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A photograph of volunteers cleaning an old reddish-stone temple corridor. In the foreground a woman in a white sari with a green head covering bends low, sweeping with a broom, while beside her another woman in a white sari with a green head cloth holds a broom along a raised stone ledge. Further right a younger person in white clothing with a green head covering sweeps, and a few more people in white and orange-yellow cloth stand at the edge of the frame. Carved pillars and niches with a deity murti partly draped in white cloth line the left side, and a blue bucket sits near the right edge.

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A photograph of a temple colonnade where white-clad devotees sweep and clean the stone floor. A woman in white with a green head covering crouches at left, sweeping with a small broom, while a bent figure in white and a green head cloth scrubs the ground with a broom in the centre. A woman in white with a long braid holds a long-handled broom at right. A bald sannyasi in orange robes walks along the pillared corridor, carved stone pillars and a dark temple wall in the background.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22Three people in plain white clothing sweep a stone-paved temple courtyard with long bundled brooms. The person on the left wears a white head-wrap, white kurta and a mint-green face mask, and holds a broom upright. The woman in the centre wears a white top, white trousers, a white head-wrap and a mint-green mask, and grips a broom while a cloth shoulder bag hangs at her side. The person on the right, in white with a green mask, bends low to sweep near a pillar. Behind them, a child in red stands near an elder in white. Weathered stone columns with carved bases and a covered colonnade frame the scene, with a rope lying on the ground.2012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22Several barefoot men in saffron-orange robes sweep a stone temple corridor with long handled brooms. The foremost sweeper, on the right, has a teal head cloth, long dark hair, white markings on his forehead and arms, and a saffron shawl over bare shoulders. Beside him, another sweeper in saffron cloth works near the granite pillars. Two men in white shirts and dark trousers stand behind them among carved granite columns and a stepped plinth, with a tall gopuram visible at upper right.2012-05-22A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a painted ceiling, lit by daylight from the far entrance. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a gold-beaded necklace walks forward, and beside him a figure in orange with a long-handled broom stands near the right edge. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and a woman in a red-bordered sari stand among the pillars, some holding brooms; a woman in a sari with a green head covering and face mask stands at left. Strings of small triangular flags hang along the corridor. Several people in the scene are wearing face masks.2012-05-22A photograph of three devotees sweeping a brick-paved courtyard with long straw brooms. The woman at left wears a white sari and a teal surgical mask and sweeps with a broom. The central figure wears a white head wrap, white kurta and white trousers, with a sash and blue shoes, carrying a broom and a bottle. The woman at right wears a white sari with a red blouse and a teal cap and mask, sweeping at the base of a yellow ochre colonnade with white-painted pillars. Dust and debris lie on the stone plinth and ground.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22A photo of saffron-robed men sweeping a temple colonnade of carved grey granite pillars with long bundled grass brooms. The foreground man in orange robes and a teal head cloth holds the broom with both hands; a bandaged upper arm is visible. Behind him, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth and another in orange with a teal head cloth and beaded necklace also work the brooms. A tall gopuram tower rises in the background, and a dark-clothed onlooker stands near the group. Wooden ceiling beams line the walkway.2012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22