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Photograph inside a dim temple doorway where a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands centre, holding a yellow marigold garland and smiling while several saffron-robed monks in orange turbans and orange shawls surround him. Behind them is a deity murti heavily decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A bearded monk with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands to the right in orange robes, and wooden doors with hanging bells frame the entrance. Activity suggests a darshan or puja moment.

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Photo inside a small temple shrine room with pale green walls, a tube light, and wooden framed doors with brass bells. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands close together. A tall man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands near the center, flanked by an orange-turbaned sannyasi. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands before a shrine heavily decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, and a bearded sannyasi in orange holds a folded hand near him. A calendar and notices hang on the left wall.2010-01-29February 19 20072007-02-19Inside a dim temple doorway, several men gather around a wooden door with metal panels. In the foreground a bare-chested man in white dhoti holds a tray of white jasmine and orange-red flower garlands. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron/orange robe with a gold chain and sandalwood tilak stands at the threshold, with a second saffron-robed man bearing vibhuti on his forehead to his right. Other men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, one holding a paper. The scene suggests a temple visit with garlands being carried for offering.2007-02-19January 29 20102010-01-29Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a narrow doorway lit from the right. Several saffron-clad men with shaved heads and white tilak marks stand in a group, many wearing gold-coloured beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-right wears saffron robes with an orange shawl and holds his hands in namaste. Another man in a white dhoti with a saffron border stands near the doorway. A white-shirted man stands at the left edge, and a bare-chested man with a red-marked forehead stands at the far right. The figures appear to be devotees or sannyasis moving through a temple passage.2010-12-29Photograph of a temple interior with a crowd gathered around a central figure. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti stands at centre, smiling, with a red bindi, as an attendant in orange reaches toward him. To the right, a bearded man in red robes and a man in orange with a gold-bordered shawl stand with hands folded in reverence. Men in white dhotis and shirts, and a boy in a yellow shawl, stand around. On the left, a deity murti is decorated with orange and yellow flower garlands. Oil lamps and offerings are visible in the background. Such scenes are typical of a darshan or abhishekam occasion.2010-07-21Photograph inside a dim, dark-walled room with a small wooden shelf holding a metal vessel and a lit lamp at upper right. Several men in saffron/orange robes crowd together. A bald man in orange at left gestures with his hand near his chin, another bald man in orange with white tilak behind him raises an arm. A man in an orange turban with a rudraksha mala and white tilak stands centre, and a man in an orange turban and orange robe at right smiles. Other men in white shirts and grey-haired onlookers fill the frame edges. a person figure, a man in an orange turban with long swept-back hair, appears among the crowd; the image shows the crowd in a close devotional gathering.2007-02-19A temple shrine interior with grey granite walls. In the center, a figure in an orange turban and saffron-orange cloth with long dark hair stands with hands extended over a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with a large garland of orange and white flowers. To the left, a black stone deity relief with a white and orange garland. Behind the murti hangs a dark blue curtain. Around them stand several devotees: a man in a beige jacket with folded hands on the left, a bare-chested man with a gold chain and folded hands, a person in white with long hair and an orange cloth at the front, and a man in an orange wrap standing near the entrance. Oil lamps sit on the steps.Interior of a dimly lit temple shrine hung with strands of yellow and pink flower garlands and a tube light overhead. A bald man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at center, with a second figure in orange robes with long dark hair beside him. Several devotees in white and cream clothes crowd around. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border stands at left. A man in a pink-brown cloth with bare upper body and white ash marks stands at right near a brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps beside a carved doorway. A wicker basket is held nearby.2012-01-07February 19 20072007-02-19February 19 20072007-02-19January 07 20122012-01-07