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A dense crowd fills a dimly lit temple corridor, with many people pressed close together behind metal railings and grilles. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and white stand among devotees. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and garland, and a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace stands near the railing, with another man in white and a bright white flower garland nearby. Overhead tube lights and a bright light source illuminate the scene, and a string of marigold garland hangs along the railing. The photo shows crowd control and a temple darshan setting.

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January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded temple interior at night, with a dense mass of devotees and men in white shirts pressing toward a barred gate on the right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among them, one wearing a white cap, and a bright light glows at the upper left. In the foreground, a woman in an orange-red sari and a man in a pink-and-white shawl stand near saffron-robed sannyasis who are visible behind the metal railings. Several monastic figures in orange robes are present, but none is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone. A crush of people fills the frame.2012-01-07A crowded temple interior at night with a bright light glowing on the left. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre-right, several shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange cloth and bare-chested devotees with sacred threads gather near a metal barrier and grille. One priest in orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the front. A yellow ribbon is strung across the upper area. The scene suggests a temple visit with crowd management.2012-01-07A crowded temple interior at a shrine entrance, with a dense mass of devotees pressing against a metal railing. Uniformed police in khaki stand among the crowd, and a film camera on a shoulder rig is visible near the centre. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in orange-saffron clothing stand near the railing. Behind the barrier, several men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand before the shrine, one holding folded hands near the grille. Stone pillars and a dim, bright-lit hall frame the scene.2012-01-07A crowded temple interior with a dense group of devotees pressing toward a barred metal gate. In the center, a man in saffron-orange robes wears rudraksha malas and has long dark hair. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a shawl stands among others. A bare-chested older man with a pink cloth over his shoulder and a sacred thread stands in the foreground, and another bare-chested person with a rudraksha mala is at right. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the crowd at left. Behind the gate, a deity murti is partly visible among garlands and offerings, with ornate pillars and a yellow-painted floor at right. The scene appears to be a temple darshan.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded interior of a temple with a metal grille and lotus-motif ironwork at right, where a bare-chested priest in an orange-and-yellow dhoti, a brown-skinned devotee with long dreadlocks in a saffron cloth, and other men in saffron and orange garments press against the grille. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the crowd at left, with civilians in white shirts and dhotis around them. A man in a red-and-white cloth bends forward at the yellow-topped barrier at right, and a deity murti is visible behind the bars. The scene is dense and hot-lit, with old stone pillars and a ceiling fan overhead.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded temple interior with a dense throng of men and some women pressing toward a grilled gate on the right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd. At center, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron/orange robe and a rudraksha mala, and is surrounded by several shaven-headed priests in saffron and pink-red dhotis or wraps, some bare-chested with beaded malas. A man in a white shirt with a mala stands at left foreground. Stone pillars and a wrought-iron grille frame the scene, with a yellow-topped counter at right.2012-01-07A crowded interior of a temple-like hall with a metal grille and lotus motif on the right. Several saffron-robed and bare-chested priests and sadhus stand in a group near a yellow-topped counter, one wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, another with long matted hair and a white beard wearing rudraksha beads. Uniformed police officers in khaki and olive uniforms stand among the crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with devotees pressing forward on the left. The scene conveys a busy public gathering at a temple entrance.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07