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May 18 2012

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June 05 20122012-06-05A dense crowd presses through a stone temple doorway with carved granite pillars and a ceiling with exposed white pipes and wiring. A man with a shaved head and bare upper body, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a gold necklace, stands at the center. Nearby a man in a saffron-orange shawl with a gold chain and rudraksha beads is partly visible. A woman in a white sari with a long braid and a garland of white flowers leans in, and several devotees in white shirts and a woman in an orange sari press forward with hands raised. A garland of pink and white flowers hangs on another figure at the left, and a small oil lamp glows in the dark chamber beyond the doorway.2012-05-18A crowd of men pushes through the doorway of a stone temple gateway with painted pillars and a hanging decorative fringe above. In the centre, a figure in a reddish-orange robe wears a large red and green flower garland and a gold necklace, with a rudraksha mala visible on the second figure beside him. Beside him, a bare-chested figure in a red-orange cloth wears a dark rudraksha mala and a gold chain and a headband. Men in white shirts and white dhotis surround them, one smiling broadly on the left. The people are part of a temple visit crowd.2012-05-16May 18 20122012-05-18June 24 20142014-06-24 +1 copiesA crowded indoor scene with devotees pressing forward in a hallway decorated with green leaf-and-flower garlands and orange cloth. A bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white and yellow flower garland and a red-and-gold wrap, smiling and surrounded by people reaching toward him. In front, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron robe with a white forehead mark stands among devotees in white shirts and dhotis. Several women in saris and people holding folded papers fill the frame, with a red-brick wall at the right edge.2014-07-03May 18 20122012-05-18July 03 20142014-07-03Crowded interior of a dimly lit South Indian temple during a visit. Several devotees in saffron and orange robes stand along a metal barrier, one holding a folded white cloth. In the centre, a man with a pink garland and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a headband with beads and a vibhuti-marked forehead, presses his palms together in anjali. Nearby, a bare-chested man with a grey-streaked topknot bows toward a shrine grille; a shirtless man in the foreground touches his forehead with his hand. Lit oil lamps glow behind the golden-framed doorway, and other people raise phones to photograph the scene. Golden panels and a dark stone pillar frame the shrine area.2012-05-16 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01A 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.2012-05-18A dimly lit stone temple corridor during a ritual procession. In the centre, a figure in red-orange dhoti and a garland of white flowers stands in a bright doorway, framed by a glowing lamp above. Around them, men in white kurtas and dhotis walk through the passage, one with a dark rudraksha-style necklace. On the right, a person in orange-red clothing with beaded mala necklaces and a cameraman with a video camera stand close by, and a man in a white shirt with a mala looks down in the foreground. Tall dark oil lamps stand along the wall.2012-05-18 +1 copies