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Photograph inside a temple hall with warm lamplight and carved stone pillars behind a group of people. Centre left, a smiling man wearing a red-orange ochre robe, a long white flower garland, a gold-beaded rudraksha mala and a gold-ringed hand gesturing, stands beside an elderly woman in an orange-and-white sari with a beaded necklace and gold earrings, her hands joined at her chest. To the left, shaved-headed men in orange robes and sandal-paste markings stand together. On the right, a man with hair in a topknot wears a white dhoti with a maroon border and a bare upper body, facing the group. A young man in a white and gold dhoti holds a gold-coloured item at the far right edge. Several people stand in the background.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Night procession through a temple corridor lined with carved pillars and hanging lamps. An elderly bald man with white and red forehead markings, a gold crown-like headband, a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant walks in front, wrapped in saffron cloth with gold borders; his bare upper body is visible. Two saffron-robed attendants flank him, one wearing gold beaded necklaces and a flower in his hair, the other holding white flowers. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a devotee holding a decorated blue fan stand among onlookers. Bystanders fill the background, and shrines and painted figures line the walls.2012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05Night photograph of a crowd inside an ornately carved temple corridor with stone pillars and sculpted figures behind. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, a golden beaded necklace, a rudraksha-style mala and a flower garland stands beside an older man in orange with a white forehead marking, a red bindi and a garland of dark beads. A bald man in orange with a tilak and beaded necklace stands at left, and a person in white with a red-bordered cloth is seen from behind at right. Several other devotees are visible in the background.2012-06-05May 16 20122012-05-16Night procession outside a temple: two sannyasis in rust-brown and saffron-gold robes wearing long white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold necklaces walk at the centre. The taller man in the middle, bare-chested shoulders under a rust-brown shawl with a crown-like headpiece, is wearing a large gold garland; beside him an older man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak walks in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tall staff, and a man in saffron robes stands at the right edge. Surrounding devotees in white shirts, saffron cloths and dark-red saris line the procession, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella visible at the top left and bright temple lights overhead.2012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10