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A photograph inside a South Indian temple corridor with ornate painted pillars and a large carved stone guardian figure on the right. A young man in an orange saffron sleeved robe with a long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and a red-and-gold bead garland stands in the centre with his hands folded, facing the carved figure. Around him are men in orange robes, a man in white dress with a white shawl at lower right, and a man in a white shirt at lower left. Other devotees crowd the passage in the background, and a glass-fronted information centre is visible.

Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night. A man in an orange-red robe and orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and pink flowers and green leaves, walks forward with his face lifted upward. Beside him a shirtless young man in a gold-brown cloth and white dhoti walks barefoot. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow, one bearded man wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A tall gopuram-style corridor opens behind, with painted stucco figures and a Vaishnava-style vertical tilak symbol above the doorway. Tamil notice boards hang on the pillars.

Photo inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and a hanging orange signboard with a red arrow and Tamil script. A central figure stands with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland with green leaves and a red-orange cloth, with a rudraksha-style strand visible. Two bare-chested priests in white dhoti and orange cloth flank him, one holding a ritual item near his face while another in a red shawl touches the garlanded man's hands. Several men in white and cream shirts and dhotis stand around, watching.

July 13 2009

July 13 2009

Crowded night scene at a temple entrance flanked by large black stone carvings of deities. A central figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a white and pink flower garland and a red garment, smiling as people press around him. Nearby, two men in saffron-orange robes stand; one wears a long rudraksha mala and glasses. To the right, a bare-chested man with a gold-coloured shawl and a tilak stands among others in white shirts and yellow scarves. A signboard with Tamil text is on the wall behind.

September 09 2011

Photograph inside a stone temple hall in Tiruvannamalai with dark carved pillars and fluorescent lights. A bearded man in a reddish-brown robe wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a dark beaded mala, walking barefoot across the marble floor. Beside him a young man in orange robes holds a brass vessel, and a woman in a red patterned sari near the front stands with palms pressed in namaste, facing him. Other devotees in green, blue and grey saris and a bare-chested man in white dhoti watch from the sides. A blue arched light frame and a small shrine with a deity murti appear behind them. Two people count is not applicable here; roughly ten people are visible.

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July 29 2008

Photo inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with a crowd behind a metal barrier. A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tripundra marks wears a rust-brown robe, a thick rudraksha mala and a multicolour flower garland, and is gesturing in conversation. Beside him a man in a white shirt points forward with his arm extended. A shirtless man in a white-and-striped dhoti wears a bead necklace, and several people in orange and saffron clothing with gold necklaces and white forehead marks stand nearby. A fluorescent tube light and a string of small lights frame the arch overhead.

February 07 2017

A photograph of a procession walking along a covered temple corridor with stone pillars and painted panels of deities. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and an orange turban wears a long garland of white and pink flowers and walks with hands folded. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white ritual dress walks with hands joined. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, women in white and cream saris, and a bare-chested young man in a brown cloth walk along the stone floor. Some participants wear round ceremonial badges. A dark floor mandala is visible near the centre, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the right edge.