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A photograph inside a dimly lit temple interior with string garlands of yellow flowers overhead and smoke drifting in the air. A bare-chested priest in the foreground holds a silver plate of fruit, coconut and offerings. In the centre, a person in orange robes with a yellow flower garland bows with hands raised to the head, receiving blessings. A shaved-headed man in orange robes stands beside them, and an older bearded sadhu with long matted hair, ash markings and a rudraksha mala stands at right. A standing devotee in a pink shirt and a crowd of onlookers fill the background, with an oil lamp visible at the right edge.

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January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph inside a dim temple hall with hanging yellow and orange flower garlands strung across the ceiling and a brass lamp at right beside a dark stone deity murti. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a yellow marigold garland, holds a bowl of bananas or fruit while priests in white dhotis stand bare-chested around him. Several devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand behind, and a priest at right wears a rudraksha mala. A faint haze of smoke or incense hangs in the air. The offering appears to be part of a temple visit.2012-01-07Dim temple interior with a dark stone deity murti on the right and brass oil lamps with flames on a stand beside it. A bald man in orange robes stands at left, and a long-haired person in a saffron-orange dhoti and yellow flower garland bends forward while a bearded sadhu with bare chest, rudraksha mala and light-coloured wrap pours or applies something over their head. A basket of mangoes and fruit sits at lower right, with a yellow flower garland hanging from the ceiling and several devotees in white shirts standing behind.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph inside a dim stone-walled temple chamber with a bright light source at the top. In the centre a man with a red-and-white forehead mark, a red bead headband and a rudraksha mala stands with one hand on his chest and the other palm open, wearing orange ochre cloth. Beside him a bald priest in orange cloth with a white bead necklace stands near the wall. On the left, several men in orange robes and rudraksha malas stand in a row, one holding a golden kalasha vessel. On the right a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds a silver tray of bananas, apples, a coconut and other fruit as an offering. Several people are visible; their number is limited to the few clearly shown.2012-05-18December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum with marigold garlands strung across the ceiling. Four men stand in the foreground: a bare-chested man in white dhoti at left, a shaved-headed man and a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth, and a white-bearded elder with a turban, rudraksha mala and a reddish-pink wrap at right. Behind them devotees and attendants crowd the passage near a dark stone deity murti, with a tall brass oil lamp burning beside it.2012-01-07A dim temple interior with a stone deity shrine on the right, lit by a tall brass oil lamp with a flame. Strings of yellow flower garlands hang from the ceiling. Three people stand near the shrine: a bald man in saffron/orange robes with a shawl draped over the shoulder, a man with long dark hair and bare upper body wearing an orange cloth and bangles, and an older bearded sadhu with long matted hair, a bare chest, and rudraksha mala beads and a khaki-toned wrap. A uniformed police officer stands behind them. A man in white dhoti bends forward at left with brass vessels, and devotees in white shirts stand behind a metal railing.2012-01-07January 15 20092009-01-15January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph 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.2010-01-29