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A photograph inside a long temple corridor with tall carved stone pillars and fluorescent lights overhead. A tall young man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a flower crown, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a large gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him an elderly man in saffron cloth and glasses smiles with folded hands, holding a bundle of flowers. Men in white shirts walk alongside, and other saffron-robed devotees and onlookers fill the background. The name tag and page are not visible in the scene.

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A photograph of a group walking through a stone temple corridor lit by warm lamps, with carved pillars on the right. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a large pink and white flower garland, a gold necklace and gold earrings, and holds his hands together. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with gold border walks barefoot, and a man in a pink shirt and dark trousers walks at left. Behind them two men in orange robes with rudraksha malas follow, one holding a white flower, and a man in a white shirt walks at right. The centre figure has long swept-back hair and distinctive saffron and gold adornments, consistent with the a person identification.2012-09-11 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and a low ceiling, dimly lit. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, with long swept-back hair, walks forward smiling, holding a small object in his hand; he is accompanied by others. Two more people in saffron robes walk to his left. Men in white kurta and dhoti walk among them, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man with a gold chain stands at the right beside a table with flower offerings. Fencing barriers line the path, and a framed sign hangs on a pillar, with a red-and-white striped barrier and a chain of garlands overhead.2009-08-01A photograph of a crowd walking through a dimly lit temple corridor with a tall metal gate and fluorescent lights overhead. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange sleeveless garment, a long rudraksha mala and a red bindi, his hands pressed together in greeting. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. To his left a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-like necklace walks beside him. Around them devotees in white shirts and dhotis, orange-clad sannyasis with red shawls, and a woman in a red and green sari stand among the crowd. On the right wall a framed deity image and a sign are visible.2008-07-28January 15 20092009-01-15April 11 20122012-04-11August 06 20092009-08-06Photograph inside a dim temple corridor of a group walking together. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange silk garment with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a tilak on his forehead, walks barefoot on a stone floor. Behind and beside him, devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis with gold borders, some holding bundled cloth, move in procession. A man in a white shirt on the left and another in a turquoise shirt on the right are also walking. A tall silver staff is held by a man in white kurta with a mala. A small lamp glows in the background.2012-04-11Photograph taken at night inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and fluorescent lights. A central figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long multicolour flower garland with yellow marigolds and a gold-chain necklace, with a white tilak on the forehead. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and others in orange shawls and saffron robes walk closely together, with a crowd visible behind. One man in white shirt and dhoti on the left wears a badge and an orange shawl. Scattered devotees and staff fill the background.2008-08-02Two saffron-clad figures walk hand in hand through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and overhead fluorescent lights. The figure in the centre has long, wavy dark hair, a red bindi, a white-painted nose mark, and wears an orange-red garment with a golden waist band, a multi-strand beaded necklace and an arm band. The shaved-headed figure beside them wears a white forehead mark, a gold-bordered orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments. Uniformed police officers and men in white shirts and trousers walk behind them. A man on the right wears a white dhoti with a beaded necklace. Metal barriers line the corridor, and a person in an orange robe walks further back. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron ornate clothing, and a rudraksha mala with ceremonial gold necklace on the central figure.2012-07-24Night photograph of a crowd moving through a temple corridor lined with lamps, with stone pillars and string lights overhead. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a gold ceremonial necklace with a long dark swept-back hair walks with his right hand raised in a gesture. Around him, men in white shirts and gold-yellow shawls, one with a pink rosette badge, and a bearded man in saffron and a white glove walk alongside. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, identifiable by the saffron shawl, gold ceremonial necklace and long hair, shown in person in a procession.2006-12-04Photograph in a hall at night showing a long-haired man in saffron-orange unstitched robes and a rudraksha mala, hands in a gesture of address, standing before two men in white shirts with palms pressed together in namaste; one has a lanyard and gold bracelet. A shaved-headed priest in orange dhoti with a gold necklace stands at right beside a tray holding fruit and a rudraksha mala. Orange draped fabric and floral decorations hang in the background. Several other people stand behind. The long-haired man with rudraksha mala and saffron robes matches the Swamiji candidate cues, so he is described as Swamiji (probable).2010-11-23