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March 11 2018

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May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesJuly 13 20092009-07-13January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph at a temple entrance: several barefoot people walk down a stone step through a tall white iron-grille gate toward a dark inner hall. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a large ornate gold-and-orange flower garland over a purple shawl, with a purple sash. Beside him, a bearded man in saffron cloth and rudraksha beads walks with a red cloth. On the right, a man in white kurta holds a bundle of saffron-cloth-wrapped staff. Women in blue and teal saris and men in white shirts stand to the left, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti is at the edge. Stone pillars with carved ornamentation frame the gate.2009-08-11February 08 20122012-02-08January 07 20122012-01-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesA crowded temple interior with a dense group of devotees pressing toward a barred metal gate. In the center, a man in saffron-orange robes wears rudraksha malas and has long dark hair. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a shawl stands among others. A bare-chested older man with a pink cloth over his shoulder and a sacred thread stands in the foreground, and another bare-chested person with a rudraksha mala is at right. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the crowd at left. Behind the gate, a deity murti is partly visible among garlands and offerings, with ornate pillars and a yellow-painted floor at right. The scene appears to be a temple darshan.2012-01-07January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph taken at night of a crowd of devotees entering a temple through a narrow green-framed gate. Most people wear white garments with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders. Heads and backs are seen from behind as they walk into a dimly lit courtyard. One man near the centre holds a camera raised toward the interior. A woman at lower right has a white flower in her hair and wears a blue patterned blouse, and gold bangles are visible on a woman at left. Lattice grillwork frames the left side of the gate.2008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12Dim interior of a temple corridor with metal grille gates on the left and a lattice screen on the right. A crowd walks through, led by men in saffron-orange robes and a bald man with a white band on his head wearing orange cloth and beaded necklaces at the centre. Others wear white shirts and dhotis, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at right. A cameraman in a khaki shirt with a camera and a man in a white shirt holding a mobile phone are in the foreground. The scene appears to be a temple visit procession.2012-07-24