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Inside a temple hall with white stone pillars, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap walks barefoot past two large black stone deity statues draped with white and orange marigold garlands. The statue on the left has multiple arms and a figure at its base. Behind them, a group of devotees in white dhotis, orange robes and everyday clothes gathers; a woman in a turquoise sari stands among them. Gold kalasha-style vessels sit on the floor, and orange marigold festoons hang overhead. Scaffolding is visible at the upper right. An older bearded man in orange robes stands near the centre of the group, and the setting suggests a temple visit or darshan.

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February 17 20082008-02-17A photograph inside a temple hall with grey stone pillars and black stone murtis garlanded with marigold and white flower strands. Scaffolding rises in the background. A bare-headed elder in an orange-saffron robe stands centre-left with hands folded. Beside him a man with long hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron cloth and holds a microphone. To the right, a younger man wears an orange turban, orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala, and a long-haired figure in orange-saffron clothing stands near him. Men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, and women in saris stand around the group, with children in the background. Around twenty-five people are visible.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18Photograph inside a temple hall with grey stone pillars and yellow marigold garlands wrapped around a column. On the right, a figure in a long saffron-orange robe and saffron headwrap, with long dark curly hair swept back, stands with their back partly turned toward the camera. Beside them a bearded man in saffron robes and red-bordered cloth holds a small object in his hands. In the centre, a younger man in white dhoti and saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala looks toward them. Behind, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand near a large black stone sculpture of an elephant trunk and a golden ceremonial mace or staff resting on the floor. The floor has a red mat. Scaffolding is visible in the background.2008-02-17Interior of a dimly lit stone temple shrine with dark carved pillars and a metal grille door. Several black stone sculptures of deity forms stand on a low platform, each draped with white, red, purple and yellow cloth and decorated with white flower garlands. A group of people in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and rudraksha malas stands around them. A figure in a tall orange turban and orange robe with long hair stands at the center, facing the sculptures and offering something with their hands, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands beside them. Others in white shirts stand near the door.2008-01-02February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 02 20102010-02-02February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17