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A photograph inside a dim rock cave with rough, layered stone walls and stalactite-like formations. Six people stand close together near a small stone shrine with a brass lamp or bell-shaped object and scattered yellow flower petals. Several wear saffron or orange shawls: one in a white kurta with a yellow cloth and orange shawl, one in a blue top with an orange shawl, and others in white, black and blue clothing. A framed picture with a gold border sits on the rock to the right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the figures are devotees.

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A photograph inside a dim limestone cave with sculpted rock walls and stalactite formations. Six people stand in a tight group facing the rock: several in white kurtas with orange shawls draped over their shoulders, one in a blue top, and one in a green cap with an orange shawl. One figure raises an arm toward the cave ceiling. Pink and yellow flower petals and markings are scattered on the rock ledge in the lower right, and a small brass vessel sits at the bottom edge.2009-10-12Inside a dim limestone cave with rough, wet rock walls and a sculpted stalactite column at upper right, three devotees walk single file into the passage. Two men wear white shirts and orange saffron shawls, and a woman in a brown top with an orange shawl stands in the lower left foreground. A small brass oil lamp sits on a wooden ledge beside a rock with pink and yellow flower petals and red smears of kumkum. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible; the figures are shown from behind or in profile.2009-10-12A dim natural cave interior with wet, layered rock walls and a dripping water source. Two people, one in a white shirt and one in a dark top with a striped red and white skirt, lean forward at a low wooden ledge, one pouring or tending something from a plastic bag. A brass bell sits on the ledge. Rock surfaces are smeared with pink and red pigment and scattered with yellow flower petals.2009-10-12A photograph inside a dim rocky cave with striated brown and cream stone walls. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing a white kurta and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, stands with his back to the camera, reaching up toward the rock. Beside him, a young woman in a teal top and blue skirt with a long braid, and several other people in white, blue and orange clothing, also reach up toward the cave wall. On a stone ledge in front are a brass bell, scattered yellow flower petals and a small plastic bag. A pink-and-gold cloth lies on the rock to the right.2009-10-12A photograph inside a dim rock cave with rough, layered stone walls in beige and brown. Five devotees walk single file along a narrow passage. In front, a man with short dark hair and a red tilak wears a white kurta, an orange-and-yellow shawl and a rudraksha mala. Behind him a woman with a red bindi and gold earring wears an orange shawl over teal clothing; another woman wears a striped headband and teal top with an orange shawl; a woman in a white kurta with a rudraksha mala and orange shawl walks next; at the back a man in a blue shirt and orange shawl reaches toward the cave wall. At lower right stand a brass bell and small flower offerings beside a rock surface.2009-10-12Inside a dim limestone cave, four people stand together before a rock shrine. A figure in a dark green cap and white kurta with an orange shawl kneels at the front, with a woman in a maroon shawl reaching up to the cave wall at left and two others in orange sashes and grey sweaters beside them. A small brass lamp or kalasha-like vessel sits on a wooden ledge, and the rock surface in the foreground is marked with pink and yellow powders and scattered flower petals. Icicle-like stalactite formations hang overhead.2009-10-12A photograph inside a narrow rock cave with wet, layered brown and cream stone walls. Several devotees stand in a tight group: a woman in the foreground wears a grey sweater and a striped pink and grey lower cloth, and an orange shawl; a woman in a white shawl and pink-checked lower cloth stands beside her; a man in white shirt and pants wears an orange shawl and a green cap; a younger person in white and a pink-capped figure stand behind. A stone ledge holds a brass lamp or vessel, scattered yellow flower petals, and pink-stained rock. The cave appears to be a sacred shrine.2009-10-12Inside a dim limestone cave with dark, water-streaked rock walls, three devotees stand in a narrow passage facing a rock shrine. The nearest is a woman in a brown jacket and white dhoti with a long dark ponytail; the two behind her wear white kurtas and orange shawls draped over their shoulders. A brass bell and a small metal vessel sit on a stone ledge, and the rock surface is marked with pink and red powder and scattered yellow flower petals.2009-10-12Inside a narrow limestone cave with wet rock walls, several men stand in shallow flowing water. Four or five wear white dhotis and white shirts, with orange shawls on some. One man in a dark jacket and white dhoti reaches toward the cave wall. In the foreground, a figure with curly dark hair wears a beige quilted puffer jacket over an orange shawl, seen from behind. On a wet rock ledge lie a small brass lamp or vessel, marigold petals, and red and pink powder marks. A black hose runs along the water channel.2009-10-12A photograph inside a dim, natural cave with wet, layered rock walls. Several devotees stand close together at a rock shrine dusted with yellow flower petals and a brass vessel on a ledge. A woman in the foreground wears a teal top, an orange shawl, a dark braid with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and reaches toward the rock. A man in a blue jacket with an orange shawl stands behind her, and a woman in a maroon shawl with an orange scarf stands beside a man in white clothes. Another man on the left holds up a small object. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2009-10-12A photograph inside a narrow rock cave with a rough stone wall. In the foreground a large rock with marigold petals and red flower offerings sits beside a small brass bell-shaped vessel on a ledge, and a man in a dark jacket bends forward with his head down near it. Behind him several men stand on a stone step. One wears a tan shawl over white, another a bright yellow scarf with an orange sash, and a bald man in a tan coat wears a yellow shawl with an orange border. A man in a blue shirt holds a stick, and a person in a pink knit cap stands at the right edge. The setting suggests a devotional visit to a cave shrine.2009-10-12A photograph inside a dim rock cave with rough stone walls. Several men in white shirts and orange shawls stand close together around a boulder dusted with marigold petals and pink powder. In the foreground a man in a red knit cap and dark jacket gestures toward the rock, and at the centre a man with a red tilak mark on his forehead wears an orange and yellow shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala. A brass kalasha-like vessel sits on the rock ledge. Others in dark jackets stand in the background near a narrow passage.2009-10-12