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A photograph of a crowd queuing at a temple-like pavilion with a tented canopy. At right, a figure with long, swept-back black hair wears an orange sleeveless top and holds a tray of sweets and offerings. Beside him, a young priest in white dress with a yellow shawl and a tilak on his forehead holds a tray of prasad. Devotees on the left, including a man in orange and white, reach forward with hands out, and children press in front. Behind them, a deity murti and colourful decorations are visible.

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A photograph of a temple courtyard with an open-sided shed roof, where a crowd of devotees gathers around a man in saffron/orange clothing with long, swept-back dark hair. He stands at the right, facing a priest in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a tilak on his forehead, who holds a silver tray with offerings including small purple packets and loose items. Devotees, including young boys in school shirts, reach forward with hands extended and paper slips. Behind them, a colourful deity murti stands in a shrine with red and gold decorations and a painted backdrop of orange and red banners. a person appears in saffron with long hair, shown in person, receiving the offering tray.2009-12-05December 05 20092009-12-05January 02 20102010-01-02 +2 copiesDecember 05 20092009-12-05A photo of a devotional darshan line inside a temple hall. A young man with long dark hair in an orange saffron robe and sash stands at center, holding a tray with a small packet, fruit and papers, while a second person in orange with long hair stands beside him. Behind them, a man in white with a yellow shawl and a beaded necklace stands near a wooden box. A crowd of devotees on the left presses against metal barrier rails with hands folded in namaskar, and women on the right in colourful saris also join their palms. Behind the central figures, a red and gold deity murti decorated with flower garlands is visible.2009-12-07A dense crowd of men and boys presses against a metal barrier in front of a shrine with a deity murti decorated with garlands, under a covered canopy. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and stands at a table with papers, accepting offerings or slips from outstretched hands. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers stand with hands folded in anjali. A tall orange-clad attendant stands near the table. The image shows a devotional darshan line at a temple.2009-12-05A photograph of a devotional darshan line under a corrugated metal canopy. A man in an orange robe with long dark hair, a white forehead band and a dark rudraksha mala stands centre, raising one hand toward the head of a devotee while holding a brass tray. Beside him, a younger man in an orange robe with a red-and-orange shawl holds a gold-coloured tray with white papers. Devotees on the left, many in white shirts, stand with palms pressed together, some holding white papers, and a woman in white with glasses waits at the right. Hanging decorations and a cloth banner are visible overhead.Photo of a long queue of devotees at a hall with orange and red patterned banners on the upper left. A man in long wavy hair and an orange saffron robe stands center-right, holding a tray draped in orange cloth stacked with papers and handing a slip to a woman in a white sari with a red border. Other devotees line the rail, including a woman in a white and red sari at the lower left with a red bindi and a boy in a striped shirt. Another robed attendant in orange stands to the right. The man with long hair and saffron robe has distinctive long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, so this is a person appearance-based candidate physically present.2009-12-05December 13 20092009-12-13December 20 20092009-12-20A photograph inside a temple shrine at morning puja. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand at a metal railing with palms pressed together in namaskar. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe holds a brass tray or plate and a brass vessel, while another man in a white dhoti and sleeveless white shawl stands at the right, holding a tray. A devotee's hand extends toward the tray. Behind them is a deity murti decorated with garlands in a golden arched niche, red cloth and a canopy above. The ceiling is corrugated metal with hanging lights. Roughly a dozen people are visible.December 05 20092009-12-05