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A crowded temple corridor with wooden scaffolding poles and painted columns, a green and blue pillar at right. At centre, a long-haired man in a loose saffron-orange wrap over a red undershirt, with a red bindi, smiles while standing among devotees. a person: long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a red bindi form a distinctive cluster of cues. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with orange scarves or orange-trimmed shirts press close; one man in a white shirt and orange scarf gestures toward him with a raised hand. At left, a woman in a yellow floral sari holds a small child in pink. Men at right wear rudraksha or bead malas. A yellow and red ceremonial banner with a gold finial stands in the background, and a bright archway shows a temple gopuram beyond.
Photo 520 of 674 from 2 February 2009

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