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A crowded temple scene with devotees pressing close in a narrow stone passage. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-bearded man in white dhoti with a white shawl, hands folded in anjali, stands near a tray of flowers and offerings. To his right, a man in a maroon-red cloth and rudraksha beads holds his hands together. On the far right, a figure with a tall dreadlocked head-wrap, rudraksha malas and layered beaded necklaces, hands in anjali, bows forward. Other men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees surround them, and a green-and-gold temple gopuram pillar appears behind. A few people hold up phones or cameras overhead.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A crowded temple interior where a man in saffron-orange and rust-red robes with a tall dark turban, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold-and-bead necklaces stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed. Beside him a bare-chested priest with white sacred ash and a grey beard, wearing a white dhoti, holds a coconut decorated with red and white flowers. Around them devotees, some shirtless and some in white or red dhotis, press forward with hands folded, and a few onlookers stand behind. A brass kalasha-type finial is visible at the top right. Swamiji (probable) appears as the saffron-robed figure in a turban with rudraksha and gold necklaces, shown in person during a temple welcome.2018-04-29February 24 20172017-02-24A dense crowd of men in a temple procession at the Madurai Aadheenam Guru Pooja festival. In the centre, a bearded elder in a white shawl and white dhoti with horizontal white vibhuti on his forehead, and a shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with a long rudraksha mala. Behind them, a man in saffron-orange robes with gold necklaces and a rudraksha headband walks among devotees. Many men wear white shirts and rudraksha malas, and some have sandalwood tilak marks. The scene is crowded with onlookers in the foreground.2012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesA large group of men and boys seated on a white marble floor in a hall, pressing palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed in prayer. Most wear white dhotis and bare upper bodies marked with white vibhuti stripes on the forehead and arms, and many wear rudraksha malas. Boys in saffron-orange cloths sit among them. In the foreground a man in an orange cloth with a mala joins his palms, and a boy sits beside him. Behind the group, a white-draped table holds offerings, lamps and flower garlands. Around thirty to forty people are visible.2017-06-27December 07 20162016-12-07Dense crowd of devotees inside a dim temple hall during a ritual, with a lit doorway and hanging decorations behind. A bald man in orange-saffron robes with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands centre-right, a man in white dhoti and tripundra stands beside him, and bare-chested devotees in orange shawls surround them. Many men wear white ash markings on their foreheads. Elderly and white-clad figures crowd the background. Scene suggests a Hindu temple puja or abhishekam.2015-09-16April 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29