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Crowded outdoor scene at a Hanuman temple entrance with a red and yellow signboard reading a Hindi Hanuman temple sign and timings above a shuttered doorway with smoke rising. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him an older man in a cream kurta wears a white head cloth and a small red tilak mark. To the right a woman in a pink patterned sari and a man in a striped shirt stand among other devotees in white and red clothing. The mood is one of devotional gathering and darshan at the temple.

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October 27 20152015-10-27February 14 20132013-02-14October 27 20152015-10-27Crowded outdoor scene at a religious gathering. In the foreground, an older bearded man in a white kurta and dhoti with an orange turban and red-patterned shirt holds a walking stick and a small steel pot. Beside him, a man in a red and orange patterned shawl and orange garment stands, while a man in a yellow jacket and a man in a lavender scarf stand at left. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and sash. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth and devotees in orange, red and blue saris and turbans gather before a dark shrine tent with a deity murti and orange banners. Printed banners on the left show figures and text. Roughly 21-100 people are visible.2013-02-08A photograph of an elderly bearded sadhu in an outdoor crowd at a temple entrance. He wears an orange and red patterned turban, a pale wrap over his bare shoulders, and orange and yellow marigold garlands around his neck, with tilak marks on his forehead. A man in a blue and yellow striped polo shirt and glasses stands in the left foreground, facing him. Behind them, other devotees and people stand near a red-painted shrine with Hindi signage above the entrance. Warm sunlight glows through the scene.2015-10-27October 27 20152015-10-27Photograph of a crowded outdoor temple scene beneath a large spreading tree. Devotees in white shirts, pink and green garments, and a woman in a bright yellow sari with floral embroidery stand and walk along a red-floored path. A red and orange shrine building with a sign reading Shri Hanuman Ji Mandir is on the right, and red-and-yellow banners hang over the entrance. Stalls with flower garlands and offerings line the left side, with smoke rising near the tree. No identifiable a person is visible.2015-10-27A photograph of a crowded indoor darshan line at a tented ashram hall with red carpet and hanging orange and red decorations. A man in the centre wears white kurta-pyjama with hands folded in anjali, and beside him a man in a white shirt has an orange saffron scarf draped over his shoulders. Women in yellow, pink and floral saris and head coverings stand in the queue, and a young boy in a dark jacket and a man in a white headband stand nearby. No swami or prominent figure is clearly visible; the scene shows devotees waiting for darshan.2016-04-25October 27 20152015-10-27A dense crowd of devotees fills an indoor tent hall with orange and yellow draping overhead. Many people stand and sit close together, most in white dhotis, kurtas and shirts. A woman in a blue sari with a blue head covering stands at centre with her palms pressed together in namaste. Several men in white dhotis and orange cloths stand near the left, one holding his hands together. Men in brown, pink-checked and white shirts fill the foreground, and some elderly men with white beards and grey hair sit in the crowd. No a person candidate is clearly visible among the people.2013-02-14January 21 20092009-01-21Photograph inside an orange-draped tent where a priest in plain white dhoti and bare upper body stands behind a dark stone counter, with a steel bowl of grain or powder, a metal tumbler and a red-wrapped stick nearby. Several villagers in mixed everyday clothes reach forward with cupped hands to receive items from him. A man in an orange turban and orange robe with a full grey beard stands centre-right, and an older man in a cream kurta with a grey shawl stands beside him. A woman in a red patterned shawl stands at the right edge, and a woman in a pale floral sari stands near the centre. Hanging banners with geometric patterns decorate the tent ceiling.2013-02-12