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Dim cave shrine interior with a rough rock ceiling and white walls. A priest in a cream kurta and white dhoti stands at left, leaning toward a barred opening and lighting an oil lamp on a metal plate with flowers and offerings. Beside him stands a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair, next to another in orange robes and a wristwatch. At right, a seated person in white with a red shawl holds a small object, and a man in white with a red shawl stands by a yellow sign with Sanskrit text. A red donate box marked in Hindi sits in front, and a green and orange garland hangs at top. Visible cues are insufficient to identify the orange-robed figures.

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A small dim shrine chamber with whitewashed walls. A red wooden donation box labelled in Hindi/Devanagari text stands at the threshold, with a brass plate and lamp in front. Inside, a seated priest in white kurta and dhoti tends a deity murti with red and orange garlands. On the left wall hangs a colourful print of Hanuman carrying a mountain. A tall figure in a flowing orange robe with long dark hair stands on the right, facing the shrine with hands at his sides, a rudraksha-style appearance not clearly visible. A yellow-and-blue Devanagari notice board hangs on the right wall, and a paper garland runs along the ceiling. Two people are visible in the scene.2008-07-07Photograph inside a dim, low-ceilinged cave shrine with whitewashed walls and a rough rock ceiling. In the foreground a long-haired man in a sleeveless orange robe stands facing left toward a small shrine niche holding a seated painted deity murti in orange and yellow. A red metal donate box stands at the front of the niche, with a copper vessel and a brass tray of flowers, kumkum and offerings on a ledge. Behind him a bearded man in an orange kurta with a tilak stands beside a cameraman filming with a video camera, and a person in white garments stands at right. A garland of pink and green flowers hangs above the niche. Probable Swamiji in the foreground, with long swept-back hair, orange clothing and a sleeveless saffron robe.2008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07July 07 20082008-07-07A photograph taken at night inside a narrow temple passage with grey metal gates. On the left wall hangs a printed picture of a multi-armed goddess riding a tiger, in red and gold, and a red metal donation box sits below it. A woman with long dark curly hair wearing an orange sleeveless dress faces the gate with her back to the camera. Beside her, a man in a white cloth wrap stands in front, and another man in an orange robe stands behind the gate. A video camera operator on the right holds a camera toward the scene.A photograph taken inside a small dim shrine room with a grey wall. A man in a cream kurta and white dhoti stands before a red-robed seated figure. A framed picture of Hanuman carrying a mountain is on the left wall, with other devotional prints on the back wall. In the foreground a person with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless orange top, seen from behind, and at the right edge another person in orange clothing is partly visible. A red donation box with Hindi text sits at right.Photo inside a rocky cave temple with dark stone walls and a low ceiling. Several people stand on a black tiled floor around a small shrine lit by a lamp, with framed pictures placed on a ledge. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with long dark hair stands in the centre facing the shrine, while a man in a red-orange robe gestures on the left. A man in a white kurta stands near a professional video camera on the right, and a shaven-headed monk in orange stands beside it. A man in a brown shirt stands near the shrine. The scene is dimly lit by the shrine lamp and camera lights.2011-11-12A dim shrine room with grey walls and a small framed devotional print on the wall. Two painted statues sit on low stone plinths: a larger seated figure in red and yellow robes with a green garland and a raised arm, and a smaller seated figure in yellow with a red garland. A man in a white kurta and dhoti, barefoot, bends forward to tend the smaller statue, with a lit oil lamp in front of it. In the foreground at right, a person with long dark hair in an orange sleeveless top stands with their back to the camera. Flowers and red offerings lie on the floor.A 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.2009-10-12A temple sanctum interior during a lamp-lit worship. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, watching. Beside him a woman in orange sari stands near a golden-draped deity murti with lit oil lamps around it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border, and a second man in white dhoti, tend the shrine. A circular lamp glows in the doorway behind them, and a red-and-gold canopy edges the top left. Dark stone walls surround the scene.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA photo taken inside a small dimly lit shrine room with white walls and a metal grille door. A man in cream kurta and white dhoti stands at a deity murti dressed in red with floral garlands, with a brass lamp and offerings on the ledge. Framed pictures of Hanuman and Durga hang on the walls. In the foreground, a woman in orange robes stands with her back to the camera, and at right a bearded man in orange robes stands beside the doorway. Brass plates with offerings sit on a red cloth at the bottom of the frame, and a garland of marigolds runs along the top.