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A man in a white shirt, light trousers, a green head cloth and a white face mask stands barefoot in an old stone temple porch, holding a long wooden pole raised toward the ceiling as if cleaning cobwebs or dust. Weathered carved stone pillars and a dark, painted shrine wall with faded red and green tones surround him. Written graffiti in pen is visible on a turquoise wall at right. The setting appears to be a dusty, lightly used temple corridor.

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A man in a white kurta and white dhoti stands in a stone temple corridor, holding a long bamboo broom that reaches up to the ceiling. He wears a pale green surgical cap and a white face mask, with a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind him are carved red and grey stone pillars and niches of an old temple hall, with weathered stone steps in the foreground. The activity suggests temple cleaning.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22A man in a white t-shirt and white dhoti with a red border is sweeping a carved stone temple wall with a long broom. He wears a mint-green surgical cap and mask, and his bare feet stand on a brick-paved walkway. Another worker in a green cap is visible further back along the carved stone pillars of the temple corridor.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22A person in white ritual clothes sweeps a stone temple floor with a long straw broom. The sweeper wears a pale green head covering and a face mask, with a colourful striped cloth tucked at the waist, bent forward over the broom at a pillared temple hall. Behind, a seated figure in white and a sari-like wrap sits near a stone platform, and a partly visible person in white stands at the left edge. Weathered pillars and dusty stone steps fill the frame.2012-05-22Photograph of a temple corridor of grey granite with carved pillars on the left. In the centre, a barefoot man with long dark curly hair and a green surgical cap walks away from the camera, wearing an orange-red shawl over his bare shoulder and an orange-red dhoti with gold borders, with white bandages on his upper arm. Behind him a man in white holds a broom, and a man in a grey shirt with a rudraksha mala and a medallion wears a green face mask. On the right, a bald man in orange robes and a face mask holds a broom.2012-05-22 +1 copiesA photo of a temple corridor with grey granite pillars and carved stone brackets. A man in a teal cap, orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with white paste on his arms and forehead, sweeps or sprinkles a stream of liquid or sand along the carved base of the pillars with a bundled broom. Another man in orange cloth stands behind him, and a masked attendant in dark clothing is visible at the right edge. Temple cleaning ritual in a stone temple corridor.2012-05-22 +1 copiesA man seen from behind in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a yellow border sweeps a broom against the carved grey stone wall of a temple corridor. He wears a light green cap over long dark curly hair and has white bands wrapped on his upper arm and forearm. A rudraksha mala hangs at his back. Ornate stone pillars with lotus-style capitals and carved reliefs line the wall. A partially visible bare leg of another person appears at the left edge.2012-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple corridor with carved granite pillars and pilasters. A man in saffron-orange robes with a light turquoise head covering reaches upward with a long bamboo pole, touching the ceiling beam of the stone colonnade. Beside him a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands at the base of the steps. Uniformed police officers and several onlookers in shirts and trousers watch from the right.2012-05-22 +1 copiesA photograph of a stone temple corridor with granite pillars and carved mouldings. A person in an orange-saffron garment and a light green head covering, with long dark hair visible, reaches upward holding a long wooden pole against the carved ceiling beam. Beside them, another person in a blue shirt and face mask stands near a pillar, and partially visible people in white and green masks are at the right edge. The pole and the temple setting suggest an upkeep or inspection task.2012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with grey granite walls and carved pillars. A man with a green head cloth and bare upper body wrapped in orange cloth, with white sacred ash markings on his arms and torso, holds a long wooden pole upward toward a carved stone ledge. Beside him, a man in a dark blue jacket and face mask holds the other end of the pole steady. A third person in white stands at the right edge. Partial lettering and a copyright credit appear over the lower right of the image. a person is shown in an orange-clad, bare-chested role with a green head cloth, holding the pole in a cleaning or ritual task.2012-05-22