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Photograph inside a temple hall with a red and white floral garland swag strung across the ceiling and carved pillars at left. In the foreground a bare-chested man with wet hair and white vertical tilak marks on his forehead holds a tray of red fruit. Behind him a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a gold chain necklace, smiling. To the right a shaved-headed man with a white tilak and a pearl necklace, bare-chested, wears a green and orange dhoti and stands beside a tall stainless steel kalasha vessel. Another man in a dark suit stands in the background. Several other people are partially visible at left.

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Procession inside a temple hall with orange-draped figures wearing gold necklaces and crowns. A bare-chested elderly man at left wears a rudraksha mala, gold chains and a red-and-gold headband, with a gold-trimmed red palanquin behind him and coconuts on a tray. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron robes with a long gold garland, forehead paste and arm bangles holds his hands in anjali mudra. A saffron-clad attendant at right with a gold necklace holds a tall silver staff. Men in white dhotis and shirts stand around them, and marigold garlands hang from the ceiling beneath ornate pillars.2012-06-05 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during a procession. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold-coloured turban-style headband, white-and-orange floral garlands, a rudraksha mala and a thick gold necklace; he is smiling and has a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, an older bare-chested man in orange garments with a golden headband, white and orange garlands and a dark rudraksha mala walks with his eyes lowered. Left foreground, a man in saffron robes with a gold-bead necklace and a dark pendant stands facing forward. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with gold necklaces, and a man in white with a camera-holding arm on the right. Painted panels and wooden pillars decorate the background.2012-06-05Photograph of a temple interior at night with a garlanded gateway of marigold and yellow-red flower strings behind. Three central figures stand together: on the left a bearded man with bare chest, a pink-magenta shawl, white dhoti and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp aarti; in the centre a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with gold border, layered beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, reaches toward the lamp; on the right a man with a shaved head, white forehead marks, a red shawl over a red-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Other people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls, and uniformed police, stand behind. Ornate temple pillars and painted panels frame the scene.2006-12-04June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesPhoto of a temple-corridor scene with a central figure wearing a white shawl over an orange-red dhoti and a large garland of white flowers with red and green accents, with yellow-orange tilak on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts, a woman in orange with a white flower garland, and saffron-robed priests with rudraksha malas. A shirtless devotee with a rudraksha-beaded chain and a teal cloth gestures with open hands while speaking to the central figure, and a uniformed officer stands at the right. Pale blue temple pillars and iron gates frame the crowd.2012-07-23June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars and a sunlit opening behind. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and an orange garment wrapped over his shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him an older bald priest with white sacred markings on his forehead, a rudraksha band on his head, malas and an orange cloth turns to a metal door. Behind them a man in orange holds a green and gold tasselled cloth tray, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby.2012-07-24March 01 20182018-03-01Inside a temple shrine with pale blue walls and a blue fabric hanging with marigold garlands at left. A bare-chested priest with a white beaded necklace and green-and-yellow dhoti holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel while a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes reaches to take something from it. Behind them another priest in white dhoti and a man in grey shawl stand near a murti and a metal vessel. Several people are visible in the shrine area.2006-03-23March 23 20062006-03-23A night procession moves through a temple corridor with bright lights and a crowd behind. In the centre, a bare-chested man with his upper body uncovered wears a white dhoti with a blue-and-green striped cloth at the waist and a shawl-like wrap tied at the chest. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a white flower garland and a gold pendant, and carries a shawl draped over one shoulder. Other saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk nearby. On the right, a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala carries a long staff. Several shirted people and bystanders fill the background, with a yellow-lit deity murti area visible at the back.2012-05-07May 24 20122012-05-24