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A temple scene at a shrine doorway with dark red-brown tiled walls. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the center and left. The central man has long dark hair, a sleeveless saffron garment, and holds a hand near a silver tray. A shirtless man in a pink-and-white shawl and green-patterned dhoti on the right holds a silver tray with a small oil lamp burning on it, offering it toward the shrine. A white-clad elderly man with glasses stands at left, and another standing figure in white is partly visible. A blue metal railing and a chain are in the foreground. Tamil inscriptions are carved above the doorway.

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Indoor photo in a tiled temple-style hall with a metal railing and chain. Two men in saffron-orange robes stand at the railing with hands pressed in anjali; the man on the right has long, swept-back dark hair and a sleeveless saffron garment, and the man beside him wears an orange shawl with a red border. Behind them, a man in a striped shirt and a few men in white dhotis and shawls stand and watch. A small metal cup sits on the railing and a window with decorative grillwork is behind. Appearance-based cues on the man on the right (long hair, saffron clothing) are suggestive but not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so the figure is described by role only.2010-02-17February 02 20102010-02-02July 29 20082008-07-29Outdoor temple-style ritual in a leafy garden setting at a shrine with brick stacks and a gold-trimmed stone platform. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white garland, and an orange robe stands with palms together receiving an aarti plate with a lit flame held by a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala, sacred ash and an orange dhoti. Around them, several men and young men in saffron and orange robes stand with folded hands, and an elderly man in an orange shirt on the left joins his palms. Behind them, a few people in white and orange watch, and a camera is raised. Rows of brass oil lamps line a ledge on the right. Yellow banners with the letters SIVA stand at the left edge.2008-08-03A dimly lit temple interior where a man in an orange-red saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp in his right hand, lowering it toward a shrine. Two men in white shirts and white dhotis stand beside him, one with a pen in his pocket, and a third man in pale clothing is partly visible at the left edge. A small pile of white flowers rests on the floor, and a gilded deity murti sits within an arched shrine framed by pink-and-gold decorated pillars. The scene suggests aarti at a temple shrine.2012-01-06A temple doorway scene with several men in ritual attire. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white cloth. Next to him, a man in rust-red dress with a flower-strung headband and a rudraksha mala on his arm bends forward. An older bald man in red-orange cloth with white bead necklaces stands behind them. On the right, a bare-chested young man in a yellow-and-white dhoti carries a metal plate of fruit and offerings. A dark wooden door with a Tamil sign above it frames the scene, and a bare-chested figure is partly visible at the far right edge.2012-05-18A photograph inside a temple-like hall where orange-robed sannyasis perform a ritual with a flame. A bald man in an orange robe holds a lit lamp or flame toward a shirtless, bare-chested man standing on a red step, while a man in orange with an orange turban stands in the foreground with his back to the camera and another man in orange leans in from the right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together at the right edge, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. A tray of fruit or offerings sits on a small table at left, and a yellow sign with Tamil text hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a Hindu ritual such as aarti or a lamp offering.2009-01-12August 08 20092009-08-08January 07 20122012-01-07Photo inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor temple courtyard with a light grey marble floor and a crenellated stone wall behind. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti on the right holds a brass plate of offerings toward a yellow-framed shrine gate with red-pink flower garlands hanging above it. In the centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together, a rudraksha mala on the chest and a metal stand beside. Around them devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a crowd, some with hands folded. A yellow sign with Tamil script sits at the base of the shrine.2008-08-03