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A crowd of devotees gathers behind a black metal railing on a red carpet inside a temple hall. Many men wear yellow and orange shawls and dhotis, while others wear white kurtas and one wears a red shawl. A man in the foreground wears a yellow shawl and faces away from the camera, with a second railing and rope nearby. In the upper left, colourful deity murti and a floral garland are visible, and at the top right a bearded man in an orange shawl sits in the front of the group. A figure with a raised arm is visible near the top centre.

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Photograph inside a temple hall crowded with devotees in saffron and orange robes. In the foreground, a man at left wears an orange shawl, a gold necklace, and a vermilion forehead mark, gesturing with folded hands and holding a ritual staff. Several young men with curly hair stand with bare backs in orange cloth, one with a rudraksha mala. Behind a yellow metal grille, a large deity murti with ornate red and gold decoration is visible. Women in saris and older devotees stand nearby, some with hands joined in prayer.2009-07-13June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple darshan line under a covered walkway with metal railings. Two central figures in saffron-orange robes stand facing a crowd. The man in the front-centre wears a sleeveless orange garment and has his right hand raised over the head of a devotee, while the figure beside him in a longer orange robe holds a flat tray with white papers or offerings. Devotees on both sides, in white shirts and kurtas and in white salwar-kameez, press hands together or hold papers. A deity murti with a gold arch and colourful decorations stands in the shrine behind them.2009-12-10A crowded outdoor pandal under a corrugated metal roof with a trident-topped standard and a gold kalasha-style finial at left. Several men in saffron and orange robes with matching orange and maroon turbans stand and sit in a dense group, one in a dark red-brown robe with stripes drawing attention. A man in white shirt and dark trousers with a green-and-gold shawl stands at left, a man in yellow kurta at center-front, and seated devotees in orange clothing fill chairs at right. A cameraman in white shirt films at right, and a man in blue shirt stands behind the group. Some faces are partly visible at the bottom edge.2015-01-13A photograph of a large crowded hall decorated with red and yellow drapes, hanging lamps and a red-and-gold backdrop. In the centre, a robed figure in long orange clothing stands on a raised platform near a shrine area with small deity murti and flowers. Many devotees surround a central group in pastel and saffron-toned clothes, some with rudraksha malas and hands in anjali. Others wear white kurtas, red saris, and yellow garments. Overhead, a camera crane is visible. Screens on the sides show the stage. Roughly fifty to sixty people are visible, with many more in the background.2017-12-19February 17 20152015-02-17 +1 copiesJuly 12 20162016-07-12December 03 20092009-12-03January 13 20152015-01-13A crowded indoor hall with many devotees in saffron, orange, pink and yellow clothing and turbans, many with white or grey beards, some holding and pressing forward together. Foreground centre, a woman in a pink sari with an orange shawl stands at a microphone stand, while a figure in pink and white holds a hand out in front of a dark red chair cover. Right side, a man in an orange robe holds a tall silver trident-like staff with a rudraksha mala draped over it. Background shows a white draped stage entrance and a gold-finialed ornate canopy. Purple chair covers and ceiling lights are visible.2014-03-26