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Joyful group photo in a temple hall with gold-coloured deity murtis and red-cushioned chairs behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in a red kurta with a rudraksha mala laughs with arms out. Beside him, a smiling man with swept-back hair, white dhoti and shawl, rudraksha malas and a wooden bead necklace raises one arm. At right, a man with shaved head wears an orange-and-red robe and holds a companion. Two more people are partially visible at left and bottom. The scene suggests a festive satsang or devotional dance, with a red carpet on the floor.

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October 09 20162016-10-09October 09 20162016-10-09October 06 20162016-10-06October 06 20162016-10-06A photograph of a busy hall where devotees in orange and maroon robes dance and sway with raised arms during a group ritual performance. In the foreground a blurred dancer in a black top and a dancer in gold-yellow garment move past the frame. A bald man in orange clothes with a rudraksha mala raises his hands near the centre, and a man in a white kurta stands behind him. A man in white with a shawl and a man in white with a mala stand at right. Behind them are red curtains, framed deity pictures on the walls, a green backdrop, and a canopy at back, with a pedestal at the rear.2016-10-09October 09 20162016-10-09A dense crowd of devotees moves through a marble-floored temple hall in a procession. Many wear saffron, orange and maroon dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Some men are bare-chested and one wears a white dhoti with a shawl. A bearded man in the foreground wears a pink shawl and holds a rudraksha mala. Others in white kurtas and white dhotis walk in the background, with a few in blue and yellow garments. Oil lamps glow at the upper edge of the frame. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone.2016-10-09October 06 20162016-10-06January 22 20172017-01-22A crowded temple hall during a procession, with devotees filling the foreground and background and golden deity figures visible behind them. In the centre, a bald, bespectacled man wears a rust-orange garment with a gold-edged yellow cloth over one shoulder and a dense rudraksha mala. Beside him, a woman with her head bowed wears an orange and gold sari with a rudraksha mala. Around them, saffron-clad priests with white tripundra markings on their foreheads and rudraksha malas stand near men in white kurtas and orange shawls. A young boy in a red top stands among the crowd, and a man in a grey shirt looks on.2016-10-09October 09 20162016-10-09January 05 20172017-01-05