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A crowd of devotees gathers around a silver palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and pink and yellow flower strands, carried inside a white stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a stone lion sculpture above. Many people stand with hands folded in anjali, some in white dhotis and shirts, others in striped and checked shirts, and a man in a white turban stands at right. A figure in white clothing stands behind glass near the pillar. Marigold garlands hang from the columns and the black stone deity murti beside the entrance. The scene appears to be a temple procession or darshan at the Kalabhairaveshwara-related event.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple procession at a Hindu shrine with white stone pillars and carved silver-toned railings. A large palanquin or ratha decorated with orange, yellow, white and pink marigold garlands is carried through a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. Several people in the crowd hold cameras and phones. A figure seated in the palanquin wears orange and saffron clothing; the figure is in the distance and not clearly identifiable, so the a person flag is unsure. Garlands drape the silver pillars on the right, and a white feathered fan or chamara is visible on the palanquin.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple colonnade decorated with orange and marigold garlands strung along the pillars. At right, a white canopied palanquin or ratha with pink, yellow and orange floral garlands stands in front of a bare-chested priest in ochre cloth and devotees in saffron robes performing a ceremony. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in colourful saris, and uniformed police officers press around the palanquin. A sign on the left pillar carries a printed caption partly reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. Several people in the crowd hold up hands in greeting.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple corridor decorated with orange marigold garlands and circular rangoli-style painted medallions on the ceiling. In the centre a tall silver kalasha-shaped structure stands on a platform, with a man in white standing on it and others in white dhotis reaching toward it. A colourful umbrella canopy is placed nearby, and devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing, plus some uniformed officials, press together while drums are visible in the lower foreground. A ritual abhishekam or procession scene at a temple. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-02-17A crowded temple corridor filled with a dense mass of devotees, many in white dhotis and kurtas and women in bright saris, pressing toward a silver-white palanquin-style shrine decorated with pink, yellow and orange flower garlands. Several saffron-robed sannyasis stand near the palanquin, and garlanded deity murtis or ornamental pillars line the white pillared hall, with marigold and flower garlands strung along the ceiling. Some devotees raise their hands in folded or waving gestures, and police in khaki uniforms stand among the crowd.2008-02-18A dense crowd fills a covered colonnade of white stone pillars at a temple, with marigold garlands strung along the arches and a small pale shrine or palanquin with pink and yellow flower garlands at right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes or white dhotis and sarees; several uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left beside a dark deity statue draped in marigolds. Hands are raised and folded in greeting as people press toward the center of the procession, where a man in white clothes stands among the crowd.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple procession seen through a stone pillar frame in the foreground, with a dark-skinned man in a green shirt and red thread at the lower left. At the centre is a silver palanquin or ratha-like shrine canopy with multi-tiered silver roofs, draped in pink, yellow and red marigold garlands. Many people in white dhotis and kurtas, some in orange, press around the procession under a white temple gateway decorated with carved lion figures and orange and red festoons. The setting appears to be a Hindu temple complex during a festival or abhishekam event.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a temple courtyard lined with white stone pillars and strung with orange and marigold garlands. At the centre, a silver ceremonial palanquin-style structure draped with pink, red and yellow flower garlands stands beside a dark deity murti also garlanded in orange marigolds. A bare-chested priest in an orange cloth stands near the palanquin with other saffron-robed sadhus. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange, press forward alongside women in saris and children, with uniformed police visible in khaki and a kalasha-like ornament on the silver structure. Crowd density suggests a major temple ritual or procession.2008-02-18