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A crowd moves through a stone-pillared temple corridor at dusk, with carved columns and wooden lattice gates behind them. In the foreground at left, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a rudraksha mala, and carries a tablet or book in one hand. Nearby, a man in an orange shawl and a woman in an orange sari walk among devotees dressed mostly in white shirts and dhotis. Several people in the background wear white or light-coloured shirts, and a few wear yellow or blue. A dim lamp-lit interior, multiple pillars and devotees crowd the scene.

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A temple corridor with rows of tall stone pillars and fluorescent lights, where a crowd walks through the middle. In the centre, a bare-footed sannyasi in saffron-orange robes with a long swept-back hair and a gold-bead necklace and rudraksha mala leads, holding a small book in one hand. Beside him, a younger saffron-clad man with long hair and a crown-like headpiece walks with a rudraksha necklace. An older bald man in orange follows barefoot. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing yellow and red ribbon badges, move through the crowd. A carved gilded panel hangs on the far wall, and a small blue sign hangs on a pillar.2009-01-15A dense crowd walks through a stone temple gateway flanked by tall wooden doors carved with panels, under fluorescent lights. In the centre a bare-chested man with a shaved head and dhoti stands beside a saffron-robed sadhu with a shaved head. Next to them a figure in orange robes wears a long flower garland and a striped headpiece. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a pink sari, and other devotees surround them.2009-01-15A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a low dark ceiling, where a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts walks along a dim corridor. Many wear colourful rosette ribbons on their chests. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold chain walks beside a devotee in orange who holds a framed photograph. A man in a white shirt gestures forward with an outstretched arm, while a few men in plaid shirts and onlookers stand at the edges.2009-01-15July 28 20082008-07-28A crowded temple corridor with a stone pillar and a deity murti visible behind a yellow-framed grille at left. In the centre, a man in a peach-orange shawl and matching turban walks among devotees; he holds hands with a woman in dark-rimmed glasses and white shawl. Around them men wear orange angavastrams, white shirts and white dhotis, and an elderly man in a saffron turban and an elderly white-haired man stand at right. Bright daylight shows at the far doorway.2012-05-07 +1 copiesJanuary 12 20072007-01-12May 18 20122012-05-18A dim temple interior with stone pillars and a crowded procession moving through. A cameraman in the foreground films with a handheld video camera, and many men in white shirts and dhotis press around. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near the centre, and a woman in a pink saree with gold jewellery is beside them. A man in the upper centre raises a mobile phone to take a picture. Tubular pipes run along the ceiling beams.2012-05-16August 06 20092009-08-06January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12