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A crowded photograph at a temple gateway with barred metal gates and a teal pillar. In the left foreground a long-haired man in white clothing and a white shawl, wearing a long garland of white flowers with red and orange blossoms and a rudraksha mala, stands with a yellow-painted forehead and turns toward the crowd. Around him devotees press close: a bald man in an orange cloth and red rudraksha beads, a man in white with an orange sash, a woman in orange with a red forehead mark, and a curly-haired woman in a white top and orange scarf holding a green water bottle. Many onlookers fill the background, some with white tilak marks and orange cloths, and a yellow pillar and tiered signboard appear at the right.

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July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A crowded temple corridor with many devotees pressing together under a high ceiling and grey iron gates. At the centre, a long-haired man in a white shawl and orange-saffron robe wears a large white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds a garland in his hands; a person candidate, with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and garland cues. Around him, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, men in white shirts and white dhotis, a woman in a pink sari with a white flower in her hair, and an older man in a striped shirt.2012-07-23A dense crowd fills a temple corridor with tall grey pillars and iron gates behind them. At centre, a man with long dark hair and a yellow-orange forehead mark wears a red-and-orange dhoti with a white shawl and a large red-and-white garland, while a bald man beside him in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala also wears a garland. Many devotees surround them, including a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a sacred thread, a grey-haired woman with a white flower in her hair in a pink sari, and men in white shirts and dhotis. Some people use phones and a small pot-like object sits on the floor in front.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A dense crowd of devotees presses against steel grille barriers inside a temple corridor with turquoise pillars and a red-trimmed ceiling. Many men wear white shirts with orange saffron shawls draped over the shoulders, and several women wear white saris or orange garments. Some devotees have white and red forehead marks. Yellow metal barricade posts marked with V signs and a bold V board line the crowd, and a man in a white shirt stands at left talking on a phone. Devotees raise hands in prayer near the front of the barrier, and a dim shrine chamber is visible through the grille at left.2012-07-23A crowded temple corridor with tall green-painted pillars and iron grilles, filled with devotees pressing forward. At the centre, a man with long dark hair and a gold-toned forehead mark wears a white dhoti and a red-and-orange shawl with a large garland of white and red flowers. Beside him stands a saffron-robed monk with a rudraksha mala and a flower garland. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, women in saris, and a bald devotee with a garland move through the crowd, and a yellow umbrella-like object appears above the group. Printed signs on the grilles include a numbered notice reading 10.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A crowded temple corridor with iron gates and teal pillars. In the centre, a man in white ritual dress with a yellow tilak on his forehead and a long white-and-red flower garland stands beside a shaved-headed monk in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala, also wearing a garland. Devotees in white and orange crowd around them, and a bare-chested man in an orange dhoti holds a metal vessel at right. A printed banner on the gate reads in part. The scene looks like a temple visit with devotees gathered around the central pair.2012-07-23A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple corridor behind iron grilles and teal-painted pillars. At centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a white garment and a fresh garland of red and white flowers, walking beside a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right, and many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls. Several people wear orange-saffron shawls.2012-07-23