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August 12 20122012-08-12A man in a flowing orange-saffron wrap with bare shoulder stands at a temple shrine with his palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a row of oil lamps on a metal rack. He has long swept-back dark hair and a yellow tilak on his forehead. Smoke rises from the lamps and a small red flag is tied to a stone pillar beside a dark temple doorway. Behind him, a devotee in a grey shirt and another in orange stand near crowds, one holding a tall ceremonial staff topped with a round finial. Green hillside and red railings appear in the background.2012-08-12August 12 20122012-08-12A photo of a temple visit. In the foreground, a man with long, wavy black hair and a red-orange shawl draped over his bare shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine. He holds a tall brass trident-like staff with a decorative top. Behind him, other men in dark vests and white shirts crowd the shrine area, one reaching toward a red-wrapped offering. Brass lamps and small oil lamps line a railing at left, and a red flag and green leaves are tied to a pillar. A hand-painted sign reads in Nepali above the entrance. A red tilak is visible on a man at right. The image is a photograph of a temple scene. Identity of the foreground figure is uncertain from appearance.2012-08-12A man in profile stands in a temple setting against a red wall, wearing a draped orange saffron cloth over one shoulder and wearing long, dark, wavy hair with a red flower tucked near the back of the head. A small white tilak mark is on his forehead. Blurred brass vessels and a stone pillar sit in the foreground, with a plate of offerings at the bottom edge. A white-clad person is partly visible at the far left edge. The man is the only clearly visible person, and the overall appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, though the face is turned away and the cues are partial.2011-02-25A side-profile photograph of a man standing in a temple hall, looking upward with lips parted. He has long dark hair gathered in a low knot at the back of his head, a bare shoulder, and wears an orange cloth wrapped over the upper body with a maroon stripe, along with a long rudraksha mala of dark beads around his neck. His hands are clasped together at waist level. Behind him is a blurred background of red pillars and a brass lamp stand on a stone ledge, with a brass plate of offerings nearby. The pose suggests meditation or devotion. The appearance is consistent with the a person candidate described on the page, with long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and rudraksha beads, though the face is not clearly visible.2011-02-20A photograph of a man standing barefoot on a stone ghat step beside water, hands pressed together in prayer near his face with eyes closed. He has long dark hair falling down his back, a tilak on his forehead, and wears a red sleeveless top with a rust-orange shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange-brown dhoti. Behind him are tiered red steps with brass lamps, a red flag, a metal railing and a tangle of black cables. One other person sits in the background on the steps.2016-12-15A barefoot man with long dark hair and a full beard stands in anjali mudra on a stone step beside a water tank, wearing a rust-orange sleeveless top, a dhoti-style lower garment and a long brown-orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind him, rows of tiered red steps hold many dark stone lingams with gold-coloured pieces, and seated attendees in pale clothing are visible in the background. A red-orange flag stands at the right, with coiled cables and a chain-link railing nearby. The scene appears to be a ritual gathering at a temple-style courtyard.2016-12-15September 29 20062006-09-29A young man with curly dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead stands outdoors holding a brass aarti lamp in his right hand and a brass handbell in his left, with a flame burning in the lamp's cup. He is bare-chested, wearing an orange-red cloth draped over his shoulders and an orange dhoti, with a long rudraksha mala of brown beads and a smaller bead pendant around his neck. Behind him, steps and blurred figures in white and orange suggest a riverside ghat setting, consistent with an aarti or puja being performed.2017-08-07Outdoor photograph of a long-haired man in a sleeveless red-orange garment with an orange shawl draped over one shoulder, holding a brass aarti lamp with a flame in one hand and a brass vessel in the other, beneath leafy trees. A rudraksha mala is visible on his wrist. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a striped dhoti and another man in a white shirt stand nearby. Partially visible patterned footwear lies at the lower left.2009-07-07A photo taken from behind of a long-haired person in an orange-saffron wrap walking up a marble temple stair. The bare-shouldered figure wears a saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and an orange lower cloth, carries a thin wooden staff in one hand, and has long, wavy, dark hair. To the left, a man in a dark jacket with a bag walks nearby. Beside the steps, a person in white clothes is visible at the right edge, and figures in orange and white sit or stand in the background of a stone-floored courtyard with a leafy plant at the top.2006-01-05