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March 01 20182018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01Photograph inside a dim temple hall where several people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, facing forward toward a shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a person in saffron robes with a gold necklace, also with hands folded. To the left, a man in white clothes with a red shoulder cloth and a gold chain stands with palms joined. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red sash holds a garland of red flowers, and a yellow-gold deity murti is visible in the background. A red metal pot sits on the floor near stone pillars.2012-09-12March 01 20182018-03-01A photograph taken in a narrow whitewashed stone corridor lit by a bare overhead bulb and a string of small lights along the wall. An elderly man with a white forehead band and a white-and-saffron wrap, wearing layered rudraksha-style beaded necklaces over a white garment, stands at left with his hands raised and gesturing. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes and beaded malas move along the passage. A younger man in orange cloth at center holds a silver plate with flowers and a small bunch of green leaves, while a man at right with long hair and a bare chest, wearing orange cloth and rudraksha beads, looks on.2018-03-01 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesFour male devotees in orange and maroon dhotis and shawls stand in a hall with red curtains and a red-draped stage behind them. Several wear rudraksha malas and white and horizontal sacred ash markings on their foreheads and arms. The leftmost man has his palms pressed together in namaskar, and the others stand with hands folded or bowed heads in prayer. Brass plates and small vessels sit on the floor at the lower edge. Behind them, more people in orange and white clothing are seated or standing.2014-06-03January 18 20132013-01-18May 18 20122012-05-18October 27 20142014-10-27 +2 copiesA photograph of a group of devotees in an indoor hall performing a devotional gesture with palms pressed together at chest height. Four prominent men in the foreground wear rudraksha malas and orange or red-saffron robes; one wears a pale-coloured necklace with a small medallion and a rudraksha mala, another wears a red-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala and gold-toned earrings, and the man at right wears a white dhoti-style cloth with a long rudraksha mala. Several people behind them wear orange and white clothing, and a red digital clock is visible on the wall at upper left. White ash marks are visible on several foreheads and arms. No candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2014-04-04January 06 20182018-01-06