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Photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard scene at dusk. A person with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing an orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and wrapped at the waist, stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a stone platform. The figure's bare-chested saffron attire and long hair are visible, but the face is partly turned away, so the identity is uncertain. An elderly woman in a red sari holds a white tray of fresh fruit, including apples, oranges and bananas, and smiles toward the figure. Behind them a man in a white shirt smiles, a boy in a grey shirt stands at right, and a crowd of devotees in white and pink clothing stands in the background near stone pillars and brass oil lamps. A deity murti with garlands sits on the ornate golden altar at upper left, with red and green garlands. Trees and stone walls frame the scene.

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February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of a temple-like stone platform at dusk with brass lamps and a ceremonial setup. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron wrap and bare upper back holds a white tray of colourful fruit including red apples, oranges and green apples. Another person in a maroon garment kneels or bows at the lower right. Behind the platform, a deity murti stands in a small shrine with garlands, and a group of people in white and orange clothing stands watching in the background. Brass lamps and metal vessels sit on the platform.2007-02-14Outdoor temple-pavilion scene at dusk with a grey stone pillared structure. On a raised platform stand two decorated murti figures with crowns, garlands and white dhoti-style cloth, with brass oil lamps flanking them. In the foreground, a bare-chested figure in saffron/orange cloth with long dark swept-back hair offers a tray of fruit to a woman with her head bowed; a man in a white shirt sits beside her. Several other people in white and coloured clothing stand behind in the background. A fruit tray with mangoes and apples is held out. a person: the saffron-clad figure has long swept-back hair and saffron ceremonial cloth, with a fruit offering, consistent with a presiding role.2007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14February 14 20072007-02-14A photograph of an outdoor temple-festival moment in daylight under a pale sky with palm trees behind. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a gold-beaded necklace leans forward and extends a yellow fruit toward a row of devotees. A woman in a peach sari with gold bangles stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Beside her, a man in a white shirt holds the palms together, and a man in a white garment with a flower garland in red, yellow and white stands in the foreground with head bowed. A tray of fruit and flowers sits in the lower right, and an ornate copper-coloured temple structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands stands at the right edge. The scene suggests a procession or flag-hoisting ceremony with offerings. Probable Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired figure in saffron, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron garment and gold-beaded necklace, and is shown in an active role offering fruit.2006-12-23June 09 20092009-06-09Photograph of a nighttime ritual offering at a low wooden table draped with a green cloth and striped runner. A man in an orange robe stands at right with hands joined in namaskar beside a brass deity murti with a gold arch and a pink-and-purple cloth. A young man in white shirt and white garland holds a silver tray of apples and fruit, while a child in an orange-trimmed shirt reaches to offer fruit with marigold flowers. An oil lamp burns on the table, and several men in white and orange shawls watch from behind.2007-12-23A seated figure in orange-saffron robes with a red and white floral garland and a long yellow-beaded garland sits on an orange cushioned seat before an ornate golden temple shrine with a deity murti decorated with flower garlands. An elderly woman in white with a flower in her hair bends forward to touch or offer something at the seated person's head. Nearby, a man in white holds a tray of mangoes, apples and white flowers, and two women in white sarees with orange shawls hold a tray of apples and flowers. Brass oil lamps and kalasha vessels stand on the shrine, and a young man in white with a yellow shawl stands in the background. This is a visible darshan-style reception at a temple shrine.2010-06-27