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July 23 2012

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Crowded interior of a temple colonnade with tall stone pillars, devotees pressing forward in bright light from an open doorway. Foreground: a young girl with wet hair in a green and yellow sari, and a woman in a black sari with rudraksha mala. A man in white wet clothing and a rudraksha pendant stands at right beside a person in an orange robe. Several devotees wear white or orange clothes, some with hands folded in namaskar. Many people appear damp. A plain description with no visible deity murti or name signage.2009-07-13A crowd of devotees with palms pressed together in anjali mudra stands under a temple colonnade with scaffolding and carved stone pillars. Many wear white or orange clothing with forehead tilak markings of kumkum and vibhuti; a bald young boy in orange at lower right has a marked forehead. A man in a white polo shirt with a small pink logo and glasses stands at right, and a woman with curly blonde hair and a red bindi is behind the group. Yellow signboards with Tamil script stand at left. No clearly identifiable a person figure is visible in this crowd.2012-07-23A dense crowd of devotees packed together indoors under a pale colonnade, many with red kumkum or tilak marks on their foreheads. Many wear orange or saffron shawls and white clothing; some women wear orange saris and gold jewellery. Several people press palms together in namaste or hold hands to their chests. A young boy in glasses and a striped shirt in the foreground grips a metal railing, and a man on the right raises one finger. A yellow banner with a purple emblem hangs at the upper left. Some devotees are partially visible at the edges. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the scene shows a satsang gathering.2012-07-23July 23 20122012-07-23A seated group of devotees fills a temple hall with stone pillars and painted guardian statues. In the centre, a young man in an orange-red sleeveless top with a yellow-and-black beaded mala and a yellow-and-white garland stands near a floral garland hanging at left. Seated in front, a bald, bare-chested man in white dhoti wears a yellow mala, and a bearded man in white robe and rudraksha mala sits beside him. Women in saris of orange, red, teal, white and lavender sit in rows, many wearing yellow-and-orange garlands and forehead markings. Standing figures in white shirts and dhotis watch from the background, and an older woman in peach sari stands at right.2009-07-13A crowd of devotees stands and sits in a large hall, many wearing white, cream and saffron-orange shawls and sarees. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and white dhoti with a red-orange waist cloth, a rudraksha mala and a white tilak on his forehead, and raises one finger. A woman in a white saree with gold border and a long beaded mala stands beside him, and a woman in a blue and gold saree holds a small white paper. Several people raise their hands and others look toward the front. No deity or a person figure is clearly visible in this frame.2016-05-24A dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor of a stone temple hall with carved pink-grey granite pillars, one carved with floral and geometric motifs in the foreground. A woman at left in an orange-red sari with a white garland and folded palms sits near the front, and many women in white and orange-red saris with kumkum bindis sit and stand with palms joined in prayer. Men in white dhotis and shirts and several in orange-red stand in the background among orange and green festoons hung from the pillars. A woman at lower centre in a yellow-green sari speaks while gesturing, and a green cloth bundle lies at left. The scene suggests a satsang or temple gathering, with no visible deity or a person figure clearly identified.2012-06-05A large seated congregation fills a pillared hall decorated with marigold garlands, painted cloth bands and a blue-and-white circular emblem on the columns. Most attendees sit cross-legged on the floor in white dhotis and shirts or cream and pink saris. A man in a light blue shirt and a man in an orange shirt sit near the centre, while others sit with hands folded in prayer. Beyond them, a crowd stretches toward an archway, with a figure in orange near the left edge. Several men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. No single figure is clearly identifiable as a person.2012-06-05 +1 copiesJuly 23 20122012-07-23A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple courtyard lined with stone pillars, many in white dhotis and white saris with yellow borders. Several men wear rudraksha malas, one bare-chested man wears a gold-bordered yellow cloth and a long gold beaded necklace, and others have vibhuti and kumkum on their foreheads. Some people raise hands or hold yellow flowers. Many spectators stand behind, some holding up phones or cameras.2010-12-29August 06 20092009-08-06December 23 20092009-12-23