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June 04 2006

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Photograph of an ornate cream-coloured temple gateway with a curved arched roof and a deity figure in a niche above, with the Sanskrit-script sign Shri Gita Mandir on the lintel. Carved stone figures stand in side niches. Inside the arch a red shikhara spire rises behind. A man in white clothes and a white cap stands at left with hands folded in greeting. Several women in saris, one in red and green, stand near a roadside cart at right, and a man in a light shirt stands in the background. A partial poster of an older man with white hair appears at right. The street is wet and paved.2006-06-04Exterior of a white stone temple gateway with a carved arched entrance, flanking sculpted guardian figures in niches, and a pointed red-and-white shikhara tower rising at right. A Hindi inscription in red and black lettering appears on the gate lintel, with a deity figure in the upper arch and a white cloth banner hanging from the top. Several people walk or stand along the paved approach, including a man in white dhoti and white head covering near the centre, and women in saris at right. A colourful striped umbrella sits at left.2006-06-04January 28 20102010-01-28July 30 20142014-07-30July 10 20082008-07-10June 04 20062006-06-04A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a wet, patterned marble pathway between white temple buildings with domed roofs and red-and-cream arches. A man in a maroon robe and a flower garland of white and pink blooms walks at the centre, sheltered by a bright orange umbrella and a tall red-and-gold ceremonial parasol. Nearby, a sannyasi in orange with a crimson-trimmed cloth walks beside him, and other monks in orange turbans and robes follow, one holding a striped shawl and a prayer mala. Light overcast sky and wet ground suggest a temple procession.2014-01-22A rainy procession moves through a temple courtyard with white shikhara temples and red-arched colonnades behind. At the centre, a man in a maroon-brown robe wears a long white and pink flower garland and walks beside a monk in an orange robe and orange shawl, who carries an orange umbrella overhead. Behind them, a tall red and gold ceremonial umbrella with red tassels is raised. Other devotees in orange and saffron robes, a white-clad figure, and a man in a striped shawl follow along a mosaic-tiled walkway, with wet pavement reflecting the grey sky.2014-01-22March 16 20142014-03-16July 30 20142014-07-30November 27 20062006-11-27April 18 20162016-04-18