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January 16 20182018-01-16January 07 20122012-01-07Outdoor photo of a crowd gathered at a temple entrance during a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti with white vibhuti stripes stands beside a green-painted wooden post on a decorated platform. Centre frame, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and orange clothing presses palms together in namaste. Next to him a figure in saffron-orange with a yellow and pink flower garland and rudraksha beads holds hands folded, while another in orange with long hair and beads also stands with palms joined. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white forehead markings, press palms together or pray. A stone temple wall and gateway with green doors form the backdrop.2018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts presses along a stone temple wall carved with reliefs. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears a bright saffron-orange turban and a saffron shawl, and holds his hands in anjali mudra with a smile. He wears a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis stand close, several with vibhuti or kumkum marks on their foreheads, and some hold orange cloth. The atmosphere suggests a temple procession or ratha yatra, with a few women and older men visible in the back. Probable Swamiji is the saffron-turbaned man at centre, identified by appearance cues including the saffron turban, shawl, and long hair.2006-09-24A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple corridor behind iron grilles and teal-painted pillars. At centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a white garment and a fresh garland of red and white flowers, walking beside a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right, and many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls. Several people wear orange-saffron shawls.2012-07-23A candid photo of a crowd moving through a temple entrance with stone walls and a doorway. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-and-saffron robe holds a yellow flower garland, and beside him a woman in orange and a woman in a light pink sari with white markings walk with the group. Men in white shirts and dhotis walk through the crowd, a man in a white shirt on the left carries a basket on his head, and onlookers in colourful saris and shirts watch and raise cameras or phones in the background. The scene is busy and motion-blurred, with a yellow-trimmed building to the right.2012-01-07A crowd of shaved-headed and long-haired men, many bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, moves through a street before a stone temple gopuram carved with sculptures. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a golden trident-topped staff with a white cloth. Beside him, a man with a wrapped white headband carries a red and white cloth, and on the right a man with long hair, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti holds a mobile phone. Some devotees wear orange and saffron garments, and a small sign and stalls appear in the background, with a deity murti visible on the temple.2018-03-17August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoors at a temple entrance with a stone gopuram-style facade behind, a crowd of devotees gathered. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a pink-and-gold border, forehead marked with vibhuti, stands at left with hands pressed together, smiling and speaking. In the center a man in a rust-brown robe with a flower garland of yellow, white and magenta blooms, multiple rudraksha malas and a ceremonial necklace, forehead with white tilak, gestures toward the man at left. Beside him a figure in saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a red cloth in hand, and a man in white dhoti with gold border. Several other devotees in white, orange and bare-chested attire, some with white tilak, stand around, with incense smoke rising near the temple doorway.2018-01-16August 21 20062006-08-21