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A crowded temple corridor at a stone-pillared Indian temple, with a dense flow of devotees descending and moving along a staircase. A man in white shirt and dark trousers with a blue-and-white shawl walks down the steps holding a folded paper. Nearby, a group of men in white dhotis and a woman in a sari carry a brass-coloured ceremonial pot and garlanded objects. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks among the group, though the face is not clearly distinguishable. Market stalls and a metal railing line the corridor; a stone elephant sculpture sits beside a ticket or counter booth, and a woman in a green sari sits on the lower right.

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A crowded temple interior at night with a bright light glowing on the left. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre-right, several shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange cloth and bare-chested devotees with sacred threads gather near a metal barrier and grille. One priest in orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the front. A yellow ribbon is strung across the upper area. The scene suggests a temple visit with crowd management.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded temple interior at night, with a dense mass of devotees and men in white shirts pressing toward a barred gate on the right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among them, one wearing a white cap, and a bright light glows at the upper left. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red sari and a man in a pink-and-white shawl stand near saffron-robed sannyasis who are visible behind the metal railings. Several monastic figures in orange robes are present, but none is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone. A crush of people fills the frame.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07April 29 20182018-04-29A dense crowd fills a dimly lit temple corridor, with many people pressed close together behind metal railings and grilles. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and white stand among devotees. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and garland, and a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace stands near the railing, with another man in white and a bright white flower garland nearby. Overhead tube lights and a bright light source illuminate the scene, and a string of marigold garland hangs along the railing. The photo shows crowd control and a temple darshan setting.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph inside a stone temple colonnade, with dark granite walls and carved pillars, showing a dense crowd of devotees moving through the passage. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl and an orange turban-style cloth, with rudraksha malas around his neck, and presses his palms together in namaste. Around him, many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, and some wear red or saffron cloths. One person in the foreground wears a grey cap printed with text. Ornate carved pillars and a gopuram-style structure appear in the background, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pillar at upper left. This appears to be a procession or devotional visit at a temple, with devotees gathering around the central figure in saffron.2007-01-12A 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.2012-01-07A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and fluorescent tube lights overhead, with iron grille railings on the right. A group of about two dozen men walks through the passage. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban-style headwear walks ahead, and a man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style mala and a bare upper body walks beside him. Other men wear white shirts and dhotis, one wears a red shirt, and a boy in a striped shirt stands near the front. A kolam design is visible on the floor at the bottom edge. Devotees pass through a temple corridor during a visit, with a sannyasi in orange in the centre of the group.2008-01-02A crowded temple interior at a shrine entrance, with a dense mass of devotees pressing against a metal railing. Uniformed police in khaki stand among the crowd, and a film camera on a shoulder rig is visible near the centre. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in orange-saffron clothing stand near the railing. Behind the barrier, several men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand before the shrine, one holding folded hands near the grille. Stone pillars and a dim, bright-lit hall frame the scene.2012-01-07