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Three men in saffron and orange sannyasi attire stand outside a small yellow shrine with a blue lattice gate. Inside, a black Shiva lingam with a white cloth draped over its base sits in the dim interior, with a small oil lamp lit. The man in the centre, with a dark beard, rudraksha malas and a sandalwood-marked forehead, extends his arm toward the shrine. In the foreground, a long-haired man in an orange shawl faces the shrine, and a silver plate with flowers rests near them. Green foliage and a corrugated sheet roof frame the scene. Two of the men have long matted hair, and the one at right wears a rudraksha mala and orange shawl; their roles are priests or devotees at the shrine. The person in the centre is a candidate for a person by appearance but the cues are not clear enough to confirm him.

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Palm fronds overhang the wall.2018-03-01A photograph taken from behind a person with long dark dreadlocks and a braid, wearing a rust-orange garment and bangles, pointing toward a bright yellow shrine doorway with triangular cutouts. Inside the small shrine, a framed picture hangs on the wall and a white-and-pink floral offering or deity figure with garlands sits on a platform. A second person is partly visible at the left edge.2018-03-01A photograph taken from behind a long-haired man with dark dreadlocks, wearing an orange-red cloth over his shoulder, standing at the entrance of a yellow-walled shrine. His hands are pressed together in anjali mudra as he faces inside. Inside the small shrine, a framed picture hangs on the wall and a white-clad figure with a striped cloth sits in front. A second person with short dark hair stands partially visible at the left edge, eyes lowered in prayer. Sunlight falls across the courtyard outside.2018-03-01A photograph inside a dim temple shrine room with a blue-framed doorway opening onto an inner sanctum. A long-haired figure seen from behind, wearing a rust-brown cloth and a rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm, stands facing the doorway. Inside, a Shiva lingam is decorated with white flowers, and a deity image draped in colourful garlands stands beyond. To the left, two attendants in orange-saffron clothing hold a brass tray of lit oil lamps, and a third person in a dark garment is partly visible. An older man with white hair sits at the lower right edge. Strands of flower garlands hang on the doorway frame.2018-03-01 +1 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07A photograph of a shaved-headed, bearded man standing bare-chested in an ochre-orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala across his chest, hands pressed together in a respectful gesture beside a small yellow-painted shrine with a dark doorway. Two figures stand in the foreground at left, one with long dark hair and partly shown in shadow, another in orange cloth. The yellow walls are lit by warm sunlight, with a carved cornice and a few stone blocks on the ground.2018-03-01A photo of a night-time worship inside a dim, weathered stone shrine with peeling plaster walls. A long-haired man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas around his neck and wrists and an upper-arm band, holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward a carved wooden doorway hung with white and red flower garlands. Beside him, a man in saffron-orange robes holds a plate of flowers, and a figure at the left edge holds a brass bell. A hanging oil lamp is visible above the doorway. The lamp-bearer's appearance matches the page's a person reference only partially; the cues are long hair and malas, but the face is uncertain, so he is described by role as the lamp-bearing priest.2018-03-01A photograph taken in a dimly lit, plastered room with a worn wall and a recessed niche. On the right, a bearded man with long dreadlocks, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas across his chest and upper arm, and a dark red-orange cloth wrapped around his body stands with his hands clasped, gazing toward a wooden shelf. On the shelf sit small metal deity murtis and a framed shrine with a lamp. In the left foreground, the back of another person with long hair and a saffron-toned cloth on the shoulder is visible, facing the shelf. The scene suggests a devotional or temple-side moment.2018-03-01 +1 copiesInside a temple-like hall with blue walls, a yellow pillar, and a hanging rudraksha garland above, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha bead band on his upper arm, smiles and reaches toward an older bald man in an orange-red robe who holds a purple cloth. Behind them, two younger men in orange-saffron dhotis, one with bare chest and beaded necklaces and white tripundra markings, stand near a wooden shelf. An older man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch stands at the right edge. Rudraksha mala beads drape overhead. a person candidate with dreadlocks and rudraksha adornments is present; appearance-based only.2018-03-01