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A crowded temple-courtyard scene of a ritual. In the centre, a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and dark hair stands, holding out a small brass ladle toward a young boy in a maroon and gold-bordered cloth. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads, press close. A uniformed police officer stands in the background near a painted wall.

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Dense crowd inside a temple-like space at night. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti stands center, receiving a pour or offering from a golden kalasha-style pot held by a man in a white shirt. Around them devotees in white clothes with white and ash tilaka marks on their foreheads press close; a young boy in a maroon robe with a shaved head and a man in a yellow shirt are visible. A woman in a white sari with a red bindi stands at right. Brass pot, rudraksha beads and white garments dominate the frame.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08October 14 20122012-10-14Photograph of a crowded temple corridor at night with a dense group of devotees and onlookers. In the centre, a bare-chested man wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a gold leaf crown-like headband with a gold chain stands facing an older bald-headed man in a white dhoti and cream shawl with a red garment and white beads, who gestures with one raised hand. Nearby a woman in a cream sari with a red shawl holds a brass vessel, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. Several saffron-clad men wear gold-ornamented necklaces, and a uniformed police officer is visible at the back. Stone sculptures and a dark signboard with text line the wall.2012-05-08A temple interior with a row of blue and red dome-topped shrine fixtures behind a crowd. In the foreground, a man with long hair, a dark headband of rudraksha beads, a multi-strand rudraksha mala and orange saffron cloth stands on the left, facing right. Beside him a man in white dhoti with gold border holds a folded white cloth. A bald, bare-chested elder in saffron cloth with white ash markings on his forehead and chest extends his arm to a brass offering plate, while a man in a white shirt and red dhoti holds a pink basket of red flowers. A uniformed police officer stands behind them. a person: the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha headband and mala matches the cues of the page's named event; appearance is consistent but not certain.2012-05-24May 18 20122012-05-18June 03 20162016-06-03June 05 20122012-06-05October 31 20152015-10-31May 10 20122012-05-10