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Devotees in white ritual clothing gather at a stone temple water tank at an outdoor shrine. In the foreground a woman in a pink-bordered sari bends toward the water while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands with a plastic carry bag. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a grey shawl stands by a grey stone railing, and other devotees in white and cream garments wait along the stone edge. A figure in saffron-orange robes stands at upper left near a stack of stone blocks. Ornate granite carvings, a golden kalasha-topped structure and a standing water tap are visible. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.

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February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor photograph of a temple courtyard with a grey stone shrine pavilion, carved pillars and a green-tinted canopy overhead. A saffron-robed figure sits near an orange-draped deity murti, with a brass oil lamp on a stand in front. A man in white kurta and white dhoti with a gold border walks barefoot across sand past a low concrete step, while people in white clothes sit in rows, some wearing mala necklaces, with a small child near the front. Building blocks and wooden planks lie in the foreground, and a half-built brick wall stands behind the shrine.2007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24February 24 20072007-02-24January 12 20072007-01-12A crowded temple corridor with ornately carved grey stone pillars and brackets on the left and right. Devotees queue closely in a long line through the passage. A man in a white kurta wears a yellow shawl draped over his shoulders and rudraksha beads, standing near the left. A woman with glasses wears a white sari with a gold border and a mala. Bare-chested men in dhotis stand in the line, and women wear red, blue and pink saris with jasmine flowers in their hair.2009-07-13February 24 20072007-02-24Outdoor temple courtyard with a large grey stone gopuram tower at left and a pillared colonnade at right, the ground patterned with white and yellow kolam designs. A group of about twenty people stands in the open courtyard. Several men wear saffron or orange robes and some have shaved heads; one central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with hands joined. Other men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear colourful saris in maroon, pink, orange and purple. Some people stand barefoot. The scene appears to be a temple visit or devotional gathering.2011-09-26February 24 20072007-02-24A crowd of devotees stands in a temple courtyard at night, many with hands pressed together in namaskar or clasped before them. Most men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with lanyards around their necks, while women wear white or cream saris with gold borders and a few wear red or maroon saris. Barricades with yellow-garlanded posts line the walkway, and stone temple pillars and gopuram architecture rise behind them. A man in a striped blue-and-white shirt presses his palms together near the center, and a few people look toward the temple entrance. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance in this view.2013-01-06A crowded temple courtyard with weathered stone pillars under a covered colonnade and a corrugated metal roof on the right. Devotees bathe by pouring water from a stone well-basin; a man in a long-sleeved striped shirt and white dhoti stands on the raised edge pouring water, while a bearded man in orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala bends forward, head wet with water, hands raised to his face. A young man in a white shirt and yellow shawl and women in white and saffron saris stand nearby, some with hands joined in prayer. A man in a white shirt and dhoti at the back holds a gold-coloured garland, and a trident-topped staff rises at the right edge. Several people in saffron and orange clothing are visible around the basin.2009-07-13February 24 20072007-02-24