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A central figure in a dark maroon-brown garment walks down a long red carpet between metal railings toward a bright doorway in a tiled hall. Devotees line both sides with hands in anjali mudra, and several men in orange-saffron robes stand near the carpet, some holding long brass horns raised upward. A man in a striped short-sleeved shirt on the right is also joining palms. Walls are orange-painted and a small sign is visible at left.

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June 06 20132013-06-06A procession walks down a red carpet inside a temple hall with a pillared, tin-roofed structure. A central figure with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, a large ornate gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, wearing orange-saffron robes, walks barefoot while an orange parasol is held over him. Two attendants in saffron walk beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand along the railings on both sides with palms pressed together in anjali. A decorated backdrop with red and gold drapery and ornamental pennants frames the scene, and a deity murti or shrine is visible behind. A boy on the left wears a white and blue t-shirt with an orange lanyard and joins his hands in prayer.2013-03-10A photograph of a temple hall during a darshan, with a red carpet runway between metal railings. A smiling man with a dark swept-back hairstyle, wearing a brown-red garment with gold-edged cloth and a beaded garland, walks forward on the carpet, followed by a second man in a similar brown garment holding a red-handled ritual implement. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Women in pink and red saris and devotees line the railings, and a shelf of orange cloth and a glowing decorated arch appear in the background. Copyright and source credit text is visible in the lower right corner.2013-05-30Indoor temple hall with a corrugated roof and hanging yellow-green leaf strings. A man in an orange-saffron robe with a long rudraksha-style bead garland walks down a red carpet between metal railings toward a deity murti shrine. Devotees line both sides, many with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a red sari with bangles stands at right, and a woman in white and a girl in pink stand at left. Overhead ceiling fans and a fluorescent light hang above.2011-11-29October 07 20112011-10-07A photograph of a long covered walkway with a red carpet, lined on the left by a metal railing and devotees with palms pressed together in namaste. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange saffron dhoti, a bare upper body with a shawl draped over the shoulder and a garland of beads or flowers, walks forward smiling with hands folded in greeting. Several women in white, cream and saffron-toned clothes stand along the rail, some in sarees, with hands raised in prayer. Yellow paper streamers hang from the ceiling frame. A figure in the foreground on the right is partly visible in light striped cloth. The scene suggests a darshan or greeting procession. a person appears as the walking man in orange with long hair, mala and gold-toned armlets.2011-11-29May 30 20132013-05-30December 15 20162016-12-15A procession moves down a hall with a red carpet runner. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a gold necklace and a gold-striped cloth wrapped around his waist walks forward, hands together at his sides. Beside him, a young person in a red garment carries a small brass vessel with green leaves. Behind them, drummers beat barrel drums, and a row of young people in red and maroon robes stand with hands joined in namaste, with two long brass horns raised on the left. The hall has pink walls and an open doorway with bright light beyond.2013-07-02A photograph of a procession down a striped multicoloured runner in a hall, with devotees lined on both sides. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe with a bare chest, a dark wrap and a rust-orange turban with a crescent emblem walks barefoot holding a cane. Devotees in saffron, white, turquoise and pink saris and kurtas stand with palms pressed together, and a woman in a maroon sari kneels on the left. Behind them stands a red backdrop with a cosmic sky image, trishul staffs, a deity murti on a golden draped peetha, and a kalasha.2016-12-17A saffron-robed sannyasi walks down a red carpet strewn with petals through a gateway decorated with banana leaves and a striped canopy. He wears a white flower garland around his neck. Devotees line both sides with hands pressed together in greeting; women wear sarees in red, yellow and orange, and a small boy in a white shirt stands at left. Iron gates frame the entrance and palm trees and a building appear behind.2010-01-21July 12 20132013-07-12