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A photo inside a Kerala temple courtyard under a tiled roof, with a tall tiered black metal oil lamp stand (nilavilakku) in the centre on a stone platform. Several devotees stand around it: a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti and a man in a teal shirt and white mundu at left, a woman in a red sari with a green border at centre, a man in a white dhoti with a bare chest behind, and women in red, orange and white saris at right. A white-clad priest stands in the background near a grille. A whiteboard sign lists a date and rituals, and a printed pooja timings board sits beside the lamp. No identifiable a person candidate is visible in the scene.

A temple courtyard in Kerala with a tiled roof and wooden pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair crowned with pink lotus flowers and wearing a red-pink garland and rust-red dhoti stands with an arm raised, holding an object toward a tall brass multi-tiered oil lamp on a stand. To the right, men in white dhotis and orange-gold garments stand in attendance, one with a gold-and-red shawl and a bearded face, and a woman in a blue sari stands behind. In the left foreground, a bare-backed man with an orange cloth and beaded necklace looks toward the lamp. A stainless-steel vessel and black wrought-iron fencing with marigold garlands sit nearby, and a small signboard reads in Malayalam script.

Photograph of a temple courtyard at Chottanikkara in Kerala, with a copper-roofed shrine and a tall golden flagstaff on the left. A large bell hangs from a frame near a blue metal offering box, and a brass lamp stand stands near the railing. Several devotees move through the paved courtyard: a man in an orange lungi and checked shirt, men in white mundus and a man in a light blue shirt, and women in white saris with orange borders, one carrying a small child. A red illuminated sign above reads 'Arathe'. The tiled roof overhead is dark wood and metal. No a person is visible among the people in the scene.

Photograph of a temple courtyard with a covered pavilion roof of thatched reed and dark wooden beams, a copper-roofed shrine with a golden flagstaff, and a brass bell hanging on a metal frame. Devotees stand and walk on a polished tiled floor. A woman in a white sari with orange border holds a small child, a man in a pale blue shirt and a man in a saffron-orange shirt with white dhoti stand near a blue donation box and an illuminated red-lettered sign. Several people wait at the sanctum railing. A chandelier-like lamp hangs from the ceiling and the ritual setting suggests a Kerala temple darshan.

May 08 2018

2018-05-08 +2 copies

May 08 2018

A photograph of a covered open-sided hall during a vilakku pooja, with brass oil lamps lit in a long row on woven mats with purple and blue borders. Each lamp stands on a brass plate with banana leaves and small bowls. Women in white saris with coloured borders stand along the row, some holding trays or fans, while men in white dhotis and shirts move around the hall. Tall decorated pillars with painted floral patterns hang from the roof, and a concrete floor is marked with colourful rangoli patterns at the right edge.

May 08 2018

Exterior view of a Kerala-style temple with a sloping terracotta tiled roof, wooden carved gables and a dark plinth, seen from a stone-paved courtyard. A tall gold-painted flagstaff rises beside a metal railing fence. On the right, people stand under a covered pavilion with a grey granite pillar, including a man in a checked shirt and a girl in a blue dress. On the left, a woman in a yellow sari walks near the railing. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

A temple courtyard with a stone pillared mandapa on the right, holding brass oil lamps on a raised platform beside a decorated deity shrine with flower garlands. Hanging banana leaves and red and orange cloth drapes frame the scene. Several people in white dhotis and white saris, some in saffron, walk and stand under a tented shelter, a few carrying white plastic bags. No one is clearly identifiable as a person in this frame.

2009-07-07 +1 copies

April 29 2018

A crowded interior of a temple with a metal grille and lotus-motif ironwork at right, where a bare-chested priest in an orange-and-yellow dhoti, a brown-skinned devotee with long dreadlocks in a saffron cloth, and other men in saffron and orange garments press against the grille. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand in the crowd at left, with civilians in white shirts and dhotis around them. A man in a red-and-white cloth bends forward at the yellow-topped barrier at right, and a deity murti is visible behind the bars. The scene is dense and hot-lit, with old stone pillars and a ceiling fan overhead.