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Two people in teal head coverings and face masks sweep a worn, stone-paved colonnade of an old temple-style building. The person in front, in a dark grey top with a patterned panel, white trousers and an orange shawl, bends forward with a broom, working barefoot on a raised stone platform. A second person in white clothing sweeps near a column further back. Weathered pillars with stone brackets frame a yellow-ochre wall with faded graffiti and an open doorway at right. Loose debris lies on the platform.

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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.2012-05-22A 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.2012-05-22A person in a white short-sleeved shirt, white trousers and a light green sash bends forward barefoot, sweeping a stone floor with a straw broom beside a carved stone pillar in a temple-style courtyard. A second worker in a green cap, face mask and khaki shirt sweeps further back, and a figure in orange robes stands between the pillars. Ornate carved pillars and a red-ochre painted wall frame the scene.2012-05-22Three 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 20122012-05-22A 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 20122012-05-22Two people sweep a dimly lit stone temple corridor with long bundled straw brooms. The figure on the right wears an all-white robe and white head cloth with a light blue face mask, and light blue striped socks. The figure on the left wears a green head cover and face mask, a red-and-white patterned sari with a brown top, and is barefoot. Granite pillars and a stone plinth line the walkway, and a bamboo pole lies on the floor in front.2012-05-22A person in white ritual clothes sweeps a stone temple floor with a long straw broom. The sweeper wears a pale green head covering and a face mask, with a colourful striped cloth tucked at the waist, bent forward over the broom at a pillared temple hall. Behind, a seated figure in white and a sari-like wrap sits near a stone platform, and a partly visible person in white stands at the left edge. Weathered pillars and dusty stone steps fill the frame.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 inside a pillared temple corridor with a terracotta tiled floor and stone columns. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe with a rudraksha mala and a second orange-clad figure stand beside a uniformed police officer. On the right, a woman in a white dress and teal head covering holds a broom, next to a woman in a floral sari sweeping, and a figure in orange with a white forehead band and necklace. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand along the left side. Hanging cloth strips decorate the ceiling and a framed picture hangs on the right wall. Visible people number roughly ten to twelve, and the image shows a temple cleaning or seva activity.2012-05-22