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Elevated view of a crowded temple interior with white marble floors and a central raised marble platform holding a deity murti or offering. Dense crowds of devotees press against brass railings along a staircase, many in saffron, orange, red and white clothing. Uniformed police and security officers in khaki stand among them, with one officer in camouflage. A man in white kurta stands at the right on the stairs. A brass kalasha or pot stands near the left wall, a brass pillar rises from the centre, and a large screen at the top shows a deity image. A portrait hangs on the left wall. Several people hold items, and a figure in pink stands near the platform.

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May 15 20162016-05-15Elevated view down into a temple hall with white marble floors and pink walls, where a dense crowd of devotees and uniformed police officers gathers around a central marble platform. A figure in orange robes stands at a raised dais near a gold-coloured pillar, while a brass kalasha sits to the left. Many people in saffron, orange, yellow and blue clothing hold up phones and raise hands, some with orange sashes. A television screen mounted high on the far wall shows a figure in saffron. Tall gold-coloured pillars and hanging chains frame the scene.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15Elevated view of a crowded temple interior with white marble floors and a central deity murti on a low dais surrounded by marble inlay patterns. A large crowd of devotees, many in white and pastel clothes, stands along a brass railing and staircase, some with orange and blue sashes, while uniformed police officers in khaki stand guard among them. A brass kalasha-style pillar and a brass vessel stand near the wall, and two wall-mounted screens show images. A digital clock on the right reads 15:54. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2016-05-15A dense crowd of devotees and uniformed police crowd around a railed enclosure inside a temple hall, viewed from an elevated angle. Many people lean forward with hands extended toward brass-railed containers and a large metal vessel, some holding offerings or flowers. Men wear white shirts, checked shirts and saffron-orange scarves, women wear saris in purple, blue, pink and yellow, and several uniformed officers in khaki and navy stand along the barriers. A framed picture hangs high on the wall above, and marble floors and decorative tile borders surround the scene.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15Elevated view of a marble-floored temple interior where a large crowd of devotees and uniformed police stand behind a brass railing, watching a ritual below. Several bare-chested priests in orange-bordered dhotis and a man in white stand near a raised central platform draped in red cloth, with a brass kalasha-style vessel and a tall brass pillar to the left. Two wall-mounted screens show a shirtless man in red and white cloth. A digital clock reads 16:08. Many people are visible, mostly in saris, salwar kameez and dark uniforms.2016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15May 15 20162016-05-15A 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 photograph of devotees queuing in two long lines inside an ornate hall with peach-coloured walls and a mirrored ceiling, forming a darshan line. A woman in white clothes walks along the carpeted central aisle toward a gilded golden canopy frame containing a painted deity image in green and gold. Devotees on the left wear white, pink, orange and teal saris and kurtas; on the right a man in an orange kurta stands near men in white and striped shirts, with a young boy in a yellow top at the front left. Some people hold their hands together in prayer. Lines are held by metal stanchions. Roughly fifteen to twenty people are visible.2011-12-18