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Photograph inside a temple interior with blue-painted walls, a red-and-cream ceiling medallion, fluorescent tube lights and a red-and-white tiled floor. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long beaded rudraksha-style necklace and a red tilak on his forehead, walks barefoot past a small blue cabinet. Behind him, a man in orange cloth and two men in white dhotis walk the same passage, one older man in white with a white forehead marking. a person in front, walking with a calm expression. The people are in motion, not seated.

A group walks along a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a painted ceiling of circular floral medallions, with a mural-lined wall of framed deity paintings on the right. In front, a bearded man with glasses wears a saffron robe and a wrist watch and gestures while speaking; a younger man in a saffron robe walks beside him. Behind them a woman in a saffron robe looks upward, and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a purple sash walks barefoot. A man in a light shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and others in white and orange follow along the corridor.

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A photograph of a temple corridor with red-and-white striped walls and blue-painted pillars, people walking toward an inner gate. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border walks forward. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with a large gold and bead garland follows a bearded man in a red dhoti and bare chest. Another bearded man in orange robes and a white-clad man carrying a rolled orange cloth and a palm-leaf bundle walk nearby, with other devotees in white and orange in the background. A blue signboard is visible above the gate.

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July 29 2008

A photograph of four men walking barefoot across a tiled temple corridor in orange saffron robes, with gold-bordered cloth draped over their shoulders. The man second from left has long swept-back dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, layered rudraksha malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, and he is looking upward. Two shaved-headed men walk beside him in orange, one with white ash markings on his arms and a mala, and the man on the far right has white hair, a white headband, and several beaded malas. Behind them a crowd of men and boys in white dhotis and shirts stands in the background, and a dark wooden cabinet is visible on the right.

A photograph at a temple entrance with ornately carved wooden doorframes and a painted pillar topped by a green and blue lotus base. A long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a red tilak, stands in front and looks ahead, appearing to be a person. Behind him a bearded man in white with an orange shawl and a beaded mala stands at left. Several barechested men in white dhotis and saffron cloths stand in the doorway and beside the pillar. At right a shirtless man in an orange cloth with a gold chain stands with hands on hips. The scene shows a visit to the shrine with devotees and attendants gathered in the entrance.

July 24 2012

A photograph inside a temple corridor with painted ceiling panels and carved stone pillars. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold yellow border, a long beaded necklace and a large gold pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; he walks forward smiling. Two men flank him in saffron robes with beaded malas, one shaved-headed and one bald with glasses. A man on the right in white kurta holds a bundle of cloth and wears a rudraksha mala, and a man on the left in a striped polo shirt stands near a wooden booth. Several devotees in the background gaze toward the group.

A photograph inside an ornately decorated temple corridor with painted ceilings, carved stone pillars and flower garlands hanging from the columns. A procession moves forward through the hall. At centre, a man in an orange-red robe wears a long white and pink flower garland and holds his hands together in a greeting, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and devotees. On the left, a bare-chested man in a red and white dhoti carries a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad priest with an orange shawl walks in front. Onlookers in white shirts stand along the sides. Several people are in motion, with a blurred foreground.