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A crowded interior of a Hindu temple with blue-painted pillars and an orange-lit shrine with a deity murti in the background. Devotees stand in a dense group with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men in white dhotis and shirts, several bare-chested men wearing rudraksha malas and yellow cloths, and women in saris stand with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms. A small framed picture hangs on the left wall. The camera is slightly blurred, and the scene appears to be a devotional gathering or puja.

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A dense crowd of devotees stands in a temple courtyard at night, many with hands pressed in anjali and white vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the front row, several bare-chested men wear rudraksha malas and white dhotis, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at centre with folded hands. Behind them, women in saris and men in white garments fill the space toward an illuminated shrine with orange and red walls and a deity murti visible in its doorway. Blue pillars and a metal railing frame the scene. The image is a photograph with a dated caption in the corner.2006-10-25Photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered outdoors in front of a temple entrance at dusk, with orange-lit shrine doors behind them. Several men in front are bare-chested and wear white dhotis, with white vibhuti horizontal marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks; they stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the centre with hands folded, and a man at right in a yellow cloth and white dhoti also holds his hands together. Women in saris, including a woman in green, and children stand among the crowd. A striped red-and-white canopy and a notice board appear at left. The visible people are priests and devotees; no clearly identifiable a person figure is evident from appearance.2006-10-25A nighttime crowd photograph in front of a blue and colourful temple gateway with ornate pillars and an iron railing. In the foreground a bare-chested man with white and yellow sacred ash marks on his forehead wears a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and holds his hands together at his chest. Beside him a man in a white shirt with a white forehead band folds his palms in prayer, and a bare-chested man at right wears dark beaded malas. Behind them devotees in white and yellow clothes, some with white forehead markings, stand close together, several with eyes closed or lips moving in chant. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person, so no candidate is marked.2006-10-25A dense crowd of devotees gathered at dusk in front of a temple, with warm lamplight glowing in the background. Many people press forward with palms joined in anjali. Several men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis, with sacred ash and tilak smeared across their foreheads and chests. A shirtless man in the centre has rudraksha-style beads around his neck and his hands folded at his chest, and a man beside him wears a white shirt and a white cloth tied around his head. Women wear saris in red, orange, pink and green, with flowers in their hair and gold jewellery. Children stand among the adults, and a pale blue temple pillar and a green-painted wall frame the scene. This appears to be a temple procession or darshan. A blue dove logo appears in the top left corner.2006-10-25Night photograph of a large crowd of devotees gathered in a temple courtyard with blue-painted pillars and an illuminated shrine behind them. Several men at the front have bare chests and wear rudraksha malas, white dhotis and horizontal white vibhuti stripes on their foreheads, with hands pressed together in namaskar. A man in a white shirt and a central figure in a yellow dhoti with a long orange-brown border stand among them. Women in saffron, green and pink saris and a few children stand behind, and a man in yellow kneels at the lower left. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance alone, so the central figures are described by role only.2006-10-25A blurred evening photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at the entrance of a temple, lit by warm golden lamplight from inside the doorway. Many people stand with hands folded in prayer, with sacred marks on their foreheads. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, women wear sarees in red, pink, yellow and green, and a young child in white stands near the front. Figures in the background move through the lit doorway. Blue painted pillars frame the entrance, and yellow and white notices hang on the walls.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25Dense crowd of devotees gathered closely at an outdoor temple procession, many with hands pressed in anjali. Two bare-chested men in the center wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and sandalwood/vibhuti marks on their faces and chests; one holds palms together. Women in saffron, orange, green and maroon saris and children in bright dresses stand nearby, some with hands folded. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at right. Blue metal gates and yellow walls frame the background.2006-10-25October 25 20062006-10-25A 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.2013-01-06