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A photograph inside a red-pillared temple courtyard with a black-and-white checkered marble floor. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair wears a leopard-print shawl over a yellow marigold garland, seen from behind. Other men stand nearby, one in white and another in an orange shawl. A large red-orange temple bell hangs from the ceiling, and a wall clock and framed deity images decorate the shrine area. A small priest in white sits before a deity murti in a niche, with lamps and incense sticks nearby. The walls and columns are painted vermilion.

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A photo inside a small temple with vermilion-red pillars and a black-and-white checkered marble floor. A large copper-toned bell hangs from the ceiling, and a round wall clock is mounted on the back wall beside framed deity pictures. In the shrine niche, a priest in white sits before an ornate image, with lamps and offerings on a low table. In the foreground, a figure with long dark wavy hair wears a leopard-print shawl and a marigold garland, facing the shrine. An older man in white stands to the left, and a man in grey hair and an orange shawl stands at the right edge holding a small cup.A red-walled temple interior with a checkerboard black-and-white marble floor and a shrine niche holding a deity murti decorated with a garland, with brass lamps hanging at left. A sadhu in orange-red robes with an orange marigold garland stands in profile at right, facing the shrine and holding a staff. Clock, framed pictures and hanging garlands decorate the walls, and a seated man in a light shirt sits at left.2014-01-30A temple interior with bright red walls and pillars, a black-and-white checkered marble floor, and a shrine niche holding a deity murti framed by a gold arch. A bare-chested man with a short bun and a long orange marigold garland stands at right, wearing a reddish-brown wrap, looking up toward the shrine. Oil lamps and framed pictures hang on the walls, and rose petals are scattered on the floor. A flower-garlanded figure stands in the foreground among the devotional setting. The man is a devotee or priest, and his identity is not established from appearance.2014-01-30Interior of a temple with red-painted carved pillars and a black-and-white checkered marble floor. A man with a shaved-headed hairstyle wearing a bright orange-yellow marigold garland and a saffron cloth over his bare shoulder stands at right with palms pressed together in prayer, facing a shrine. The shrine holds a deity murti decorated in red and gold, with brass oil lamps and a kalasha-style vessel in front. Wall clock, framed pictures and hanging brass lamps are visible. Red flowers lie on the floor near the pillar base.2014-01-30Interior of a red-painted temple gateway with ornately carved orange-red pillars and arches. A large hanging bronze temple bell is suspended in the centre, and tridents with marigold garlands stand on either side. Framed deity pictures hang on the dark walls beside a wall clock. Several devotees stand and move through the entrance, including a man in a white kurta near the doorway, a man in a striped shirt, and a man in a light shirt with glasses at the right edge. Hands with bangles and garlands are visible at the lower left.2014-05-19May 19 20142014-05-19April 05 20142014-04-05A dim, red-walled temple interior in Varanasi with hanging brass bells and warm bulbs. At centre, a man with long hair wears a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a dark patterned wrap, and holds a tall ceremonial staff topped with a trident; he appears to be Swamiji (probable) on the basis of the rudraksha mala, long hair and ornate dress. Around him a woman in white with a red shawl and several men in white dhotis and striped shirts stand among devotees pressing forward, some with folded hands, while a figure in red clothing stands at right. The scene shows darshan at a shrine during a temple visit.2014-05-19Interior of a red-pillared Hindu temple filled with hanging brass bells on chains. Devotees crowd the narrow passage: a man in a striped shirt raises his arm toward the bells, a woman in a red sari and a woman in a leopard-print top stand nearby, and a shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange shawl stands at right. Oil lamps glow along the walls and a round wall clock is visible. The shaven-headed man is a devotee in a saffron wrap; his appearance does not clearly match the a person cues, so he is described by role only.2014-04-05Interior of a red-painted temple hall with tall red pillars hung with large brass bells and strings of metal ornaments, with many small lamps and bright bulbs lighting the space. Several saffron-clad monks in orange-brown robes walk through the aisle, one bare-shouldered, and a crowd of devotees in plain shirts moves between stalls selling beaded necklaces, bangles, red and gold charms and mirror-decorated hangings on the sides.2014-04-05May 19 20142014-05-19April 05 20142014-04-05