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A long colonnade of white carved temple pillars at a Hindu temple, lined with a dense crowd of devotees on both sides. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, and women wear saris in yellow, green, pink and purple. A central walkway holds a procession of people in colourful costumes, and marigold garlands hang on the pillars and across the ceiling, with festive ribbons overhead. Dark stone deity murti are set in niches along the left wall. A man in white with a shawl stands in the foreground, and a person in the foreground holds a camera toward the procession.

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February 18 20082008-02-18A crowded temple colonnade with white stone pillars and carved brackets, hung with marigold garlands and bunting in red, orange and white. A long procession aisle runs toward the center where dancers in bright red, pink and yellow costumes move in a line. Many devotees line both sides: men in white dhotis and shirts, women in sarees of green, orange and pink, and uniformed police officers in khaki. One man on the right wears an orange shawl with a saffron cloth. In the foreground a man in a blue shirt faces away from the camera. The scene suggests a festival or consecration celebration in progress, with no visible a person figure identifiable.2008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18February 17 20082008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18February 18 20082008-02-18A large crowd fills a temple street lined with white stone pillars and carved dark stone figures during a procession. At the centre, a figure seated on an elevated palanquin wears a gold crown and red-and-gold clothing, and is surrounded by heaped garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Men in white shirts, orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis press around the palanquin, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Overhead, strings of orange marigold garlands and red, white and green bunting hang between the pillars, and a tiered white shrine structure stands in the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession.2008-02-18A dense crowd fills a long stone-pillared temple corridor during a procession at a temple event. Uniformed police in khaki caps and shirts push through the throng, one in the foreground facing the camera. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while several monks wear orange and saffron robes and orange or pink turbans. A red-draped palanquin or ratha-like carried object with garlands moves through the center. Tall black deity murti figures stand along the pillars, decorated with white and orange garlands, and a tall brass lamp stand. Strings of flowers hang from the ceiling. The crowd presses closely, with many people holding phones and cameras aloft.2008-02-18March 26 20082008-03-26February 18 20082008-02-18A procession walks down a long white stone colonnade inside a temple complex, with carved pillars, lion-figure capitals and dark deity sculptures along the left. Orange marigold garlands hang between the pillars, and red, pink and green festoons decorate the ceiling. A group of about ten people walks along the central aisle: several in saffron-orange robes, others in white clothing, with a man in white holding a bag at the front right. One figure in a saffron robe with a long orange shawl walks near the front. The scene shows a temple festival procession with garlanded decoration.2008-02-17February 18 20082008-02-18