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Dense 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.

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February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18Crowded temple interior at a consecration event. Silver-plated doors bearing the Kannada inscription for Sri Kalabhairaveshwara Swami shrine are central, flanked by yellow marigold garlands and orange streamers. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands arms folded before the doors. Several men in saffron and orange robes sit near the centre; one in saffron holds a microphone and speaks. Devotees in white dhotis and a woman in a green sari sit around them. Uniformed police officers stand at left and a crowd of devotees fills the foreground, many with mobile phones raised. The scene reads as a mahakumbhabhishekam gathering at a Hindu temple.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17A 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.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17