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A photograph at the stone entrance of a temple gateway, with a blue signboard above the doorway reading 'வைகுந்த வாயில்' (Vaikunta Vaasal, the gate of Vaikuntha). Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand near the doorway. A central figure in an orange-red robe and a red head-cloth, with a beaded necklace, smiles and gestures from the doorway. Beside him, a man with long dark hair wears an orange cloth and beaded necklace, and another man in a white shirt stands close. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and shirt wears a yellow shawl. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands in front of them. Devotees in white clothes, a woman in a magenta sari and a small girl stand to the left. Several people are visible in the scene.

January 08 2010

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January 08 2010

2010-01-08 +1 copies

January 12 2007

A photograph of a group leaving a stone temple doorway beneath a painted blue and green archway with gold and red decoration. The Tamil sign reads வைகுந்த வாயில் (Vaikuntha Vaayil). A man in an orange-and-gold turban, orange cloth and beaded necklaces stands in the foreground with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Behind him, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some wearing orange shawls, follow out of the dark doorway. A man in an olive shirt faces away from the camera in the foreground, and a man in a white shirt with a mala stands at right. a person is the orange-turbaned figure in the foreground, shown with cues of saffron turban and ornate beaded necklaces.

A stone temple wall with a dark doorway labelled in Tamil script on a painted gold-and-red arch sign above it. Devotees in white clothes stand on a colourful floral rangoli kolam design on the pavement. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a mala around his neck stands at centre, flanked by an older man in white and a man in a white dhoti. Women in white saris stand nearby, one at the right with a braid, and a figure on the left wears a white shawl. A man in a brown shirt walks at left beside a yellow metal barrier.

A crowd gathers at the entrance of a temple, passing through a large dark wooden gateway with iron studs and bands. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange shawl with a garland of yellow flowers around his neck, while nearby men in orange robes and white dhotis stand among devotees. A woman in a green and purple sari with flowers in her hair stands at center, and men in white shirts and a woman in yellow sari stand at right. Inside the doorway, brass lamps and temple pillars are visible in the dim interior. A blue information board with Tamil text hangs on the left pillar.

Photograph of a procession leaving a large carved stone temple gateway at dusk, with a tall gopuram-style stone structure behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl and a long ornate necklace, walks at the centre with hands folded at his chest; the row of sannyasis around him wear saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and men in green and navy sports tops form a guard line on the left. A man in a white dhoti and an older white-clad devotee stand on the right, and an elderly woman in a light blue sari with hands joined in greeting stands at the right edge. A purple sign reads in Tamil that it is the route to the Yagasalai, and yellow barriers line the path.

July 24 2012

A photograph at the entrance gateway of a stone temple complex, with pillars and a dim corridor leading inward. In the foreground, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a group of saffron-clad sannyasis, some with long hair. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts move through the gate. At right stands a fruit stall with bananas and produce, and a motorcycle sits at left beside a Tamil-language banner and a police sign. A large blue signboard in Tamil script hangs above the gate.

A photograph inside a temple corridor with painted stone pillars and carved lion figures, with colourful painted guardian statues lining the walls. A printed sign on a board reads 'Sri Parvathavardhini Ambal Sannidhi' above the doorway. Several men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, with orange rudraksha-style garlands, walk in a group past the doorway, while older men in white shirts and dhotis and a woman in a yellow sari stand alongside. A bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his chest and arms stands at left in a white dhoti. The orange-clad figure in the centre-left wears an orange robe and garland; identity is not established from appearance.

May 24 2012