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September 18 20062006-09-18July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and ornate ceiling panels. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron shawl-wrapped garment, points his right arm forward while standing among several men. Behind him, another man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right, holding a black wallet, and a man in white stands at the left. A further man in white shirt and light trousers walks in the middle distance. The pillars display dense relief sculpture of figures.2006-09-18A photograph of people walking along a stone colonnade with carved pillars at a temple. In front, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant walks with his hands raised. Beside him, a man with long swept-back hair wears a white shirt with an orange shawl, holds a garland of red flowers, and keeps a hand near his face. Behind them, a man in a blue-and-white striped shirt with a white tilak on his forehead walks alongside an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti. A woman in a white sari with a red border and another woman in orange appear at the left edge. The saffron-robed man has a distinctive long-haired, ornate appearance consistent with a person, but the identification is uncertain.2009-08-01August 06 20092009-08-06August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a crowd walking through a dim stone temple corridor toward a bright doorway, with carved pillars on the right. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a purple shawl, a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, with a red tilak on his forehead; he is among the more prominent figures and appears to be the honoured guest. Beside him a bare-chested young man in a red dhoti and a bearded bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace walk with the group. Several men in white shirts and dhotis and white-clad devotees, some with white ash marks on their bodies, follow behind. Two women in saffron and blue saris stand at the right edge.2009-08-11A procession walks through a stone temple corridor lined with carved pillars. In the centre, a man in orange robes holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Beside him, a woman in a dark patterned sari walks alongside a figure in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron robes, a bare-chested man with a white shawl and white mundu, and attendants in yellow shawls and white dhotis follow. A drum is visible among the attendants on the left. The setting is a temple hall with barred windows overhead.2009-07-13A photograph of a procession walking through the colonnaded corridor of a stone temple, with large carved pillars and a tree-lined courtyard behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long grey-streaked hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala and walks barefoot, with a person cue of distinctive saffron dress and long hair. Beside him, a man in white kurta and dhoti walks with a mala. Behind them, several followers in orange robes and white clothes carry flowers and small items, including a man in orange on the left edge. Two men in white and a man in a blue-striped shirt complete the group walking across the stone floor.2009-08-01Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor, possibly a palace hall, with carved columns and wooden beams overhead. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with glasses stands at left, looking forward. Behind him, two more bare-chested men in white dhotis stand near an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, who is smiling. At centre-right, a woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland smiles and faces the group. At far right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti holds green leaves, with a white sacred thread across his chest. Several people are visible, all standing.2006-11-10A photograph of a group of about nine men and women standing on a stone-paved courtyard of a temple with a long colonnade of carved pillars behind them. Most wear white dhotis or kurtas, and several have orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. One man in white at centre holds a rudraksha-style mala, while others point and gesture toward the upper structure. A man in grey trousers and white shirt stands at right. The scene suggests a temple inspection visit with the group examining the architecture.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18