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A photograph inside a large stone temple hall with rows of carved granite pillars and a wooden beamed ceiling lit by tube lights. A crowd of men moves through the aisle, many in white shirts and trousers with coloured lanyard ribbons; one older man in the foreground wears glasses and a checked shirt, and a few figures in saffron or orange garments walk in the middle. Some people carry bags and cameras.

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August 02 20082008-08-02Photograph inside a long stone temple colonnade with rows of carved granite pillars receding into the distance under fluorescent tube lights. A procession walks down the central aisle. In the centre, a woman in saffron-orange robes with a long gold-coloured beaded necklace and white forehead markings walks forward with a devotee. Around her are men in saffron and orange robes and many men in white shirts and white dhotis, several wearing round yellow and red rosette badges on lanyards. Some devotees wear tilak markings on their foreheads. A few women in saris stand along the side of the corridor.2009-01-15January 14 20092009-01-14January 15 20092009-01-15A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and a ceiling painted with concentric circular patterns in red, blue and yellow. A group of about two dozen devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, stands in a line looking upward and forward. A figure near the centre wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with a garland of flowers, and another man in the group wears an orange shawl. Several people wear rosette ribbon badges on their chests. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling and a painted panel lines the right wall.2007-08-17A photograph of a group walking through a dim, pillared temple corridor with carved stone columns and brackets. In the centre, a shaved-headed bare-chested man in a blue-green checked dhoti walks barefoot, with an orange-robed figure wearing an orange turban just behind him. Around them, many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees follow, several wearing rosette badges and beaded necklaces. A girl in pink stands at left, and a woman in red sits at right beside a stall with prints. A tarpaulin roof and fluorescent lights line the passage, and a colourful banner hangs at top right.2007-08-17January 15 20092009-01-15A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a low dark ceiling, where a crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts walks along a dim corridor. Many wear colourful rosette ribbons on their chests. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold chain walks beside a devotee in orange who holds a framed photograph. A man in a white shirt gestures forward with an outstretched arm, while a few men in plaid shirts and onlookers stand at the edges.2009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24