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A photograph inside a temple hall with gold-painted pillars and a golden canopy. In the centre, an older bearded man with grey hair tied up and wearing glasses stands in an orange knit top and an orange-and-maroon shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, and rests his hand on a decorated deity murti. Beside him, a younger man in a maroon and gold dhoti with a maroon shawl, rudraksha mala and a vibhuti mark on his forehead looks on. A metal lamp and brass vessel sit on a tray in front, and a few other people stand at the left edge. The scene looks like a temple darshan or puja setting.

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A photograph of a temple interior with gold-coloured ritual objects. In the foreground, a man in red and gold dhoti-style clothing wears a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with red tilak and gold armbands, while holding a small object. Beside him, an older man with long grey hair tied up, glasses, a white beard and a long grey mala wears an orange robe with a maroon-and-gold border and orange shawl, and reaches toward a metal deity murti. Behind them a younger man in a light blue shirt looks on. A gold-canopied palanquin or chariot frame, brass bells, a decorated drum with teal fabric, and books on a table fill the background. Three people are visible.2016-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01January 01 20162016-01-01September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15Photograph of a temple or museum interior with warm light. In the foreground, an older bearded man in orange robes and an orange sweater with a dark rudraksha mala walks beside a man in a dark red-brown dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a long rudraksha mala and red tilak, with a matching bead bracelet on his upper arm. Behind them a man in a light blue shirt and grey trousers walks, and another elderly man with white hair and beard is partly visible. On the right stand bronze deity statues with tall crowns and ornaments. The shorter man in red-brown is not clearly recognisable as the a person by appearance, so he is described by role only.2016-01-28September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesPhotograph of two saffron-robed sannyasis walking through a warmly lit interior with a bronze deity murti at right. The older man at left has a grey beard, glasses, a tilak on his forehead, a topknot, an orange shawl and a pearl and rudraksha mala. The younger man at right wears a maroon-red robe with gold border, a long rudraksha mala and a rudraksha bracelet on his arm. Behind them a man in a blue shirt and a woman stand nearby.2016-01-28Photograph of a temple shrine with two standing figures before a gilded deity murti pair seated on a green-draped throne decorated with white and orange-yellow garlands. On the left, an older bearded man with white hair and a yellow tilak wears an orange robe and a dark beaded mala, hands folded in namaste. Beside him, a younger man in a rust-red turban and matching rust-red dhoti with a gold necklace, bracelets and a red-and-white garland stands with palms joined. A bare-chested attendant in white dhoti with a gold necklace stands at far left near ornate gold brass lamps. Marigold petals are scattered on the floor and a gilded arch-shaped throne-like altar sits in the foreground.2015-10-18Photograph inside a decorated temple tent with green lighting and a golden prabhavali behind a deity murti adorned with silver ornaments. A man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-saffron robe with a white-and-orange flower garland and rudraksha mala stands at centre-right, smiling. A man with his back to the camera, wearing a saffron-orange cloth, faces him from the foreground. Other men with shaved heads and rudraksha malas stand at left, and a tall tassel-and-flower decoration hangs at top centre. The man in the turban shows distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, so this is a probable Swamiji in person; the ritual setting suggests a puja or darshan.2016-04-24A photograph inside a tent-like hall with a corrugated roof, showing a ritual reception. On the left, a large golden throne-like seat holds a seated figure in a red-and-orange garment with a purple-and-orange garland and gold necklaces, which appears to be a deity murti or statue. Behind it stands a white-draped object and a golden canopy. Brass oil lamps stand in the centre. Three men are gathered: a bald man in a dark red-maroon dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl and a white-beaded necklace walks forward; a bearded older man in saffron-orange robes and a red-and-orange shawl holds a mobile phone; and a bald man at right wears a maroon dhoti, gold armband, beaded necklace and white sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms, gesturing toward the scene. Another orange-robed figure stands in the background. A multicoloured woven mat covers the floor.2015-09-15