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A dense crowd presses into a stone-walled temple interior with carved stone pillars and a low ceiling beam. Foreground devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with heads bowed. Behind them, several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange clothing with rudraksha necklaces stand near the passage, with hands raised in greeting or prayer. Other devotees, including women in saffron and green saris, lean forward. A plastered pipe runs along the ceiling. The scene appears to be a temple darshan with people crowding toward a sanctum.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A dense crowd of devotees presses into a narrow stone temple passage lit by warm overhead lamps. Men in white shirts, a woman in a red blouse with a flower-decked braid, and young people with folded hands crowd forward. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the upper right behind the crowd. Carved stone lintels and a white pipe line the ceiling.2012-05-18A dim, crowded stone temple interior with weathered carved stone pillars and a low ceiling. Devotees press forward toward a shrine opening at center-left, some with raised hands and folded palms. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold necklace stands near the front, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears beaded necklaces at left. A white-clad elderly man with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala is in the lower left foreground. Women in saris, including one in orange with a flower garland, stand in the crowd. A garland of white, pink and blue flowers hangs on a pillar. Scattered visible people number roughly twenty or more.2012-05-18A dense crowd of men fills a dim stone corridor with a low concrete ceiling, pressing toward a bright doorway at the far end. In the foreground, a man with sweaty face and short black hair looks toward the camera, and a man in a white shirt stands at right. Behind them, people in white shirts and dhotis and a few in orange clothing crowd together beside iron grilled gates. Some raise hands or phones. Strong overhead light glows from the far opening. The setting appears to be a temple passage during a darshan-like gathering, though no a person candidate is clearly distinguishable.2012-05-18A dense crowd presses through a stone temple doorway with carved granite pillars and a ceiling with exposed white pipes and wiring. A man with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a gold necklace, stands at the center. Nearby a man in a saffron-orange shawl with a gold chain and rudraksha beads is partly visible. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and a garland of white flowers leans in, and several devotees in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari press forward with hands raised. A garland of pink and white flowers hangs on another figure at the left, and a small oil lamp glows in the dark chamber beyond the doorway.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA crowded stone temple passage with carved sandstone pillars and a low doorway. A shaven-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold neck ornament, is pressed forward through the crowd, his head bowed. Beside him a second man in orange with a crown-like headpiece and rudraksha mala holds a raised hand in blessing. Devotees surround them, a bare-chested young man stands at left near a lit oil lamp, and a cameraman with a camera is visible in the crowd.2012-05-18May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA dimly lit stone temple interior with carved pillars and an ornate doorway strung with a line of electric lights. Several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested with yellow-bordered cloths, stand close together in the foreground, a few with rudraksha-style neck cords. Behind them a woman in a teal and green sari and other people in white shirts gather near a garlanded pillar. Hanging flower garlands and a bright overhead bulb light the scene. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.2010-12-29A dense crowd walks through a stone temple gateway flanked by tall wooden doors carved with panels, under fluorescent lights. In the centre a bare-chested man with a shaved head and dhoti stands beside a saffron-robed sadhu with a shaved head. Next to them a figure in orange robes wears a long flower garland and a striped headpiece. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a pink sari, and other devotees surround them.2009-01-15A dense crowd fills a dimly lit temple corridor, with many people pressed close together behind metal railings and grilles. Several uniformed police officers in khaki and white stand among devotees. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti and garland, and a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a gold necklace stands near the railing, with another man in white and a bright white flower garland nearby. Overhead tube lights and a bright light source illuminate the scene, and a string of marigold garland hangs along the railing. The photo shows crowd control and a temple darshan setting.2012-01-07