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May 31 20122012-05-31Photo 11729311 +2 copiesA photograph at a temple entrance with carved grey stone pillars and a doorway. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of white, red and yellow flowers, while two priests in orange and white clothing assist. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks stands in an orange robe. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a multicoloured sash and a grey-haired priest with white markings pour or offer from a silver vessel. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a peaked cap stands to the right. Many devotees in white and orange clothing crowd around, several with folded hands, and a boy in a striped shirt is visible on the left.2010-01-08Photo 11730899 +1 copiesA photograph of people descending stone steps through an ornately carved temple gateway with a grey stone pillar and a metal grille on the right. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style mala holds hands folded in greeting. Beside and behind them, other saffron-clad devotees walk with garlands. On the right, a shirtless man wears a white dhoti with a yellow-and-green border and a garland, his head shaved. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis stand on the left, one with palms pressed together, and a uniformed police officer is at the far left edge. Crowds of onlookers are visible in the background beside a stone colonnade.2010-01-08A crowded photograph at a temple entrance of a grey stone doorway. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a long ornate orange-and-gold beaded necklace, walking forward with his hands at his sides. Beside him, a bald man in a white dhoti and white shawl wears a green beaded mala and holds a plate or tray. Around them, several men in orange robes and gold necklaces stand, along with men in white clothes with yellow shawls, and a uniformed policeman in khaki with a cap. Devotees in white and yellow press against metal railings, some with folded hands, a few elderly people among them.2010-01-08A photograph of a crowd at a temple entrance with a tall stone gateway behind. In the centre-left, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange robe and a large garland of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves; he smiles and is being attended to. Beside him, a man in orange with long hair touches his own hair. Around them, devotees in orange and white clothes press forward, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark cap stands in the foreground. A bare-chested priest with a grey topknot and green bead necklace, white ash marks on his body, and another priest with a shaved head and white tilak stand among the crowd. A cameraman with a large lens is at the right edge.2010-01-08Photo 11730898A photograph of a crowd emerging from a stone temple doorway with ornate carved pillars. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth wears a gold headband with red beads, a rudraksha mala, a silver chain and a red forehead mark; his long hair is swept back and he is being guided through the crowd. Beside him a shaved-headed man in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala and a red forehead mark. A uniformed police officer in a khaki cap stands at the right, and several men in white shirts and dhotis press around the entrance. A man at left holds a white cloth. Two saffron banners hang on the right side of the doorway.2012-05-31Photograph of a temple entrance at a stone-pillared gateway. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long dark hair and a large orange garland walks forward, carrying a bunch of flowers, while a few saffron-robed attendants and men in white shirts and white dhotis follow. A uniformed police officer in a khaki uniform and cap stands in the foreground, and a man in a white kurta and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala stands at right. Several people in white hold hands raised in greeting. A Tamil-language notice board is visible at left.2010-01-08A group of people stands at the doorway of a grey stone temple, with a dark interior behind them and carved figures visible on the door frame. A man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red-and-gold mala and a gold necklace smiles and presses his palms together, which is consistent with a person by his long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe with a white forehead mark and a red cloth over his shoulder stands near. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left, an elderly man wears a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala, and a shirtless man in a yellow dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis, one wearing a wristwatch, surround them.2010-01-08A photograph of a temple entrance passage with blue-framed wooden doors, where a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes and a red-bordered dhoti carries a gold covered vessel and wears a gold necklace. Behind him a woman in orange garments and gold ornaments walks with the group. Two uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps stand on the right, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby. A tiered gopuram tower is visible through the doorway. A kolam floor design lies on the stone path, and a sign with Tamil script hangs above the entrance.2011-12-20