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A stone-vaulted brick tunnel or arched passage leads toward a red metal gate with a grille, beyond which a white car and greenery are visible. Two people stand on the far side of the gate; one wears white clothing and the other is partly hidden. The floor is tiled in light stone with a wooden board and bamboo-like materials stacked at the left edge.

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November 09 20112011-11-09A photograph inside a vaulted stone passage with rough-cut brick and stone walls, leading down steps toward an iron gate and an open archway beyond. Several people stand on the stone floor near the steps: a man in a white shirt and grey trousers at left, a woman in a blue sari, two people in orange robes, a man in white clothes at the gate, and a woman in a black top and white trousers at right. One robed figure in orange wears a rudraksha mala. Some figures look toward the gate while others look ahead.2011-11-09A photograph of an empty brick-walled tunnel or underpass with a vaulted arched ceiling and a brick-paved floor. Wooden frames and boards leaning against the side walls are stacked along both sides. At the far end, an iron gate opens onto a bright outdoor view with a white car and greenery beyond. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2011-11-09A long, narrow stone tunnel with a curved brick-and-stone vaulted ceiling and a worn brick floor with patches of moss. Light enters from an arched opening at the far end, where a grille or railing is visible, and two small figures can be seen faintly near that bright exit. The walls are rough, weathered stone with exposed joints. No ritual activity, deity, or ceremony is visible.2011-11-09November 09 20112011-11-09November 12 20112011-11-12November 09 20112011-11-09A photograph inside a stone passage with arched brick-and-stone walls and a red lattice gate at the far end, leading to a bright outdoor view of trees. The floor is polished dark stone with cream and maroon strips. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange saffron garment walks forward, looking upward. Two more people in orange robes stand behind him, and a figure in white clothes stands near the gate. On the left, a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands beside a woman in a blue patterned dress. On the right, a person in black shirt and white trousers raises an arm and points upward at the wall. The a person field reflects an appearance-based candidate with a rudraksha mala and saffron clothing, but identity is uncertain.2011-11-09November 09 20112011-11-09Interior view down a long, vaulted brick tunnel with reddish-brown brick walls and a curved ceiling. A set of three concrete steps with terracotta edging leads toward the distant arched exit at the end, and the floor in the foreground is paved with dark stone tiles bordered by red tiles. Light enters through openings at the far end. No people, deities or ritual activity are visible.2011-11-09A photograph inside a narrow brick-walled tunnel with an arched ceiling and a plank walkway, lined with wooden boards and plastic sheeting. Several people walk toward a bright archway in the distance. In the centre, a man in a flowing saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and walks ahead of a companion in similar orange robes. To the right, a man in a black shirt and white trousers strides with his arm raised. Two other figures in white follow behind. Additional orange-clad devotees walk along the tunnel.2011-11-09A group of people stands on a short flight of pale stone steps inside a low, arched brick-and-stone tunnel with a dark patterned floor. In the centre, a person in a long saffron-orange robe and a beaded necklace stands with hands folded, flanked by a woman in an orange sari and a man in orange. Several others in white dhotis and white garments stand nearby, and a man in a checked shirt stands at the left wall. Light glows from the far end of the passage. The scene reads as a visit to a cave-style temple passage.2011-11-12