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Interior of a white stone temple hall decorated with marigold garlands strung between pillars and floral arrangements of orange, red and white flowers around a central shrine. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti draped in red and orange cloth. A large group of schoolboys in white shirts and dark blue trousers and ties crowds near a white railing in the foreground, with a few adults in white dhotis and an orange-clad woman visible at the right edge. Some boys are stepping forward toward the shrine, and the scene feels like a temple visit or darshan.

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A stone temple interior hung with orange marigold garlands and white and red flower arrangements around a shrine doorway. Inside the shrine a deity murti is decorated with orange and green garlands. A crowd of young boys in white shirts, dark ties and dark trousers stands at a white stone railing, several reaching toward the shrine. A saffron-robed figure stands near the entrance, and a brass lamp stands at the left edge. Carved pillars frame the hall.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17A 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.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17A 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 17 20082008-02-17Photograph of a temple doorway decorated with orange marigold garlands, pink gerbera and white daisy garlands on grey stone pillars. Beneath a carved Kannada inscription, a man in an orange saffron wrap with a matching orange turban and long hair stands at left, bending toward the doorway. Beside him, an older bald man in an orange robe and a man in white shirt and white dhoti stand before the shrine, while a man in white clothes stands at right. A crowd of devotees with their heads visible fills the foreground. Appearance cues for the saffron-clad figure at left are present but not conclusive, so identity is uncertain.2008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17Photo 11732524 +2 copies