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Inside a dim stone temple hall, a procession moves past a gilded deity murti decorated with white garlands and red-and-white silk, carried on a palanquin-style shrine. In front, a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and green-bordered cloth blows a conch-like horn. Beside him, a shaven-headed man with a rudraksha mala and a red-gold shawl stands with hands folded in namaskar. Around them, devotees in white, saffron and yellow saris and shawls, some wearing yellow and orange garlands, press hands together in prayer, with an ornate gilded shrine frame at right.

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Interior of a dim temple corridor at night where a procession carries a deity murti on a wooden palanquin decorated with white flower garlands and a golden canopy. Bare-chested men in orange-red dhotis lift the palanquin on their shoulders. Devotees stand along both sides with palms pressed together in namaskar; a woman in a red and gold silk sari and a woman in a grey-blue patterned sari are prominent on the right. A man in a white shirt and a bearded man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stand near the left. Ornate pillars and golden structures frame the scene. a person's presence is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2009-07-13A crowded temple corridor with white stone pillars and green iron grilles. In the centre, a golden palanquin with a tiered kalasha-style roof, garlanded with colourful flower strings, carries a deity murti draped in red and gold. Devotees in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments press around it, many holding folded hands; a man in an orange shirt raises a hand and a cameraman films the procession. Some men wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti-marked foreheads. A long line of people fills the aisle on both sides.2009-07-13A dim temple corridor with white pillars during an evening procession. Devotees fill the space; a lit deity murti decorated with garlands and lights sits in a golden shrine niche at upper left. In the centre, a man in a red robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala walks at the front, with a man in orange robes beside him holding a long silver staff topped with a trident, and a bare-chested man near a woman in a maroon sari. Other men wear white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls; a young woman in a white sari with a tilak walks in front. Garlands hang from the staffs.2009-07-13Dense crowd of devotees walks through a temple corridor lined with grey carved pillars toward a golden palanquin lit by strings of orange lights, carrying a deity murti dressed in red and gold with garlands. A man in a red shirt wears a large gold and rudraksha necklace; nearby figures wear orange and saffron shawls, white dhotis and kurtas, yellow and green saris, and sandalwood or vibhuti markings on their foreheads. A trident-topped staff and a flower garland hang beside the palanquin, indicating a procession. No individual is clearly identifiable as the a person from appearance cues; the figures are devotees and attendants in procession.2009-07-13April 05 20122012-04-05July 13 20092009-07-13Night procession inside a stone-walled temple corridor lit by a golden illuminated palanquin in the background, carrying a deity murti. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and a man with a white tripundra on his forehead in a white dhoti and white shirt walks at right beside a young woman in a white dhoti with an orange shawl. In the middle, a figure in saffron/orange robes holds a tall floral garland on a staff, and a man in red robes with a red rudraksha-style mala and gold-coloured necklace walks alongside a woman in a maroon sari. Carved relief figures line the stone walls.2009-07-13April 05 20122012-04-05December 10 20112011-12-10June 05 20122012-06-05Dim interior of a temple corridor with iron grilles and stone walls. A bare-chested priest with a white forehead band and red cloth on his shoulder stands at left holding a folded white cloth. A woman in a maroon and blue sari with gold bangles and a man in a white dhoti and shirt stand gesturing. At centre, a man in a red robe wears a white head band, a red-and-gold garland, and holds a silver-topped staff decorated with flowers; a man in a saffron robe with a crown-like headpiece stands beside him. Several men in saffron robes and white-clad devotees crowd the passage, and a person in a yellow garment stands at right.2009-07-13Photo inside a temple hall during a puja before a decorated deity murti under a red and blue canopy with tasseled fringe. A priest in white dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with a sacred thread, holds a lit oil lamp toward the murti, which is garlanded with white jasmine and pink flowers. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border raises his hands in a blessing gesture, and another man in orange robes wearing gold-beaded necklaces stands with palms joined. Devotees in white and dark clothes stand behind.2012-06-05 +1 copies