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Crowded interior of a temple with metal grille railings and a dense crowd of devotees and uniformed police. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment, wearing a long rudraksha mala, stands with hands held together in front of a seated white-clad priest with bare upper body and a tray of fruit. Beside them a bearded man with a turban-like wrap and a rudraksha mala sits, and a man with bare upper body and tilaka stands to the right. A photographer with a camera and a press badge is at left.

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January 07 20122012-01-07A dense crowd fills a dim temple interior with bright light glowing from an opening at left. Many people press together, most in white shirts and dhotis or saris, with a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap near the centre. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a man in a light shirt stand at the edge of a yellow-topped counter. At right, a bare-chested sadhu with long matted hair, ash-smeared body and rudraksha malas stands beside a yellow stone table, and another man in an orange cloth with a rudraksha mala stands nearby. Metal grille gates, garlands and a yellow flower garland hang along the right side.2012-01-07A crowded temple interior with a bright doorway at left and a metal grille gate at right, where devotees press against a low yellow table. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a yellow flower garland stands at centre, while a bare-chested man with ash markings and a beaded necklace stands beside him. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some in khaki police uniform, surround them. Other devotees reach toward the grille, one with a raised arm.2012-01-07Inside a temple hall with a metal grille gate behind, a man in an orange saffron wrap and long swept-back hair, with a red bindi and a rudraksha mala, stands with hands folded in front of his chest. Beside him, a shirtless sadhu with long matted hair, white ash markings on the chest and arms, and a rudraksha mala holds a bright yellow flower garland. A devotee in white stands at left with a mala, and a few other people are visible behind the grille. A wooden counter in the foreground holds coconuts and bananas.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Crowded temple scene with devotees pressing around a central figure in an orange saffron robe with a yellow-orange garland of marigolds and fruit, a rudraksha mala visible on the chest, and long dark hair. A bald, bare-chested priest with a sacred thread stands beside a yellow-clad man who holds a tray. A matted-haired ascetic with a beard sits at a yellow table bearing fruit and offerings, and men in white shirts stand along a metal railing. The scene reads as a temple darshan or abhishekam gathering with marigold garlands and fruit offerings.2012-01-07A crowded temple interior at a shrine entrance, with a dense mass of devotees pressing against a metal railing. Uniformed police in khaki stand among the crowd, and a film camera on a shoulder rig is visible near the centre. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in orange-saffron clothing stand near the railing. Behind the barrier, several men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand before the shrine, one holding folded hands near the grille. Stone pillars and a dim, bright-lit hall frame the scene.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded temple interior at night with a bright light glowing on the left. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre-right, several shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange cloth and bare-chested devotees with sacred threads gather near a metal barrier and grille. One priest in orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the front. A yellow ribbon is strung across the upper area. The scene suggests a temple visit with crowd management.2012-01-07A crowded indoor temple scene with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis packed behind a metal grille. In the centre, a bare-chested priest in a blue-green cloth holds a lit camphor or oil lamp flaming over a low yellow altar table while two saffron-robed sadhus stand beside it. The sadhu nearest the flame wears a long hair mass, a rudraksha mala and orange robes; the other has a shaved head and orange clothing. Another bare-chested attendant stands at the back. Flames and bright light fill the upper left, and a brass offering basket sits on the table edge.2012-01-07A crowded interior of a temple-like hall with a metal grille and lotus motif on the right. Several saffron-robed and bare-chested priests and sadhus stand in a group near a yellow-topped counter, one wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala, another with long matted hair and a white beard wearing rudraksha beads. Uniformed police officers in khaki and olive uniforms stand among the crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, with devotees pressing forward on the left. The scene conveys a busy public gathering at a temple entrance.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07