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A dense crowd fills a temple interior with dark stone walls. At centre, a man with long dark hair tied in a bun and a white tilak on his forehead wears an orange-saffron shawl over his shoulders, a heavy gold necklace and a gold earring. A bald man in orange stands beside him, and several people press in around them, some holding hands together. Women in maroon and red saris and a woman with white flowers in her hair are visible, with a bald man in orange at left and a man in white at upper centre. Lamps glow at the upper right.

September 16 2015

A photograph of a temple sanctum with a bearded priest on the left, bare-chested in an ochre dhoti and sacred thread, holding a plate with a lit oil lamp. In the centre, a bald priest with white and red forehead markings and a red rudraksha mala wears a white garland and gold armlets and stands before a doorway draped with garlands. A man with long hair and a white sacred thread on a bare back, wearing a red cloth, bends toward him. On the right, a figure in an orange-red cloth wears a red-beaded headband and garlands, while other onlookers stand nearby.

Crowded photograph inside an orange-draped tent at a Kumbh Mela camp. In the foreground, a bearded sadhu with long dark hair tied in a bun wears pink and orange cloth. Behind him, a bald man in an orange shawl holds a small packet, while a man in a dark brown robe with a rudraksha mala stands beside a figure with long dark hair draped in an orange shawl and gold bangles. A gold-framed throne and a seated figure in orange appear at the right edge, with purple cloth and garlands behind them. Several saffron-clad sadhus and devotees surround the group.

Crowded interior of a temple with two large hanging brass bells in the background and strings of lights overhead. Dense crowd of devotees in saffron, orange and yellow robes, many with red and white sacred markings on their foreheads and red shawls over their shoulders. A bearded older man in an orange robe holds a small brass vessel while a camera with a large telephoto lens is in the foreground. Many men press close together in a dark stone hall, some with garlands and white dhotis.

July 13 2009

A dense crowd gathers in a narrow temple passage at night, with devotees pressing close around several saffron-robed sannyasis. A shaven-headed man in an orange shawl with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala stands at centre, flanked by another orange-clad man with tilak and a gold-beaded necklace. Women in maroon saris with jasmine flowers in their hair stand nearby, and a man in a pale blue shirt stands in the foreground. Several people hold hands and reach toward the robed figures, with dim lights and dark stone walls behind them. a person appearance cue: the figure wearing the gold necklace and tilak is the only one with long swept-back hair and ornate adornment, though this is uncertain.

A crowded photograph inside a temple interior with a stone wall and a white Ganesha figure with a red-and-white decorative backdrop at upper left. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe, bare-shouldered on one side, with a pearl necklace and a dark rudraksha-style mala, appearing to be a probable Swamiji (probable) in a sannyasi role, moving through the crowd with his hands together. Around him, devotees in white ritual clothes, some with tilaka and sacred threads, press close; a woman in a bright yellow-orange sari stands in the foreground at left, and a man in a dark uniform walks nearby. A bald man in orange robes appears at right. Offering-related objects are visible in the background.

A dense crowd presses into a narrow, carved stone temple doorway lit by warm yellow light. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long flower garland of white and pink blossoms stands at the center-left, one hand raised. A shaved-headed man in orange cloth and gold necklace stands nearby, and a bald man in orange robes raises his hands in front of the crowd. Devotees in saffron and white saris, a woman with a long braid, and young men in checked shirts surround them. Carved pillars, a wall-mounted clock and an electric wire frame the scene. a person appearance is uncertain; the central figures are visible as priests or devotees in orange and white.

Photo inside a dim temple interior with ornate stone pillars and string lights. A man in an orange-red turban and a rust-brown robe with a thick gold-and-bead necklace stands centre, gesturing with one hand; he has a red-brown tilak mark. Beside him an elderly man in an orange robe with a black-and-white beaded mala gestures with clasped hands. Shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange sashes with tripundra marks surround them, and a bare-backed priest in the foreground faces them. Devotees and a woman with a red bindi stand behind. Several people visible, with the turbaned central man possibly the a person candidate by appearance.

2015-09-16 +1 copies

A dense crowd fills a temple interior with stone pillars and hanging orange and rainbow fabric. At centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold-bead garland, a gold chain, and bangles, and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace. On the right, another shaved-headed man in orange wears a gold chain. In the foreground, a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and a white cloth around his waist, and an elderly man with white hair stands in the left foreground. Many devotees in white and colourful shirts fill the background.