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Devotees stand in a crowded queue at a temple darshan barrier, facing a deity area with a red backdrop and ornate carved golden wooden lattice at left. In the foreground, a man with grey hair wears a white kurta with a dark rudraksha-style mala and an orange shawl. Beside him, a younger man in a white kurta and glasses, and another man in white with an orange shawl, face forward. A woman in a pink and gold sari stands behind, with others further back. Metal railings and a purple and gold decorated stand appear at right.

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A crowded festival scene inside a red-draped tent at a temple-style event, with a gilded deity palanquin or shrine visible in the background. In the foreground, a bald man in a grey long-sleeved tee with a rudraksha mala and a name badge stands with hands clasped. Beside him, a man with white hair and a white beard wears a white kurta with a pendant necklace. To the left, a man in a white dhoti and kurta and a man in a brown shirt also wear name badges. Others in white and orange-red ritual clothing, including a man with a saffron shawl, stand around the shrine. No one is recognisable as a specific individual from appearance alone, and no caption names anyone.2016-12-06September 20 20152015-09-20October 02 20162016-10-02A seated crowd of devotees in white and orange clothing fills the frame, with a large gold and brown ceremonial throne or palanquin structure in the right foreground. A man in the centre wears glasses, a white garment, a red rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, his palms pressed together as he smiles upward. A man at left wears a grey bucket hat and a white garment with a red bead mala and white forehead markings. Behind them, several men stand in white and saffron-orange clothing, and a golden kalasha finial rises above the stage. A banner with printed text hangs in the background.2016-12-12Devotees in white ritual clothes stand with palms pressed together in namaskar at a hall event. Two tall golden ceremonial staffs with round medallion tops frame the foreground, one showing a relief of a lion-faced figure. Several men wear white dhotis or white shirts with red shawls and orange lanyards; a woman on the left wears a white sari with a red shawl. A green backdrop and a large grey sculpture of raised arms appear behind the crowd. A man in the centre wears white with a red shawl and round glasses, hands folded. The setting resembles a puja or satsang gathering with participants standing in devotion.2015-10-21 +1 copiesA photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated metal roof and orange walls. A man in saffron robes on the far left holds a camera. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a long cream shawl holds a red ceremonial umbrella, and another attendant holds a red-and-gold umbrella. Several men in white dhotis with white forehead markings and arm bands stand in a line, one with palms pressed together in namaskar. On the right, an ornate gold throne with a red seat stands empty. A speaker is mounted on the wall above.2010-12-20April 23 20162016-04-23October 10 20162016-10-10October 09 20162016-10-09Crowded indoor satsang with devotees seated close together against red and blue drapery. In the centre, a man with short dark hair, a red bindi and a rudraksha mala with a white shawl sits with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him a woman in glasses and a red bindi also has hands folded, and others wear white and cream garments with gold borders. Several men near the back have white tripundra markings on their foreheads and wear rudraksha malas and brown robes. Foreground heads are blurred. Whether the central man is a person is uncertain; no distinctive presentation cues are clearly visible.2016-12-23A photograph of a standing group in an indoor hall with a wood-panelled wall and purple-lit backdrop. Several men and women stand with palms pressed together in anjali, in white dhoti-style clothing with gold borders and red or saffron shawls. A man in front wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and a younger man at right has long hair, a gold necklace and a gold forehead mark. A woman in an orange saffron sari stands at left, and a saffron flag is visible behind the group. Several others are visible in the background.2015-10-25A crowd of devotees seated and standing at a temple gathering, with a large ornate golden throne and golden-brown seat in the right foreground, partly showing a figure in orange and gold at its edge. Several men wear white kurtas and orange or saffron shawls; a man in front centre wears white with rudraksha malas and a gold chain, speaking and gesturing with his hand. A bearded man in a yellow-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits in the lower centre, and a man in a grey hat and glasses sits at left wearing a rudraksha mala. Women in saris, one in pink, sit among the audience. A white banner with Sanskrit text hangs at the top behind the crowd, with brass lamps visible at upper right.2016-12-12