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Photograph inside a narrow temple corridor with bright red painted pillars and walls, lit by hanging lamps. A woman in a red sari with gold border and a leopard-print blouse walks forward at the center, followed by saffron-robed monks with shaved heads and white tilak. A cameraman in a white shirt and a bald man in white ritual clothing film the procession from the foreground, and a small framed image hangs on the right wall.

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April 05 20142014-04-05April 05 20142014-04-05April 05 20142014-04-05April 05 20142014-04-05April 05 20142014-04-05A photograph inside a narrow, bright red-and-white temple passage in Varanasi, with a large trident (trishul) standing upright on a red-painted platform. In the foreground, a bald man in a rust-orange robe and orange sandalwood forehead mark, with a rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, walks forward while a younger man in red-orange clothes below him has hands raised toward him. A figure with long dark hair and a rust-orange robe, adorned with a beaded mala, raises one hand near the trident. Around them, men and women in white and red-orange shawls stand close together, some with palms joined, and a cameraman in white holds a video camera at the top left. Green leaves are heaped on the right, and a stone inscription panel in Devanagari script covers the left wall.2014-05-19A crowd moves through a narrow, vividly red-orange temple corridor with arched openings and painted pillars. In the centre, a smiling woman with short dark hair and a red bindi wears a rust-red garment, a dark beaded mala and a gold-beaded necklace, holding a silver staff and gesturing with her hand. Nearby, a bald man with yellow tilak markings wears an orange-saffron shawl and gold armbands, and a young man in a pink shirt stands beside them. Devotees in white clothes and red scarves surround them. Behind, a shrine niche holds a small deity image and framed pictures, and a ceiling fan hangs overhead.2014-05-19Several men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot through a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a ceiling with ornate carvings. The man on the far left holds a silver trident staff and wears a red-orange head covering and gold necklace. Beside him, a bearded man in plain orange robes walks in front. A man in the centre wears a long rudraksha-style mala and gold necklace, and a younger man on the right carries a golden vessel. Behind them, people in white and yellow shawls follow, and a cameraman films from the lower right corner. The walk appears to be a temple procession.2009-07-13A procession walks along a stone-pillared temple corridor with ornate painted ceiling panels and carved lion-head brackets. In the lead, a man in saffron-orange robes and a red head covering carries a tall ceremonial trident. Behind him, several saffron-robed men walk barefoot; one wears a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, another holds a brass vessel. Men in white dhotis with yellow or saffron shawls and women in white and red saris follow. A cameraman in white at the right films the group.2009-07-13January 30 20142014-01-30A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a dim ceiling. A procession of barefoot men walks toward the viewer. In front, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a white beard walks with his arm extended. Behind him, several men wear red-orange saffron robes, and one of them, in the centre, wears a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace. Further back, men in white dhotis with red-orange shawls walk among them. A trident-shaped ornament is visible on a pole at upper left. A man at the left wears a white shirt and holds a small vessel.2009-07-13May 04 20152015-05-04