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October 27 2015

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Photo of a crowded street outside a small red-roofed shrine, the Shri Bade Hanuman Ji Mandir, with a Hindi sign on its facade and a white banner on the left reading in Hindi. Many devotees and passersby, mostly men in white kurtas and shirts and women in saris, move through the entrance while a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the left edge. A tree overhangs the scene and smoke or haze hangs in the warm light.2015-10-27Photograph of a crowded outdoor temple scene beneath a large spreading tree. Devotees in white shirts, pink and green garments, and a woman in a bright yellow sari with floral embroidery stand and walk along a red-floored path. A red and orange shrine building with a sign reading Shri Hanuman Ji Mandir is on the right, and red-and-yellow banners hang over the entrance. Stalls with flower garlands and offerings line the left side, with smoke rising near the tree. No identifiable a person is visible.2015-10-27Outdoor photo at a shrine beneath a large tree, with an orange-red railed enclosure holding small deity figures, offerings and oil lamps. A woman in a yellow sari leans over the rail on the left, and a woman in a pink floral sari stands beside a young man in a black t-shirt and blue shorts. Older men in white shirts and a woman in a green sari stand at the right, one man with a tilak on his forehead. A red-and-yellow banner with Sanskrit lettering hangs above the shrine, and a framed deity image is visible at its base. No identifiable a person appearance is present.2015-10-27Outdoor photo of a busy temple-lane scene in Allahabad, with a bright orange-painted shrine entrance on the left behind orange metal mesh grilles and a red donation box. A young man in orange robes walks at left. A man in a red turban, gold-striped saffron dress and rudraksha mala stands centre-left with hands joined, beside a bald man in a saffron-and-gold garment and mala. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands between them and a crowd. At right, a cameraman in white holds a video camera, and a seated man in dark clothes sits on the ground. A large tree and a hanging signboard frame the background.2015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded temple interior at night, lit by warm lamps, with devotees pressing against metal barriers. In the centre, a bald priest in saffron-orange robes with a white-and-gold garland and beaded necklaces stands beside a woman in a red sari wearing a red-orange turban-style wrap, both facing an onlooker. Nearby a man in white with a towel over his shoulder, several shirtless men with rudraksha malas and white sacred marks, a man in a yellow-and-orange turban, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red lanyard observe the scene. Marigold garlands hang in the upper right, and a dense mass of people fills the background.2015-09-16A crowded temple courtyard with a blue-walled entrance and orange-painted columns, under a corrugated roof. In the centre, a bare-chested, bearded sadhu with matted hair and a wrapped orange-brown cloth walks forward. Beside him, a man in saffron robes wears a marigold garland and holds a rudraksha mala, with a smaller saffron-clad attendant behind. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks ahead of the group. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and cameramen filming, surround the procession, and a garlanded offering tray is carried above the crowd. The swami in the saffron robes is a person by appearance, with saffron clothing, ornate garland and mala, but he is not clearly identifiable, so his status is unsure.2012-01-07A dense outdoor crowd packed behind a rope barrier on a city street, photographed from an elevated angle. Many people wear pale shirts, pastel salwar kameez and saris, with a few men in saffron or orange head cloths and some with orange tilak marks on their foreheads. A uniformed police officer in dark uniform and cap stands in the lower left foreground. Several elderly men in white kurtas stand near the centre. Signboards in Hindi are visible on the upper right wall.2016-04-18