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January 16 2018

Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars, metal gates and bright ceiling lights. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white-and-orange garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks ahead of several people in saffron and pink robes. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt walk nearby. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt carries a plastic bag. Colourful rangoli kolam designs decorate the floor in the foreground, and a yellow-and-blue barrier stands at the right.

A photograph taken in a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a colourful gopuram-style shrine at left. A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, a silver necklace and a red-orange headband, walks centrally with his hands together. Men in white and cream shirts, including one with a lanyard and another with a pen in his pocket, escort him closely on both sides. A bald man in an orange cloth stands behind, a small child in a plaid shirt is at far left, and other devotees in white and dark clothing stand further back.

A procession of devotees walks through a stone temple corridor with large pillars and dim lamps, passing a floor decorated with colourful rangoli. In front, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white and yellow flower garland and an orange cloth around his waist, with a pale orange wrap over one shoulder, and is accompanied by people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. Several women in orange and red saris carry offerings, and one man in a striped orange shirt walks barefoot among them. The atmosphere is one of temple darshan or puja.

Photograph inside a temple corridor with a large stone pillar and a dark stone base behind a green plant. A person in a long orange-red sari-style wrap with a gold-and-white floral garland and a bangle walks at centre, facing away, with a shaved-headed man in an orange robe beside them. Around them men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, one in a checked shirt and cream trousers in the left foreground, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands in the background. A bald man in orange robes with a white flower garland is at the right edge. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance; the central figure's presentation is ambiguous, so no identity is asserted.

A procession walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard past carved granite pillars and a temple gopuram-style facade. A man in an orange saffron robe with a shaved head and tilak leads the group, while a man in a red and saffron shawl carries a ceremonial silver kalasha or pot, and a shirtless man in a white dhoti carries fruit and flower offerings. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear rudraksha malas and walk in a line; a man in a white shirt on the right has a tilak on his forehead. The scene reads as a temple visit in Tamil Nadu.

September 12 2012

A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a dark stone floor. In the foreground, a figure in a white dhoti with a gold border walks with long dark hair and a small bindi, carrying flowers. Beside him, a figure in an orange-red saffron-toned robe with a white and yellow flower garland and a dark cloth over the shoulders walks barefoot, with a thin yellow line painted on the forehead. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a yellow-bordered dhoti and several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk through the passage. The scene looks like a temple procession or ritual movement.

2012-09-11 +1 copies

Devotees walk barefoot through a stone-pillared temple corridor, with grilled gates on the left and a metal barricade on the right. Lead figures wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, one holding a garland of flowers in folded hands. Others wear orange sarees and white dhotis. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt and a man in a cream shirt stand nearby. Colourful rangoli kolam patterns decorate the floor, and the group is. No clearly identifiable a person is visible with confidence.

A procession of people in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot through a stone temple colonnade, with tall carved granite pillars on both sides. In the centre a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap and layered beaded necklaces, leads the group, while a bald orange-robed man beside him carries a garland of white and red flowers. A man in an all-white dhoti and shirt walks at the front right, and a large crowd of devotees in white and bright clothes fills the background near a gilded kalasha-like finial. Several orange-clad participants have a white vibhuti mark on the forehead.

September 12 2012

April 11 2012