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A photograph inside a dark grey stone temple doorway at a shrine. A man in an orange turban stands at the entrance, wearing white clothing, and is seen from behind as he faces into the sanctum. Around him, several devotees in white shirts and dhotis lean in to look inside, some with shaved or short-cropped hair. A child in front wears a red and green beaded necklace. A garland of white and red flowers hangs on the right wall, and a brass fixture is visible near the doorway.

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February 17 20082008-02-17A temple sanctum with a dark stone Shiva lingam decorated with red and white flower garlands, a yellow marigold garland and a pink cloth offering at its base. A bare-chested elder in orange cloth bends forward in worship. Beside him, a person in orange robes with a saffron head wrap and long dark hair bows with hands raised to the head, and a man in an orange upper cloth stands at the right holding a maroon bag, wearing a rudraksha mala. Two men in white dhoti and shirt stand at the left and centre-right with hands folded in reverence. Grey stone walls surround the scene, with a flower-decorated shrine and devotional offerings.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17Interior of a dimly lit stone temple shrine with dark carved pillars and a metal grille door. Several black stone sculptures of deity forms stand on a low platform, each draped with white, red, purple and yellow cloth and decorated with white flower garlands. A group of people in orange and saffron robes, white dhotis and rudraksha malas stands around them. A figure in a tall orange turban and orange robe with long hair stands at the center, facing the sculptures and offering something with their hands, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands beside them. Others in white shirts stand near the door.2008-01-02December 20 20112011-12-20February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17Dense crowd fills a stone temple hall during a ceremony at a shrine with an ornate dark stone niche and a silver-covered door, with a black stone deity figure above it. Several robed priests stand near the shrine in white and saffron-orange garments, one wearing an orange turban and another with a shaved head, while a large crowd of devotees in white shirts and tan sun hats presses forward. Black stone guardian figures flank the aisles, draped with marigold and red flower garlands, and green stage lights hang from the carved pillars. Printed text on the shrine reads a Kannada name.2008-02-18May 18 20122012-05-18December 20 20112011-12-20Interior of a dark stone temple doorway during an evening visit. In the center, a long-haired figure wearing an orange-saffron garment, a white-yellow garland, a rudraksha-style mala and gold ornaments stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, appearing to be the honoured guest, with a probable Swamiji appearance. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in saffron robes and beads also joins his hands in prayer, and a bare-chested priest in dark dhoti on the left offers flowers near a black stone shivalinga with yellow marigold garlands. Other devotees in saffron and white stand around the doorway, and red and blue cloths drape other black stone deity forms in the foreground.2011-12-20October 29 20082008-10-29