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Dense crowd moves through a dimly lit temple corridor at night, lit by strings of warm yellow lights and a golden-lit shrine on the right. In the centre, a man in a red robe and white head bandage wears a long gold-and-red garland and a gold necklace. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in saffron-orange cloth with a red forehead mark walks near a man in a light blue shirt holding a flower-covered staff topped with a trident. Women in orange, maroon and white saris and a fair-haired woman in an orange shawl are among those following. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and some in yellow cloth, fill the background. Silver trident-topped staffs and flower garlands are visible. A deity murti and a yellow-draped figure appear near the upper right. Eight to twelve people are clearly visible within the scene; several more are partly visible at the edges and in the back.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph of a crowded procession moving through a stone temple corridor at night, lit by warm lamps and a glowing shrine on the upper right. A central man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a white headband holds his hands in anjali, walking beside a man in saffron holding a tall silver staff garlanded with flowers. Around them devotees in white dhotis and saffron shawls, women in white saris and a woman in a maroon sari with a yellow shawl, many with folded hands. A man in a white shirt stands on a pillar base at left. The white pillars and walls frame the crowd.2009-07-13A night procession moves through a stone temple corridor with tall pillars. A man in a saffron-red wrap with a long rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace walks at left, hands folded. Behind him a shirtless man in white dhoti with a red-and-yellow waistband and a sandalwood forehead mark walks beside a woman in a maroon sari with blue border. A man in orange robe and white headband, and a man in an orange shawl with a long silver staff, lead the group. Several people in white dhotis and orange shawls and devotees with folded hands follow. Other devotees stand along the edge, some with orange garlands.2009-07-13A dim temple corridor with white pillars during an evening procession. Devotees fill the space; a lit deity murti decorated with garlands and lights sits in a golden shrine niche at upper left. In the centre, a man in a red robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha mala walks at the front, with a man in orange robes beside him holding a long silver staff topped with a trident, and a bare-chested man near a woman in a maroon sari. Other men wear white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls; a young woman in a white sari with a tilak walks in front. Garlands hang from the staffs.2009-07-13A temple corridor procession at night, with a golden palanquin carrying a decorated deity murti draped in flower garlands and lit by oil lamps at the top left. Robed participants walk toward the camera in a dense crowd. A bare-chested young man with long hair and rudraksha beads wears a white dhoti and a name badge. A man in a red robe with a large rudraksha mala walks at centre, and a figure in orange robes with a white headband walks nearby. A man in orange with a shaved head and tilak leads a group, some carrying ceremonial staffs. Women in white and red shawls, men in white dhotis and a blue checked shirt, and a man in an orange shirt complete the crowd. Carved pillars line the stone walls.2009-07-13A photograph of a procession inside a temple corridor lined with pale stone pillars. Several people walk forward in a group. At the front left, a man in orange-red robes wears a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a white headband and tilak. Beside him, a man in orange robes walks barefoot. A woman in a maroon sari with a blue border walks in the centre. Behind them, women in white dresses with orange shawls and a woman in a blue top with folded hands follow. A silver staff is held aloft in the middle of the group. A bare-chested man in yellow cloth is in the lower foreground. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with a bright doorway ahead. In the centre, a bare-chested, bearded sadhu in orange cloth walks with a devotee, both holding a small brass offering. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a long red shawl, a large red-and-black rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace walks with his head covered; a flower garland hangs at his side. Around them, men in saffron robes carry a silver trident-topped staff, a woman in a blue and maroon sari with white flowers in her hair walks ahead, a man in a yellow top and white dhoti wears sacred thread beads, and people in white dhotis with red shawls follow. A man in a light grey shirt stands at right.2009-07-13