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A dense crowd fills a long stone-pillared temple corridor during a procession at a temple event. Uniformed police in khaki caps and shirts push through the throng, one in the foreground facing the camera. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while several monks wear orange and saffron robes and orange or pink turbans. A red-draped palanquin or ratha-like carried object with garlands moves through the center. Tall black deity murti figures stand along the pillars, decorated with white and orange garlands, and a tall brass lamp stand. Strings of flowers hang from the ceiling. The crowd presses closely, with many people holding phones and cameras aloft.

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February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18Dense crowd fills a stone temple hall during a ceremony at a shrine with an ornate dark stone niche and a silver-covered door, with a black stone deity figure above it. Several robed priests stand near the shrine in white and saffron-orange garments, one wearing an orange turban and another with a shaved head, while a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and tan sun hats presses forward. Black stone guardian figures flank the aisles, draped with marigold and red flower garlands, and green stage lights hang from the carved pillars. Printed text on the shrine reads a Kannada name.2008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17A crowded temple procession moves through a stone gateway decorated with banana plants and marigold garlands hanging from the arch. At center, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a brass tray of offerings, while a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange headwrap walks nearby. Men in white dhotis and shirts, police in khaki uniforms and sun hats, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera surround the procession. A brass kalasha-style ceremonial item with garlands is visible at left, and a deity murti in a palanquin-like carriage is carried near the gate. Spectators line the walls and stand on scaffolding above.2008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple corridor lined with marigold garlands hung on pillars and dark stone deity sculptures. In the foreground, a silver and gold palanquin decorated with pink, yellow and red flower garlands is carried through the crowd. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes, while others wear white clothes, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands near the palanquin. On the left, people in saffron and yellow saris and white shirts press forward. The scene suggests a procession or temple festival at a Hindu shrine. Several hundred people are visible, though many are only partly shown.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18January 07 20122012-01-07February 17 20082008-02-17A large crowd fills a temple street lined with white stone pillars and carved dark stone figures during a procession. At the centre, a figure seated on an elevated palanquin wears a gold crown and red-and-gold clothing, and is surrounded by heaped garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Men in white shirts, orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis press around the palanquin, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Overhead, strings of orange marigold garlands and red, white and green bunting hang between the pillars, and a tiered white shrine structure stands in the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession.2008-02-18