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Photograph inside a dimly lit, pillared temple corridor crowded with devotees. At centre, a smiling man in orange-red robes wears a white headband, a long gold pendant necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, and holds a silver staff topped with a finial. Behind him, a man in orange and a second in orange-yellow walk among the crowd. To the right, a woman in a maroon and gold sari with gold bangles stands beside a figure in orange robes holding a silver trident garlanded with white and red flowers. A woman in a bright blue silk sari with a shoulder bag is at far right. Behind them, an illuminated golden shrine houses a deity murti decorated with garlands, under a gilded canopy.

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A photograph inside a dim temple corridor at night, with a golden shrine-palanquin of a deity lit by orange and white lights in the background. A man in a bright red-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold ornate necklace and a rudraksha mala, and a white headband, stands smiling with a woman in a maroon sari with blue border and red bindi, who joins her hands in namaste. To the right, a person in saffron-orange robes holds a silver trident-topped staff garlanded with white and red flowers.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars. A man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace walks forward while gesturing with his right hand; he wears a white head wrap. Behind him a golden palanquin or ratha with tasselled colourful hangings is lit by oil lamps. To the left, a man in orange robes stands beside a person in white clothing, and several women in saris and devotees in white and orange move through the aisle. a person, a sannyasi walking in a procession with rudraksha malas and gold necklace cues, while the others are devotees.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a procession moving through a dimly lit temple corridor at night. A bald man in a red robe with a red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace walks at the centre, holding a long staff with a white cloth wrapped around his head. Around him, sadhus in orange robes and men in yellow and white dhotis walk alongside. Women in white saris with red shawls follow, one in a dark sari. An illuminated shrine with a deity murti glows in the background, with carved stone pillars and figures on either side. Several people are visible, including partly visible people at the edges.2009-07-13A procession moves through a dimly lit temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars toward a lit shrine with an illuminated deity murti under an ornate golden canopy. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left beside a man in a yellow shawl. Several men in saffron/orange robes walk in the procession; one in the centre wears a red-orange robe, a white head cloth and a rudraksha mala, and another carries a ceremonial staff. Women and young people in white and orange-red wraps follow behind. A person in a maroon patterned garment is partly visible at right edge. The procession appears to be a temple darshan or ratha-style movement.2009-07-13A photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with long grey hair and beard stands at left. At centre, a smiling man wears a red-orange robe, a long rudraksha mala with dark beads, and a gold necklace with a large pendant; a white head cloth is wrapped around his head. Beside him is a man in an orange robe and gold chain holding a tall silver staff garlanded with white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, and a woman in a dark patterned sari stands near him. Behind them, several devotees crowd the aisle, and a golden deity murti is decorated with flowers in an illuminated golden shrine canopy. A rudraksha mala and a gold ornament are visible on the staff-bearer. Several people in white and saffron stand in the background.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A dim temple corridor with carved pillars and a lit, orange-glowing shrine structure at the far end holding a deity murti. A procession moves toward it: a man in a bright red robe and rudraksha mala with gold necklace walks at centre, holding his hands together, with a white cloth on his head. Around him are saffron-robed attendants, a woman in a dark maroon sari, and women in white dhoti-style garments with orange shawls. A yellow-robed attendant stands at left and a long garland of white and pink flowers is carried at left. Several people, mostly in white with orange shawls, follow in the procession.2009-07-13