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A photograph inside a temple hall with a red carpet runway between steel railings. In the centre a bare-chested-free man in a white dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala walks barefoot toward the shrine, with a bare-headed man in white in front of him. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes walk on either side of the carpet. Behind them stands a colourful deity murti decorated with orange and pink drapes and fairy lights, flanked by orange curtains and patterned banners with lotus and bird motifs.

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October 11 20112011-10-11A photograph inside a temple hall with red carpet runner between steel railings. In the centre, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot along the carpet toward the viewer. Behind him stands a large deity murti with garlands and a red-and-green backdrop. To the right, another saffron-robed man with a rudraksha mala walks away, and on the left a woman in white and orange and a man in white ritual dress stand near the railings. Red curtains frame the hall.2011-09-24February 09 20122012-02-09September 12 20112011-09-12 +2 copiesA man in a flowing saffron-orange robe walks along a red-carpeted path under a corrugated metal roof with steel trusses. He has long, swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, and rudraksha malas hanging across his chest. Two men follow behind him in white dhotis and white shirts with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders; the nearer one carries an orange-tipped staff. To the left, a deity murti stands in an ornate golden shrine with red curtains and a garlanded altar. Steel railings line the walkway.2010-07-02 +1 copiesNovember 02 20102010-11-02September 02 20112011-09-02October 12 20112011-10-12A photograph inside a temple hall showing monastics in saffron and orange robes walking single-file along a red carpet lined with steel railings. The leading man, in front, wears an orange dhoti and shawl, a long garland of yellow flowers, a white sacred thread, a forehead tilak and bangles on his arms, with a head covering of long hair swept back. Behind him, a younger monk in orange with a rudraksha mala and white forehead band follows, and an older bald monk in orange with a white forehead band and beaded mala walks at right. Women in maroon saris stand near the windows at right. At the back, a deity murti in a golden shrine is adorned with garlands and draped in red and yellow cloth, with an attendant in orange nearby. Red curtains hang at left and a ceiling fan and tiled walls frame the scene.2013-05-26November 12 20102010-11-12September 20 20112011-09-20October 12 20112011-10-12