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Outdoor group photo at the entrance of Sri Banashankari Temple, with a blue signboard reading SRI BANASHANKARI TEMPLE above the doorway. A cluster of men in saffron and orange robes stands on the temple steps. In the centre, a man with long swept-back grey hair wears an orange shawl over a saffron garment with gold embroidery and holds a small object. Several saffron-robed monks, some shaved-headed, surround him, and a man in orange turban stands behind. Around them are men in white shirts and dhotis, a white-haired elder in a brown shirt at left, and a man in a white garment with a folded cloth on the left edge. A small notice board with Kannada text hangs beside the door. Roughly fifteen people are visible. a person: the man with long swept-back hair and gold-embroidered saffron garment in the centre fits the presentation cues, though this is uncertain.

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Photograph of a crowd of saffron-robed sannyasis and white-clad devotees gathered at the entrance steps of the Sri Banashankari Temple, with a Kannada signboard reading Sri Banashankari Devalaya above the doorway. A central figure with a long white beard and orange robe holds a yellow fruit in his right hand, while beside him a figure in orange with long hair and a gold-embroidered garment gestures with open hands. Other monks wear orange shawls and some have shaved heads; men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a brown shirt on the left, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti on the right stand among them. A white-clad boy with a shaved head stands at the lower left. Metal grilles and small Kannada notice boards frame the temple entrance.2007-02-19A crowd of saffron-robed sadhus and white-clad devotees stands at the entrance of Sri Banashankari Temple, its blue signboard with white letters visible above. In the centre, a bald man in an orange robe with gold embroidery walks forward, while a man with long dark hair and a wrap in similar orange stands beside him. Another orange-clad man with a shaved head and a saffron turban stands at right, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround the group. A sign to the right is in Kannada script.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19A crowd of men and women stands outside the entrance of the Sri Banashankari Temple, its signboard reading in Kannada and English. In the centre, a figure with long swept-back hair, wearing orange-saffron robes and rudraksha beads, stands among several saffron-robed monks, one with a shaved head and another wearing an orange turban. Devotees in white shirts, grey shirts, and a woman in an orange sari and headscarf surround them. Bare-headed monks and devotees press close, while a man in a cap and checked shirt bends forward. a person appears in the centre wearing saffron robes and a rudraksha mala, with long hair and ceremonial adornments.2007-02-19A crowd gathers outside the entrance of the Sri Banashankari Temple, with its signboard reading Sri Banashankari Temple above a gate. Several saffron-robed monks in orange shawls stand near the doorway; one bald monk in the centre-left wears an orange robe and gestures with his hands. A man in a blue cap and checked shirt stands in the foreground, and devotees in white dhotis and orange scarves, including a bearded man at left, mingle nearby. Women in colourful saris and men in white shirts fill the street, with a small shrine ornament and bells visible above the entrance.2007-02-19A crowd of people in front of the entrance of the Sri Banashankari Temple, with its signboard reading in Kannada and English. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe stands near the centre with his hand raised, flanked by other saffron-robed sannyasis. A man in a saffron turban and rudraksha mala and a woman in orange with red garlands are nearby. Men in white shirts, a man in a brown shirt and onlookers in mixed clothing surround them on a busy street with metal gates and a painted gopuram above.2007-02-19A crowd of men and women gathers outside the entrance of the Sri Banashankari Temple, its signboard reading in Kannada and English. Several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange cloth stand in the centre, one with a shaved head and a bare-chested figure in orange wrap. A woman in a green sari holds flowers, and men in white shirts and dhotis surround the group. Two saffron-robed figures in the centre have long hair and are being greeted, with a devotee in a grey shirt nearby. Printed signs and a yellow-lettered notice hang on the temple wall.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19A group of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees emerges from the doorway of a temple. A sign in the upper frame reads Sri Banashankari Temple in English, with Kannada script beside it. In the foreground a bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe with an orange shawl and holds his hands together while speaking. Beside him an older bearded man in orange, a tall man in an orange turban on the left, and several shaved-headed men in orange robes stand close together. A white board with red Kannada lettering hangs on the left of the doorway, and a grilled iron gate frames the entrance. Around 15 people are visible, mostly partially cropped at the bottom of the frame.2007-02-19A crowd of devotees and saffron-robed sadhus gathers outside the entrance of a temple whose signboard reads "Sri Banashankari Devalaya" in Kannada with "Sri Banashankari Temple" in English. A bald man in orange robes stands at center, with a second saffron-clad figure in an orange shawl to his right and a man in an orange turban near the right edge. Men in white shirts and dhotis and a few women in colourful saris stand nearby, and a man in a checked shirt faces the group. Metal grilles frame the doorway and colourful garlands hang beside the entrance.2007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19