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Inside a temple shrine with ornate silver-clad pillars and arches hung with small bells, a crowd of devotees gathers around a central dark stone platform. A bare-chested priest in a saffron-coloured cloth kneels at the front holding offerings and flowers while assisting a ritual. Several men in white dhotis and orange-robed monks stand nearby, and a young girl and women in pink and red saris are among the onlookers. Behind them a figure stands in the dim inner sanctum beneath a red and gold canopy. A ceremonial abhishekam or puja is being performed.

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Photograph inside a temple shrine with silver-plated columns and arches framing an inner sanctum. A crowd of devotees fills the hall, many in saffron and orange clothing and some in white. In the foreground, a priest in white sits beside a golden ornate headpiece and garlands near a lit lamp, while a shaved-headed monk in orange sits at right beside a young girl. Overhead hang small bells and a decorated festoon. A grey stone platform in the centre holds a wooden item on the floor. A white-robed man stands at centre, and a figure in orange with a pink turban appears in the crowd.2008-02-17A dense crowd fills a white stone temple corridor decorated with orange marigold garlands and circular rangoli-style painted medallions on the ceiling. In the centre a tall silver kalasha-shaped structure stands on a platform, with a man in white standing on it and others in white dhotis reaching toward it. A colourful umbrella canopy is placed nearby, and devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing, plus some uniformed officials, press together while drums are visible in the lower foreground. A ritual abhishekam or procession scene at a temple. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple procession at a Hindu shrine with white stone pillars and carved silver-toned railings. A large palanquin or ratha decorated with orange, yellow, white and pink marigold garlands is carried through a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. Several people in the crowd hold cameras and phones. A figure seated in the palanquin wears orange and saffron clothing; the figure is in the distance and not clearly identifiable, so the a person flag is unsure. Garlands drape the silver pillars on the right, and a white feathered fan or chamara is visible on the palanquin.2008-02-18A dense crowd fills a white stone temple colonnade decorated with orange and marigold garlands strung along the pillars. At right, a white canopied palanquin or ratha with pink, yellow and orange floral garlands stands in front of a bare-chested priest in ochre cloth and devotees in saffron robes performing a ceremony. Men in white dhotis and shirts, women in colourful saris, and uniformed police officers press around the palanquin. A sign on the left pillar carries a printed caption partly reading Nithyananda Paramashivam. Several people in the crowd hold up hands in greeting.2008-02-18A crowd of devotees gathers around a silver palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and pink and yellow flower strands, carried inside a white stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a stone lion sculpture above. Many people stand with hands folded in anjali, some in white dhotis and shirts, others in striped and checked shirts, and a man in a white turban stands at right. A figure in white clothing stands behind glass near the pillar. Marigold garlands hang from the columns and the black stone deity murti beside the entrance. The scene appears to be a temple procession or darshan at the Kalabhairaveshwara-related event.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18A dense crowd fills a covered colonnade of white stone pillars at a temple, with marigold garlands strung along the arches and a small pale shrine or palanquin with pink and yellow flower garlands at right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes or white dhotis and sarees; several uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left beside a dark deity statue draped in marigolds. Hands are raised and folded in greeting as people press toward the center of the procession, where a man in white clothes stands among the crowd.2008-02-18