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A 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.

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A 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.2009-01-15August 11 20092009-08-11October 12 20122012-10-12July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a crowd walking through a dim stone temple corridor toward a bright doorway, with carved pillars on the right. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a purple shawl, a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead; he is among the more prominent figures and appears to be the honoured guest. Beside him a bare-chested young man in a red dhoti and a bearded bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace walk with the group. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and white-clad devotees, some with white ash marks on their bodies, follow behind. Two women in saffron and blue saris stand at the right edge.2009-08-11A procession walks through a stone temple corridor lined with carved pillars. In the centre, a man in orange robes holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Beside him, a woman in a dark patterned sari walks alongside a figure in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron robes, a bare-chested man with a white shawl and white mundu, and attendants in yellow shawls and white dhotis follow. A drum is visible among the attendants on the left. The setting is a temple hall with barred windows overhead.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A 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.2009-01-15July 13 20092009-07-13A procession moves down a long, pillared corridor of a temple with carved white columns and a painted ceiling. In the distance a brightly lit golden shrine or palanquin glows at the end of the hall. Many devotees walk in a line; several men wear orange or saffron shawls and white dhotis, and some women wear saris in green, pink, blue and orange. A man at the lower right in a red-brown garment plays a drum, and a woman in a blue sari stands with hands joined in prayer. Another man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks with a long staff. A small bald man in white with an orange shawl is visible near the centre. Overall the scene is a temple procession in a Hindu temple corridor.2009-07-13A dim, crowded stone temple interior with weathered carved stone pillars and a low ceiling. Devotees press forward toward a shrine opening at center-left, some with raised hands and folded palms. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold necklace stands near the front, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears beaded necklaces at left. A white-clad elderly man with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala is in the lower left foreground. Women in saris, including one in orange with a flower garland, stand in the crowd. A garland of white, pink and blue flowers hangs on a pillar. Scattered visible people number roughly twenty or more.2012-05-18August 17 20122012-08-17