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A dense crowd of devotees presses into a narrow stone temple passage lit by warm overhead lamps. Men in white shirts, a woman in a red blouse with a flower-decked braid, and young people with folded hands crowd forward. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the upper right behind the crowd. Carved stone lintels and a white pipe line the ceiling.

A dense crowd presses into a narrow, carved stone temple doorway lit by warm yellow light. A figure in a saffron-orange robe with a long flower garland of white and pink blossoms stands at the center-left, one hand raised. A shaved-headed man in orange cloth and gold necklace stands nearby, and a bald man in orange robes raises his hands in front of the crowd. Devotees in saffron and white saris, a woman with a long braid, and young men in checked shirts surround them. Carved pillars, a wall-mounted clock and an electric wire frame the scene. a person appearance is uncertain; the central figures are visible as priests or devotees in orange and white.

A dim, crowded stone temple interior with weathered carved stone pillars and a low ceiling. Devotees press forward toward a shrine opening at center-left, some with raised hands and folded palms. A shaven-headed man in a saffron-orange garment with a gold necklace stands near the front, and a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wears beaded necklaces at left. A white-clad elderly man with glasses and a rudraksha-style mala is in the lower left foreground. Women in saris, including one in orange with a flower garland, stand in the crowd. A garland of white, pink and blue flowers hangs on a pillar. Scattered visible people number roughly twenty or more.

Dim stone temple hall with carved pillars and a crowd of devotees seated on the floor facing a central ritual. In the centre, a figure in saffron/orange robes sits before a decorated offering with oil lamps and flower garlands. Standing nearby are priests in white dhotis, some with bare upper bodies, and men and women in white and cream clothing with orange shawls. A woman in a yellow-and-brown sari stands at left. The crowd is large and mostly seated, with many women wearing flowers in their hair.

A dense crowd of men, women and children pushes through a narrow, dimly lit street with old stone buildings and a bright light glowing in the background. In the centre, a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala around his neck leans forward through the press of people, his face turned down and to the side. Many onlookers wear white shirts, others wear yellow striped or red clothing, and some hold up phones and raised hands. Blurred motion suggests people moving quickly through the crowd.

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Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with a painted frieze of deities and garlands overhead and carved stone pillars beside. A dense crowd of devotees presses around a central figure with long dark hair and a white-and-gold shawl, who wears a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments; a person candidate by appearance, with long hair, a shawl and ceremonial adornments. Nearby, a bald man bare-chested with a red and saffron wrap and beaded necklace, a woman in an orange sari with gold necklaces, a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads, and a long-haired woman in a maroon garment with white flowers in her hair. A uniformed man in khaki stands at the lower right, and a white-shirted man in the background. Small colourful tassels hang from a wooden beam overhead.

A dense crowd presses into a stone-walled temple interior with carved stone pillars and a low ceiling beam. Foreground devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand with heads bowed. Behind them, several shaved-headed men in saffron and orange clothing with rudraksha necklaces stand near the passage, with hands raised in greeting or prayer. Other devotees, including women in saffron and green saris, lean forward. A plastered pipe runs along the ceiling. The scene appears to be a temple darshan with people crowding toward a sanctum.

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May 18 2012

A dim, crowded night scene in a temple corridor with stone walls, where many men and some women press together looking upward. In the right foreground, a man in an orange-red garment with a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands beside a man in a white shirt and a bald man in a light jacket. A man in a white shirt stands at the center-top. The crowd fills the frame and the light is warm and low. The orange-clad figure is a possible a person candidate, but the face and presence are not clearly established from appearance cues alone.