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Night photograph of people descending a stone staircase beside a temple gateway with iron grille gates. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red-and-brown belt walks in the foreground. Behind him, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a gold bracelet leads a man in a striped black-and-white shirt and white dhoti. Two men in saffron-orange robes follow; one wears a crown-like headpiece and a gold necklace, the other has rudraksha beads and a shawl. A bare-chested man in a dhoti and several onlookers in casual clothes and a green-and-white dress watch from a raised platform on the right.

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May 21 20122012-05-21Night photograph at a temple doorway with stone steps. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt stands in the foreground, facing the camera. Behind him, men in white dhotis descend the steps, one in a striped shirt. A figure in an orange-saffron dhoti and ornaments, with a headdress and bare upper body, walks among them. Iron gates and a crowd of onlookers, including children, stand at the right under a ceiling light.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Night procession through a narrow stone-walled temple passage lit by small lamps and a distant hanging light. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks toward the camera. Behind him several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with yellow borders walk barefoot down stone steps; one has a bare upper body with a gold necklace and a white forehead band, and another carries a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and a man holding a teal and gold cloth-wrapped object follow. Heavy wooden doors with iron fittings flank the passage.2012-05-21Photograph taken at night inside a temple gateway with stone pillars carved with floral motifs and blue-green wooden doors behind. A group walks forward on the stone floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in greeting while smiling. Beside him, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl walks barefoot, and another saffron-clad man follows. Behind them are men in white shirts and white dhotis, and on the right a uniformed police officer in olive-green khaki with a peaked cap and red belt walks forward. Fluorescent tube lights hang in the gateway ceiling. Six or more people are visible.2008-07-28A night procession moves through a stone temple gateway with large wooden doors studded with iron bolts and carved stone walls. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers with a red belt walks ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry rudraksha malas, and a central figure in orange cloth with a crown-like headpiece and ornate necklace walks among men in white dhotis and a figure in a teal-bordered cloth. Overhead lights glow in the dark.2012-05-21Night photo of a group walking through a heavy old wooden temple gate studded with iron bolts and nails, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground guiding the way. Four men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, several wearing rudraksha malas, one with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, and a pale-green cloth bundle is held by a man in white dhoti. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind. A small lamp is mounted on the gate and a light glows in the dark background.2012-05-21A photograph in a dim stone temple corridor. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown leather belt and cap walks forward. Behind him a procession of men in white dhotis and orange-saffron garments moves through a doorway; two figures in the centre wear orange cloths, rudraksha malas, and tall ornate headgear, with one wearing a bead necklace over bare skin. An older man in white stands at right beside a stone pillar. A wooden ladder leans against a yellow-painted wall at left.2012-05-21A night procession moves through a narrow stone-walled temple passage with studded wooden doors on the left. In the centre, a uniformed officer in khaki shirt, khaki trousers, cap and brown belt walks forward. To his left, a bald man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads walks barefoot, and beside him a figure in saffron with a shawl and necklaces. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and orange-clad participants follow. Two older men in white shirts and white dhotis walk on the right. The group numbers roughly 21 to 100 people, with a light fixture overhead.2012-05-21