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A dim interior of a stone temple with heavy square pillars and a low ceiling. A dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts with orange shoulder cloths fills the foreground, many facing away toward a dark stone structure with a black cylindrical base and a carved stone element. One figure in the background raises both arms above his head. A few men wear yellow cloths. A fluorescent tube light hangs from the ceiling.

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August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A crowded indoor event under a white tent with a decorative ceiling. Many men and women in white clothes, some with orange headbands and orange-saffron cloth, stand closely together, with several people wearing rudraksha-style beaded malas. Colourful decorated pillars hang from the tent frame. The foreground shows a man in white with a mala and a red tilak, and a young man in an orange headband gesturing. The scene appears to be a gathering of devotees during a Gurupoornima event, but no specific ritual or person is clearly visible.2008-07-17Evening photograph of a large crowd seated on the ground in a temple courtyard. Most devotees wear white garments with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and many are seen from behind. Some women wear saris in red, pink and yellow. Stone temple walls and gopuram towers rise at the left and back, with a lit oil lamp glowing near the upper wall, and a small stone pavilion with decorative finials stands at the right. A single figure in white stands at the far front of the open space, and scaffolding appears near the central structure.2008-08-02January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph inside a pillared stone temple hall at night, with a dense crowd of devotees and disciples filling the aisle. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and several wear orange or saffron shawls and sashes. A man in a khaki uniform stands among them, and a man in a red shirt is at centre. A green light hangs from the ceiling, and a carved gopuram-style doorway with a lit interior is visible at the far end, flanked by colourful framed deity paintings on the right.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession through a temple courtyard with a tall gopuram tower lit in the background. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls over their shoulders. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and a long-haired figure in orange clothing walk near the front of the group. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala leads a stretch of the line on the left. Tall stone pillars and a metal railing frame the walkway.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Night photograph of a large crowd seated on a stone courtyard floor before a temple structure with a lit lamp niche at centre. Most seated devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, with several in orange or saffron shawls and a woman in a multicoloured sari at lower right. Standing figures at the right in white and orange garments stand near the temple pillars, and bamboo poles and a rough thatched frame run along the left. The scene suggests a gathering at a temple during evening worship, with devotees seated in rows before a shrine.2008-01-02January 15 20092009-01-15August 08 20092009-08-08