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A stone temple interior hung with orange marigold garlands and white and red flower arrangements around a shrine doorway. Inside the shrine a deity murti is decorated with orange and green garlands. A crowd of young boys in white shirts, dark ties and dark trousers stands at a white stone railing, several reaching toward the shrine. A saffron-robed figure stands near the entrance, and a brass lamp stands at the left edge. Carved pillars frame the hall.

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Interior of a white stone temple hall decorated with marigold garlands strung between pillars and floral arrangements of orange, red and white flowers around a central shrine. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti draped in red and orange cloth. A large group of schoolboys in white shirts and dark blue trousers and ties crowds near a white railing in the foreground, with a few adults in white dhotis and an orange-clad woman visible at the right edge. Some boys are stepping forward toward the shrine, and the scene feels like a temple visit or darshan.2008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17A dense crowd fills a white stone temple corridor decorated with orange marigold garlands and circular rangoli-style painted medallions on the ceiling. In the centre a tall silver kalasha-shaped structure stands on a platform, with a man in white standing on it and others in white dhotis reaching toward it. A colourful umbrella canopy is placed nearby, and devotees in white, orange and saffron clothing, plus some uniformed officials, press together while drums are visible in the lower foreground. A ritual abhishekam or procession scene at a temple. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17A crowd of devotees gathers around a silver palanquin decorated with marigold garlands and pink and yellow flower strands, carried inside a white stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a stone lion sculpture above. Many people stand with hands folded in anjali, some in white dhotis and shirts, others in striped and checked shirts, and a man in a white turban stands at right. A figure in white clothing stands behind glass near the pillar. Marigold garlands hang from the columns and the black stone deity murti beside the entrance. The scene appears to be a temple procession or darshan at the Kalabhairaveshwara-related event.2008-02-18A dense crowd fills a covered colonnade of white stone pillars at a temple, with marigold garlands strung along the arches and a small pale shrine or palanquin with pink and yellow flower garlands at right. Many devotees wear saffron and orange robes or white dhotis and sarees; several uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left beside a dark deity statue draped in marigolds. Hands are raised and folded in greeting as people press toward the center of the procession, where a man in white clothes stands among the crowd.2008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18