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A night procession moves through a stone temple gateway with large wooden doors studded with iron bolts and carved stone walls. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers with a red belt walks ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry rudraksha malas, and a central figure in orange cloth with a crown-like headpiece and ornate necklace walks among men in white dhotis and a figure in a teal-bordered cloth. Overhead lights glow in the dark.

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A night procession moves through a narrow stone-walled temple passage with studded wooden doors on the left. In the centre, a uniformed officer in khaki shirt, khaki trousers, cap and brown belt walks forward. To his left, a bald man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads walks barefoot, and beside him a figure in saffron with a shawl and necklaces. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and orange-clad participants follow. Two older men in white shirts and white dhotis walk on the right. The group numbers roughly 21 to 100 people, with a light fixture overhead.2012-05-21Night procession through a narrow stone-walled temple passage lit by small lamps and a distant hanging light. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks toward the camera. Behind him several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with yellow borders walk barefoot down stone steps; one has a bare upper body with a gold necklace and a white forehead band, and another carries a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and a man holding a teal and gold cloth-wrapped object follow. Heavy wooden doors with iron fittings flank the passage.2012-05-21Night photo of a group walking through a heavy old wooden temple gate studded with iron bolts and nails, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground guiding the way. Four men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, several wearing rudraksha malas, one with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, and a pale-green cloth bundle is held by a man in white dhoti. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind. A small lamp is mounted on the gate and a light glows in the dark background.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Photograph taken at night inside a temple gateway with stone pillars carved with floral motifs and blue-green wooden doors behind. A group walks forward on the stone floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in greeting while smiling. Beside him, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl walks barefoot, and another saffron-clad man follows. Behind them are men in white shirts and white dhotis, and on the right a uniformed police officer in olive-green khaki with a peaked cap and red belt walks forward. Fluorescent tube lights hang in the gateway ceiling. Six or more people are visible.2008-07-28July 28 20082008-07-28May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 20 20122012-05-20A dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a large carved relief on the upper wall. A group walks down the dark paved floor toward the viewer. Two other saffron-robed sannyasis walk beside and behind him. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, and uniformed police officers in khaki surround the group. A man in white at right holds a water bottle and has a white forehead mark. A police officer in the left foreground wears a cap with a red band.2008-07-28May 21 20122012-05-21