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A large crowd of devotees gathers on a grassy path beside a pink-walled temple at a Buddhist site, many photographing with compact cameras and one with a video camera. Most wear white kurtas, white saris and lanyard badges, while several men and women wear saffron or orange shawls and saris. A dense group in the foreground crowds around, and a bronze temple bell hangs beside an iron railing on the right, with an ornate stone carving visible in the background.

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A dense crowd of devotees at a Buddhist temple site with red-pink stone pillars and a large bronze bell, many raising compact cameras to photograph. Many wear white kurtas, white shawls and rudraksha malas; others wear orange or saffron garments, and several women wear orange, teal or pink saris and salwar. A man in orange robes at left and a woman in a white sari with a red border stand near the foreground. Several people wear identity lanyards. Green metal railings and stone temple walls frame the scene. No person in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person by the cues required.2008-06-09A photograph of a large group of devotees in white clothing gathered on red stone steps beside a small temple structure with carved miniature shrines and a stone pillar. Many people hold cameras and phones, photographing a person seated at lower right on the steps. That seated person wears orange robes and has long dark hair pulled back, sitting on a red step with a stone block nearby. Green lawn and potted plants frame the scene, with women in white saris and men in white kurtas among the crowd. Several staff in orange sashes stand at left.2008-06-09Photograph of a red-sandstone staircase at a Buddhist-style temple complex with a lawn and garden on the right and small stupa-like structures and bells along the path. A seated person in an orange robe with long dark hair sits at the bottom of the steps, facing up toward a large crowd. The crowd, mostly in white clothes with some in orange, stands along the steps and rail, many raising cameras or photographing. A man in white with an orange shawl holds a camera at left, and a bell and planters are visible at right. Several people wear orange and white ritual dress. A pale-blue tent-like scaffold of strings hangs on the grass slope at left.2008-06-09A crowd of devotees pressed together outdoors, most holding up digital cameras and compact cameras to take photographs. Many wear white kurtas and saris, with some in orange, including a woman in an orange top and red shawl in the lower left and a man in an orange cap at the upper left. A man in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and gold bracelets raises a phone in the centre-right, while a young man in white with a lanyard and camera stands beside him. Smiling women with bangles and bindis appear throughout. Green grass and a yellow-and-green decorated temple wall with flowers are visible behind them.2008-06-09Photo of a temple courtyard with red sandstone steps and green lawn. A seated figure in orange robes with long dark hair sits on the lower steps at right, facing a large crowd of devotees in white clothes and orange sashes. Many people hold cameras and phones, and some kneel at the front. A stone stupa-style temple model with small carved figures stands on a raised platform, with a bell and a potted plant nearby. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure in orange robes with long swept-back hair, shown on steps facing the group.2008-06-09A photograph of a large crowd of devotees in white clothes gathered on red-paved stone steps at a temple complex. Many people hold up cameras and phones, photographing a figure seated on the lower right steps. That seated figure wears orange robes, has long dark hair and sits with a hand near the face, appearing to be the focus of the group. Behind the steps stands a stone stupa-like temple tower with small carved figures, a bronze bell and a pink-walled courtyard with green lawn and potted plants. Some attendees wear orange shawls. Visible text in the upper left corner is partly cut off.2008-06-09A dense crowd of devotees, mostly in white and orange clothing, photographs with compact digital cameras held up at face level. Many wear rudraksha malas and ID lanyards. A woman in white with a red-bordered sari and gold bangles smiles while taking a picture in the foreground. A man in a white shirt with a mala and lanyard raises a camera, and a figure at the bottom holds a camera low. Some people in orange shawls stand in the background, and the scene appears to be outdoors near a stone structure with green plants on the right.2008-06-09December 11 20132013-12-11August 02 20082008-08-02February 02 20072007-02-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 22 20092009-08-22