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A photograph inside a stone temple passage with carved sandstone pillars and dark wooden doorframes. Several shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand close together near a doorway. Beside them, men in white dhotis with golden borders carry cloth bags and a yellow bag, while one in a white dhoti and bare chest holds a small brass vessel near a shrine opening. The scene suggests a temple ritual, with the group crowding toward the inner sanctum.

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May 21 20122012-05-21May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a stone temple passage with carved stone pillars and heavy dark wooden doors studded with iron fittings. Several men in ritual dress walk toward a small shrine at the far end, where a lit oil lamp and a brass deity murti sit on a white-draped altar. In the foreground a bald man wears an orange saffron wrap with a cloth bag slung over his shoulder, and beside him a man in white dhoti and shawl holds his hands in anjali. Another man in orange with a headband walks ahead, and a figure in white stands at the left edge.2012-05-21Interior of a dim stone temple shrine with thick carved pillars. Several men in saffron-orange robes with shaved heads stand in a row, one holding a lit oil lamp toward a small altar or shrine niche. The man at right wears a white dhoti with gold borders, a blue and gold embroidered shoulder cloth and gold-trimmed bands; a red and white headband is visible on the central elder figure. Red cloth is draped at far left.2012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21Dim temple interior with stone pillars at the left and right edges. Four men stand in a row facing a shrine holding a silver-toned lingam-like object. Two men on the left wear saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and bare shoulders. A central man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red-brown rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit flame, performing aarti. On the right, a man in orange cloth holds a flame near the shrine, and another in white dhoti with gold border and a blue-and-gold embroidered cloth wears a gold necklace. Sacred ash marks appear on foreheads and arms. Five men are visible; this is an aarti at a shrine.2012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 21 20122012-05-21A dim stone temple interior with thick carved pillars and a dark granite floor. Several saffron-robed men stand in a line, most shaved-headed and bare-chested, some with red sashes at the waist. In the centre, a robed priest in white dhoti with gold borders and a blue-and-gold shoulder cloth holds a lit lamp toward a small shrine or altar draped with red cloth. Another attendant stands at right, and a red cloth covers an object at left. Offerings and a lamp sit on the altar.2012-05-22August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesAugust 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copies