while a bearded man in orange and another in white with an orange shawl sit nearby. Above, a deity murti pair in red, pink and gold garments sits with a garland and yellow marigolds, with brass lamps and a kalasha placed on the platform. The man in saffron has distinctive long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron robes, consistent with Swamiji (probable) receiving padapuja at a darshan for padayatris.2007-07-28A seated figure in an orange saffron robe with a long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and red bindi sits on a white-draped chair, smiling, with a cane resting beside him. A man in a white shirt bows with his head pressed to the figure's foot, resting on a silver plate garlanded with white jasmine, yellow marigolds and a red flower. A bearded man in orange shawl sits at left, and a man in white kurta with orange stole and fringed fan sits at right with hands together. Behind them on a raised stone platform stand two painted deity murtis, one in red and orange with a red turban, the other in a pink and red sari with a jeweled crown, beside a bell, a brass pot, and a garland-draped white altar. Stone pillars and trees frame the open pavilion.2007-07-28January 17 20082008-01-17