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A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with a green-framed iron grille and a carved stone figure in the upper left. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and mundus stands close together. On the right, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long swept-back beard and wire-rimmed glasses stands beside a man in red-orange robes wearing a gold-beaded rudraksha-style garland and a white head cloth, both facing upward. A trident hangs on the wall, garlanded with flowers. A woman in a maroon and blue sari with a white flower in her hair and a man in a blue shirt stand nearby. A cameraman with a large video camera is at the right edge.

Interior of a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted colonnades. A figure in a long-haired orange-red robe with a gold-beaded necklace stands at center with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a group of devotees and a uniformed officer. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis cluster near a carved stone elephant-headed deity sculpture at right. A bare-backed priest in a white cloth stands in the foreground near the sculpture and a metal railing. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in red-orange with long swept-back hair, a gold-beaded necklace and folded hands matches the page's Swamiji claim on cues of long hair, orange clothing and ceremonial gold beads, so this is an in_person candidate.

Photograph inside a temple hall crowded with devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a man at left wears an orange shawl, a gold necklace, and a vermilion forehead mark, gesturing with folded hands and holding a ritual staff. Several young men with curly hair stand with bare backs in orange cloth, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind a yellow metal grille, a large deity murti with ornate red and gold decoration is visible. Women in saris and older devotees stand nearby, some with hands joined in prayer.

September 16 2015

A photograph inside a covered temple shrine with a corrugated roof and orange drapes. A deity murti stands in a gold-framed niche, decorated with garlands, flanked by red-and-white columns. A figure in long saffron/orange robes with long hair walks toward the shrine, holding a wooden tray, while another person in orange stands beside a small table. Devotees in white and blue shirts, a checked shirt and saris with folded hands stand at a metal railing watching the ritual. Ornate lamps and brass stands sit before the shrine.

A photograph of a temple shrine scene with a line of devotees standing behind a metal railing on the left, several holding folded paper or offerings. Near the railing, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair points toward the shrine while another hand reaches out, apparently guiding or instructing the devotees. Behind them, a deity murti with a gold crown and bright garlands sits on a red and gold throne-like altar framed by an arch and orange drapes. On the right, a person in a plain white shirt with a yellow cloth over the shoulder stands in the foreground, and a framed portrait of a saffron-robed figure appears near the altar. A small orange-topped stool sits by the railing. The setting appears to be a temple darshan area with orange drapes and a metal guardrail.

July 23 2012

A photo of a temple darshan line before a shrine with a deity pair adorned with yellow and orange garlands, and a red and gold arch behind them. A long-haired figure in a flowing orange robe stands at the centre, reaching out toward the crowd, while a second orange-robed person in front holds a folded cloth. Behind them a man in a white dhoti with a yellow shawl stands near the shrine. Devotees line a metal barricade on the left and right with palms pressed together in namaskar and some hold papers. Roughly a few dozen people are visible.

Dim temple interior with dark stone walls, a bright light glare at the top, and a crowd of devotees in ritual dress. In the centre, a man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown dress with a heavy gold-toned necklace and a yellow-gold shawl holds a brass plate with lit lamps and offerings. Around him, bare-chested men wear white dhotis and rudraksha-style malas, and women wear orange and saffron saris with garlands. A woman in a turquoise sari stands at left. A fan is visible at right. The setting appears to be a temple sanctum with people gathered for darshan or a puja.

Dim interior of a temple corridor with iron grilles and stone walls. A bare-chested priest with a white forehead band and red cloth on his shoulder stands at left holding a folded white cloth. A woman in a maroon and blue sari with gold bangles and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand gesturing. At centre, a man in a red robe wears a white head band, a red-and-gold garland, and holds a silver-topped staff decorated with flowers; a man in a saffron robe with a crown-like headpiece stands beside him. Several men in saffron robes and white-clad devotees crowd the passage, and a person in a yellow garment stands at right.

Inside a dim temple corridor, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a long garland of orange-yellow beads holds a lit oil lamp on a silver plate with offerings, performing aarti. Around him, men in orange and white clothing, one with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks, stand close, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti on the right holds the plate. Temple pillars, metal railings and overhead lights frame the crowded scene. a person performs an aarti offering with a lit lamp during a temple visit.

January 07 2012