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A blurred photograph of a procession of devotees walking along a whitewashed temple corridor at dusk. In front, a figure wearing a bright orange-red robe and long dark hair walks alongside men in brown-beige dhoti and shawl garments, some carrying offerings. Behind them, people in orange and white clothing move past a dark slatted doorway, and a white pot with red flowers rests on a turquoise ledge at right. The scene suggests a ritual circumambulation, with no visible fire pit or deity murti clearly shown.

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January 03 20082008-01-03A photograph of a temple interior at dusk. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti stands in profile facing left, with dark hair falling to his shoulders and his head tilted upward. To the left, two or three men in white ritual clothes with orange shawls stand behind him. A dark red curtain hangs on the right beside a carved grey stone pillar and a short flight of steps. Woven baskets with offerings sit on the floor at lower left, and a dark board with writing hangs on the left wall.2008-01-03Night photograph of an open courtyard at a whitewashed building with an open doorway lit from inside. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks barefoot across the concrete floor toward a stone shrine-altar on the right, where a small pot and lit lamp sit. Around him, people in white clothes with orange shawls stand near the doorway and along the wall. A camera operator in white with an orange shawl films from the right edge. Brass oil lamps and ritual vessels are arranged on a striped cloth at the left. Whether the saffron-clad man is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance here, so the role is given as a devotee in saffron.2008-01-03Photograph of a moving procession inside a hall with pale walls and framed pictures on the wall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a dark moustache wears a bright orange-red robe draped over his shoulders, with dark rudraksha-style beads hanging on his chest, and walks with hands folded at his waist. To the left, a man in an orange-brown robe carries a golden tiered object, possibly a kalasha or ritual vessel. Around them, several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk with the group, and a child in white stands at the right edge. A brass lamp stand with a lit flame is visible in the background.2008-01-03January 03 20082008-01-03January 09 20082008-01-09October 29 20082008-10-29October 29 20082008-10-29June 19 20082008-06-19January 03 20082008-01-03A night procession descends white concrete steps beside a white wall. In the foreground a man in bright orange-pink robes and a red rudraksha mala walks barefoot toward the viewer, hands joined. Behind him, men in orange and saffron robes carry a brass pot-shaped vessel and a tall golden staff, and a figure in white dhoti walks with them. Dark trees and a few lamp lights are visible in the background.2008-01-03March 24 20082008-03-24