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August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09May 07 20122012-05-07 +2 copiesA crowded temple interior with a long queue of men and boys standing behind a metal barrier, moving toward a doorway flanked by white stone pillars with gold-trimmed entrance. Several shaved-headed men in white dhotis wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas; one foreground man in a white dhoti wears a heavy gold necklace and a red-bordered cloth. Men in shirts, lungis and dhotis fill the aisle, with colourful painted mythological panels on the walls above. A man in a purple shirt and glasses stands at the barrier.2010-08-09Inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars, a procession walks across a bare stone floor while devotees watch from behind a yellow-and-orange metal railing. In the centre, a man in saffron robes with long dark hair and a gold chain walks barefoot, holding a small pink object in his hands. Beside him, a man in saffron with a red sash and a garland of marigolds walks with his hands joined, and a man in a light-coloured saffron garment with a garland also walks nearby. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and shirt, a woman in a purple and green sari, and a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala follow. Onlookers stand along the railing, including a woman in a purple sari and another in a pink-and-blue shawl. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling.2009-01-14A photograph at a temple doorway with weathered stone walls and a dark wooden entrance, a stepped gopuram visible through the gate. A central figure in an orange saffron cloth wrapped over the shoulder, an orange turban and a long garland of yellow-orange flowers stands with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas surround him; one at right wears a red-and-gold embroidered shawl. A young boy in white stands at far right, and a bald man's head is in the foreground. a person is the central figure, distinguished by the orange turban, saffron cloth, long hair and flower garland, with devotees around him in ceremonial white.2006-09-24Indoor photo of a gathering in a hall with orange walls and a corrugated metal roof, decorated with colourful patterned pillars. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala, smiling as he extends his hand toward a bald man in a white dhoti and orange-red shawl who is bowing. A man in white clothes with a gold necklace stands at left. Behind a metal railing, devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with palms pressed together in namaste, one with rudraksha beads and red-and-white tilak. A red carpet runs down the centre aisle toward a stage with a decorated backdrop. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in saffron wrap and rudraksha mala is a distinctive cue-matched candidate present in person.2010-09-04March 13 20132013-03-13October 05 20112011-10-05A photograph of a seated group of men in white dhoti and shawls with red borders, performing a puja in a hall. In the foreground a shaven-headed man with closed eyes and a white tripundra with red kumkum sits cross-legged, wearing a rudraksha mala. Beside and behind him other men sit on woven mats before brass puja plates, small oil lamps, fruit and flowers. Several seated people watch from the right in white clothing, and a palm-tree doorway opens at the back.2010-10-03October 25 20062006-10-25July 02 20172017-07-02