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A dim temple interior with a stone deity shrine on the right, lit by a tall brass oil lamp with a flame. Strings of yellow flower garlands hang from the ceiling. Three people stand near the shrine: a bald man in saffron/orange robes with a shawl draped over the shoulder, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body wearing an orange cloth and bangles, and an older bearded sadhu with long matted hair, a bare chest, and rudraksha mala beads and a khaki-toned wrap. A uniformed police officer stands behind them. A man in white dhoti bends forward at left with brass vessels, and devotees in white shirts stand behind a metal railing.

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A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum with marigold garlands strung across the ceiling. Four men stand in the foreground: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at left, a shaved-headed man and a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth, and a white-bearded elder with a turban, rudraksha mala and a reddish-pink wrap at right. Behind them devotees and attendants crowd the passage near a dark stone deity murti, with a tall brass oil lamp burning beside it.2012-01-07A photograph inside a temple sanctum with a garlanded ceiling of marigold strands under fluorescent light. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, rudraksha mala and gold-toned bangles, stands with hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in orange robes stands, and further right a sadhu with long white hair and ash-smeared body, wearing rudraksha beads and a rust-coloured cloth, stands near a brass oil lamp stand (deepa) with lit flames. Other devotees in shirts and saris watch from behind a metal railing, and a man holds a flower garland in orange clothing at centre. Some people are visible in a standing crowd; a shrine with a dark stone murti is at the right edge.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07July 24 20122012-07-24Inside a dim temple corridor, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a long garland of orange-yellow beads holds a lit oil lamp on a silver plate with offerings, performing aarti. Around him, men in orange and white clothing, one with a rudraksha mala and tripundra marks, stand close, and a bare-chested priest in white dhoti on the right holds the plate. Temple pillars, metal railings and overhead lights frame the crowded scene. a person performs an aarti offering with a lit lamp during a temple visit.2012-08-17January 07 20122012-01-07August 17 20122012-08-17May 16 20122012-05-16Night-time photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. Centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha crown, a thick gold bead necklace and a silver chain wears a rust-brown dhoti and holds a small leaf offering packet while looking down. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands with a folded white cloth. On the left an orange-robed elder holds bundled cash or offerings. Devotees in white and saffron clothing surround them, with a bald man on the right wearing a white shawl. The scene resembles a temple ritual offering with a palanquin procession in the background.2012-06-05February 19 20072007-02-19