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Night-time crowd scene at a temple courtyard with a decorated deity murti on a flower-garlanded palanquin-like platform at left under a blue and orange canopy. A bare-chested figure in saffron-orange cloth with a long ornate gold necklace and a red bindi stands at centre, smiling and gesturing, surrounded by saffron-robed attendants and a crowd. A man in a white shirt raises a camera, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Many people press in from all sides under lamps and arched pillars.

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April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A large crowd walks through a temple hall lined with black pillars painted with bright multicolour floral bands and hanging red, green and orange tassels. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap with a blue band stands at left. A figure with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange sari-style wrap, a heavy gold necklace and gold bangles, hands folded in front. Beside them a bald man in an orange robe wears a gold-and-rudraksha style necklace. A man in a red-checked shirt films with a handheld video camera at right. Devotees in white and mixed clothing press behind, and a decorated deity or shrine canopy is visible in the distance.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A crowded temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall with a lattice gate and oil lamps. Shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and gold chains stand near the center, while bare-chested men in white dhotis carry a wooden pole. A visiting devotee in orange chest cloth is wearing a gold necklace. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a person in front holds a camera and phone. At the upper right, a palanquin or deity figure is decorated with yellow and orange garlands. The scene is dense with people in motion.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A night-time photograph of a crowded temple precinct with a stone temple gopuram and carved pillars at left. In the centre a palanquin-like float with a multicoloured striped canopy carries a figure seated among a ring of marigold and flower garlands, surrounded by a dense throng. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a blue-banded cap stands in the foreground. Near the right edge, a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a gold-toned necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, and a shaven-headed man in saffron robes with bead necklaces stands beside him. Devotees in white dhotis, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread, and men in lungis and shirts fill the crowd, and a woman in red holds a tray of fruit at left.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05February 11 20132013-02-11Night procession at a stone temple with a gopuram and carved pillars, crowded with devotees. Four men stand together in front: the two on the left in white dhotis with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, and the two on the right in saffron-orange robes with gold beaded necklaces. The central figure in orange has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and an ornate gold necklace, which is a distinctive appearance cue; he may be a person standing among his attendants. A large carved bull, possibly Nandi, and a lit lamp are visible behind the group.2012-04-05May 31 20122012-05-31