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A photograph inside a small enclosed shrine with red-painted walls and a red ceiling, with metal grilles and a glass-fronted case at the lower left. Four men stand at a red railing looking down toward the shrine's floor. The man at centre wears a red turban, a gold-coloured necklace and a large gold ornament, with his palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him stand two shaven-headed priests in rust and saffron cloths with beaded malas, and at the right a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange kurta with an orange shawl, his hands resting on the railing. A basket sits at the right edge. No reliable appearance-based identification of a person is made, so the central figure is described by role only.

Photograph inside a red-painted enclosed boat or cabin with an orange grid floor, where several men stand around a central opening looking down through the grating. A man in the centre wears an orange-brown wrap and holds a lit lamp or torch, with a gold necklace visible. Beside him a man in a bright orange robe holds the railing, and others wear orange, saffron and white clothing. Two glass-fronted boxes stand on either side and white electric fans are visible at right. People below appear through the floor grating. Several men wear rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and one bald man stands at the right in orange.

A photograph inside a red-painted shrine with metal grilles and a red-lacquered ceiling. A man in a ornate maroon robe with a crown-like headdress, gold necklace and a long beaded garland stands at the railing holding a small red-and-white offering or flower-wrapped object in both hands. Beside him, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl gestures toward the offering. Behind them, several men in orange and saffron robes stand or kneel with hands folded in prayer, one with a gold-banded white shawl and a sacred marking on the forehead. On the right, a man in orange clothing works at a counter piled with orange marigold garlands beside a brass lamp and a metal vessel. A woven basket sits on the railing and marigold petals lie on the grille below.

Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls stand behind a tall steel barrier of vertical rails in a dim temple hall with ceiling lights. The man in the center, with a yellow tilak on his forehead and long dark hair, presses his palms together in prayer with his eyes lowered. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange also stands with hands folded, and a third person in orange with a yellow border stands at the far right. Two more people in white and orange are visible at the left edge, partly obscured by the rails. The scene suggests devotees waiting in a temple queue or sanctum enclosure.

October 27 2015

A wide interior photograph of a crowded darshan hall with white ceiling beams and ceiling fans. Metal railing barriers guide a long queue of devotees toward a small shrine at the far end, with red banners along the barrier. Many people wear saffron and orange robes; a few wear white or grey clothing. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in orange robes and a man in white sit on the floor near the railing. A gold-covered pillar stands at left. Several people are in the queue; the scene shows roughly two dozen or more physically visible people. The a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance.

A photograph taken through orange metal bars of an enclosure containing a shrine heaped with marigold and flower garlands, with a bare fluorescent tube hanging in front. Several men stand or sit behind the bars on a raised platform, some in white kurtas and one in a dark shirt, with some wearing orange or yellow cloth. Flowers cover a lower altar area, and a hand reaches toward the offerings.

December 10 2009

A crowded temple interior photographed from a slightly elevated angle. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and hands pressed together in namaskar stands beside a bearded, shaved-headed sadhu in orange with a matted headpiece and long rudraksha necklaces. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti holds a lit oil lamp and flame over a small brass vessel on a yellow altar table, with flower petals and fruit offerings on the floor. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press around, and a shirtless man raises his hand near a metal grille. The setting appears to be an aarti or puja at a temple shrine.

October 31 2010

2010-10-31 +2 copies

A photograph inside a hall with a red-and-orange striped ceiling and hanging orange tassels. On the left, a woman in an orange sari with a marigold garland and gold bangles rests her hands on a row of ornate silver-embossed boxes or trays laid out in a line. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and a long shawl stands with bangled wrists, and an older bearded man in an orange turban and orange robes touches an object with his hand. Other saffron-clad sadhus and men in white shirts stand behind them, near a decorated shrine area with a deity murti and a bright lamp. Multicolored striped cloths lie on a table at left, and a television screen is visible at lower right.

A photograph inside a temple hall during construction work. In the foreground, a man in an orange shirt and orange-yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera, leaning over a grey stone block set into a black granite-tiled platform. Beside him, a man in glasses and an orange robe bends over the stone, and a bald man in a red t-shirt kneels at the right edge. Another man in a green cap and blue shirt leans in. Behind them, several people in orange robes and shawls stand near a wall with a framed portrait, a yellow banner, decorative ceremonial items and brass vessels. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance in this image.