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A photograph inside a vaulted stone tunnel with rough-cut granite block walls and an arched ceiling, leading toward a dim opening lit by light tubes. Several people walk up a worn stone staircase toward the light. In the foreground a man in a red-orange dhoti and shawl stands with his back to the camera, and a second figure in saffron-orange robes ascends beside him. Further back, two people in white dhotis and a man in a striped shirt and trousers stand on the steps. A cameraman in a dark red top films at the lower left edge of the frame, holding a video camera.

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A photograph inside a narrow vaulted brick tunnel with a barrel-arched ceiling, lit by daylight at the far end. Several people stand on a short flight of stone steps near the centre. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long rudraksha mala and a gold-toned chain, stands at the front, one hand raised near his face. Around him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt stands on the left, and a woman in orange sari stands beside him. A person in orange robes stands at the right foot of the steps, and men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby. A man in a checked shirt stands at the left wall. The floor has a striped pattern of dark and light tiles.2011-11-12A group of people stands on a short flight of pale stone steps inside a low, arched brick-and-stone tunnel with a dark patterned floor. In the centre, a person in a long saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace stands with hands folded, flanked by a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange. Several others in white dhotis and white garments stand nearby, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the left wall. Light glows from the far end of the passage. The scene reads as a visit to a cave-style temple passage.2011-11-12Inside a long vaulted stone tunnel with rough brick and stone walls, a small group walks down a short flight of stone steps toward a bright opening at the far end. In the centre, a figure in a flowing orange robe wears a long beaded rudraksha mala and walks barefoot, with a person in an orange garment and a figure in white dhoti and shirt beside and behind them. Two men in white dhotis stand at the left side and in the right foreground, another man in a white shirt and dhoti walks beside them, and one man in a checked shirt stands at the left wall. The floor is patterned with dark and red tiles, and the scene suggests a guided visit through an old underground passage.2011-11-12A photograph inside a vaulted brick tunnel with a curved ceiling and stone steps descending toward a bright opening. A tall man with long hair wears an orange robe and a rudraksha mala and stands at the top of the steps, with a person candidate in the centre; his appearance is consistent with the page label, but the cues are not decisive. Beside him a woman in an orange sari and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand to the left, and another woman in orange stands to the right. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the far right. Several other people stand in the background and at the left edge in light shirts and trousers, with an arm and phone visible at the lower left corner.2011-11-12November 12 20112011-11-12A group of about six people walks along a narrow brick-paved passage inside an arched stone tunnel. Most wear saffron and orange robes, one in a red top and orange sari-style wrap, and one in white dhoti with a bare upper body. Their backs are mostly to the camera as they move toward daylight at the far end. Walls are rough reddish stone and a wooden plank leans against the right side.2011-11-12A photograph inside a narrow brick-vaulted cave-like tunnel with a rounded arch ceiling and reddish stone walls, leading toward a bright opening. A group of about ten people stands on a stone staircase and paved floor. Several women in saffron-orange garments and a man in an orange robe stand near the center, while men in white shirts and white dhotis are at the right. A woman in a white sari with a red-bordered edge stands in the foreground at left, holding up a phone to take a picture. Other people stand along the left wall. The floor has dark and reddish tiles.2011-11-12November 12 20112011-11-12A photograph inside a dim brick tunnel with an arched ceiling, lit from a bright opening at the far end. Several people walk single file along a narrow wooden walkway toward the light. The foreground figures wear saffron/orange robes, while those further back wear white clothing. One person in white and one in dark clothing stand near the right side, one raising an arm. Plastic-wrapped wooden crates line the left wall, and a railing is visible beyond the arch.2011-11-09A photograph inside a vaulted stone passage with rough-cut brick and stone walls, leading down steps toward an iron gate and an open archway beyond. Several people stand on the stone floor near the steps: a man in a white shirt and grey trousers at left, a woman in a blue sari, two people in orange robes, a man in white clothes at the gate, and a woman in a black top and white trousers at right. One robed figure in orange wears a rudraksha mala. Some figures look toward the gate while others look ahead.2011-11-09November 12 20112011-11-12November 09 20112011-11-09