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A photograph of a queue of devotees inside a bare brick-walled hall leading toward a shrine doorway decorated with a red-and-white garland and a dark interior with a deity altar. In the foreground, a woman in a white sari with a red border stands with folded arms beside another woman in a white sari with gold trim. A man in a white shirt with a red-and-white beaded mala stands at center, next to a woman in an orange salwar kameez holding an orange shawl and a white paper. Several other devotees in white clothing line up behind them, and an older man in a grey jacket stands near the doorway. Orange flags hang above the entrance.

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A line of women in white and cream saris, several with red or gold borders, queue along a whitewashed block wall in a dim interior toward a doorway glowing with lamplight. A man in an orange-saffron garment stands near the front of the line, facing the doorway. Women wear flowers in their hair and gold necklaces; one holds a folded garland. A red cloth hangs from the wall beside a white wooden box. The scene appears to be a temple or shrine visit during an evening observance.2007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16February 16 20072007-02-16Outdoor temple courtyard with a stone pillar and red curtain, a concrete block wall behind, and palm trees. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange robe stands in the foreground with hands clasped at his waist, with a lineup of devotees in white behind him, some with hands folded in namaste. On the left, saffron-robed monks, one shaved-headed, stand near a table with a flower-decorated object. A woman in a white sari with gold border holds a bag, and a young girl in white stands among the group. The scene appears to be a procession or padukas ceremony.2007-02-24May 07 20122012-05-07 +1 copiesFebruary 24 20072007-02-24A photograph of a row of devotee women standing shoulder to shoulder in a dim concrete-block hall, singing or chanting with mouths open. Most wear white or pale sarees with gold borders; one older woman in the centre wears an orange blouse with a white saree and rudraksha beads, another on the right wears a pale green saree with beads, and a younger woman in front has her eyes closed in a white saree with gold border and a red-ribboned mala. Several wear name badges on their clothing. A young boy with glasses in a cream kurta stands at left. Small rectangular vents are visible in the wall behind them.2007-02-16December 17 20062006-12-17October 07 20112011-10-07A crowded temple corridor with a stone pillar and a deity murti visible behind a yellow-framed grille at left. In the centre, a man in a peach-orange shawl and matching turban walks among devotees; he holds hands with a woman in dark-rimmed glasses and white shawl. Around them men wear orange angavastrams, white shirts and white dhotis, and an elderly man in a saffron turban and an elderly white-haired man stand at right. Bright daylight shows at the far doorway.2012-05-07 +1 copiesFebruary 16 20072007-02-16