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A photograph inside a temple shrine room. Four men sit on the floor at left in orange and saffron robes, one in a red-brown garment with a yellow shawl and a full dark beard, one with a flower garland and a rudraksha mala, others with hands folded in prayer. Behind them a wall of printed Devanagari text rises, with a trishula leaning against it. At right a man in white clothes stands at a golden railing beside a gilded altar with an orange-draped deity murti of Ganesha and a framed image of a bearded sage with flowers. A brass container sits on the floor near the priests.

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March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Indoor temple photograph of a shrine with a gold-framed inner sanctum. In the centre, a deity murti stands against a red and orange backdrop with a golden halo. To the right, a bearded figure with a white garment kneels or bows before a portrait-like murti on a red and gold stand. A man in a white kurta stands at the rail, leaning toward the shrine. In the foreground, three people sit on the floor with palms pressed together in prayer: a man in an orange-and-yellow shawl on the left, a woman in an orange sari with a flower garland in the centre, and a bald man in an ochre robe beside her. A brass footprint plate on the rail reads 'चरण पादुका'-style inscription. Walls are covered with printed Sanskrit text. A brass lamp stand is at the far left.2014-03-16Inside a white marble temple hall, a bearded man with long dark hair in an orange shawl and rust-coloured robe sits cross-legged on a blue-patterned cushion with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him sit several monks in saffron and maroon robes, one wearing a rudraksha mala and orange garland, all with hands folded. A standing man in white dhoti and shirt raises one hand while facing them. Behind them an ornate golden arch frames a deity murti decorated with flowers, and a brass railing and a trident stand at the left wall. Walls behind are covered with engraved text.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Indoor temple room with white marble floor and a wall of carved Sanskrit text in panels. A man in orange-saffron robes with a long beard sits on a cushion at left, wearing white and orange flower garlands, holding a folded orange shawl. Beside him a seated man in orange with a white flower garland and rudraksha mala smiles. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in orange sit and stand near a golden arched shrine with a deity murti behind them. A standing bearded man in orange robes at right gestures toward the group, and a young boy in white stands at the edge. Silver ceremonial staffs and a trident stand against the wall.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16Inside a shrine room with white marble walls covered in carved Sanskrit text, a seated man with a shaved head and a red-orange robe, wearing a white flower garland and rudraksha beads, receives a gesture from a man in a maroon vest over a yellow kurta who bows low with folded hands. Two other seated monks in orange robes sit behind. On the left in the foreground, an older bearded man in an orange shawl and white flower garland sits with eyes closed and a red tilak on his forehead. A decorated shrine with a deity murti and a red canopy appears on the right, along with a silver staff leaning against the wall.2014-03-16Four people sit on cushioned floor seats in a marble hall with long Sanskrit text panels on the walls and silver trishula staffs standing against the wall. On the left, a man with long grey hair and beard wears a red-orange robe and sits with palms pressed together beside a plate of flowers and offerings. In the centre, a smiling man in an orange shawl and saffron dhoti wears layered flower garlands and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in greeting. Two shaved-headed sannyasis in saffron robes sit to the right, one holding an orange cloth. A standing devotee in orange is partly visible at the right edge. Brass items and a yellow-lettered panel sit on a shelf behind them.2014-03-16A photograph inside a temple hall with inscribed white marble-like walls covered in Sanskrit text. A man with a shaved head, wearing an orange shawl and a red-and-orange garland, sits cross-legged on a blue floral cushion with palms joined in greeting, smiling. Behind him sit two shaved-headed men in orange and red robes, one holding an orange cloth. To the left, a bearded man in red robes sits on a cushion beside a silver plate of flowers and offerings. A silver trident and staff stand against the wall, and a standing man in orange robes bows at the right edge. a person seated centre with a garland and orange shawl, joining palms.2014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16March 16 20142014-03-16