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January 14 2009

A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with granite pillars and painted walls showing deity panels in framed niches. A man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of flowers, walks barefoot across the stone floor. Beside him a bare-chested man in a dhoti walks ahead of a group of boys and young men dressed in white with rudraksha-style necklaces, and a woman in a pale sari. On the right an older bare-chested man in a green-and-blue checked cloth stands near a pillar, and a boy in white stands behind him. The saffron-clad figure has no clearly distinctive a person cues beyond the orange robe and turban, so identity is uncertain.

A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall at Srivilliputhur, with a painted frieze of deity murtis along the wall above. Several men walk through the hall in white dhotis and shirts and bare feet. In the centre a man in saffron cloth with a garland and a bare-chested man in a green-and-white lungi stand out. Another man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks toward the camera, and a man in an orange shawl holds a camera at right. The scene is dim and a blue pipe runs up a pillar.

A procession moves through a stone temple corridor with white carved pillars and a painted ceiling. In front, a man in orange robes holds a tall ceremonial staff with a trident top and a flower garland. Behind him, a man in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a smiling expression walks centrally, flanked by a barefoot man in white dhoti holding a pink cloth and several men in orange and saffron robes. Women in white and yellow-and-red saris and devotees in yellow and white follow along the corridor toward a doorway.

A group walks along a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a painted ceiling of circular floral medallions, with a mural-lined wall of framed deity paintings on the right. In front, a bearded man with glasses wears a saffron robe and a wrist watch and gestures while speaking; a younger man in a saffron robe walks beside him. Behind them a woman in a saffron robe looks upward, and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a purple sash walks barefoot. A man in a light shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and others in white and orange follow along the corridor.

2008-07-29 +1 copies

A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and a ceiling painted with concentric circular patterns in red, blue and yellow. A group of about two dozen devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, stands in a line looking upward and forward. A figure near the centre wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with a garland of flowers, and another man in the group wears an orange shawl. Several people wear rosette ribbon badges on their chests. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling and a painted panel lines the right wall.

A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with painted walls showing deity murti panels and a multicolored ceiling. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white flower garland and walks barefoot. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with cloth wraps, follow closely, and a boy in white stands nearby. A photographer's hand with a camera is visible at the left edge. The scene is a temple procession or visit.

April 11 2012

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July 14 2009

A group of people walks barefoot along a stone-pillared temple corridor with granite columns and a dim, shadowed interior. In the foreground, a person in a long orange saffron robe walks with hands clasped in front, and several others in orange and saffron robes follow, including a figure with a sash. Two men in white dhoti-style ritual clothes walk in the group, one holding a cloth or item. A woman in a green-and-white sari walks at right, and a shrine with lamps and colourful ornaments is visible at the upper right. The stone floor has a decorative inlaid pattern. The scene reads as a procession through a temple.

Indoor photo of a procession walking across a polished marble floor inside a temple-style hall with white pillars and ornate painted borders. At the centre, an older bearded man with white hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and walks barefoot, and beside him a figure in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala walks forward. Around them, men in white dhotis wear yellow shawls, and women in white saris with orange borders walk alongside. A uniformed guard stands at the left edge near a brass railing, and a man in a striped shirt and light trousers carries a folded red cloth at the right. Framed notices hang on the wall behind the group.

July 13 2009