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July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph of a man in saffron robes walking through a stone temple doorway, carrying a rudraksha mala. He has long dark hair and wears an orange dhoti with gold borders. A second person in orange robes follows slightly behind him. A gopuram with painted colours rises in the background beyond the entrance, and the passage has worn stone walls and pillars. a person appearance: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, shown in a ceremonial walk through the temple.2012-05-30A photograph inside a narrow whitewashed corridor of a temple or shrine, with a metal grille gate and a wooden framed doorway behind it. A man in a saffron-orange robe and orange shawl, with glasses and a wristband, walks forward with his right hand raised in gesture while people gather around him. A woman in a dark red-maroon sari with orange-gold border wears a garland of pink and white flowers and a bindi. On the left, a bearded man with a topknot, bare chest, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and white dhoti stands with arms folded. Another man in an orange-brown dhoti with ash marks and beaded necklace stands at right beside an ornate gilt-framed mirror. A white-clad man stands near the centre, and a religious picture with a garland hangs on the left wall.2014-07-01June 23 20142014-06-23April 29 20182018-04-29May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl with a heavy gold necklace of large pendant and chain links, silver-toned bead strands, and a gold armband, standing in a glass doorway with a tilak on his forehead and smiling to his right. Behind him, a bearded elderly sadhu in orange robes with a rudraksha mala raises a hand in greeting, followed by other robed sadhus in saffron and orange walking through the entrance. Potted plants and a tiled floor are visible through the glass doors.2014-01-08A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with marble-like walls and white carved frame. A man in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with gold borders and a dark rudraksha mala stands at the threshold, head bowed, hands folded at his waist, with a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and mala at left holding a brass plate with flower petals. Behind them a gold deity altar and brass lamps with lit flames are visible. The man has a long hair knot and a crown-like ornament is not clearly shown; appearance is consistent with a sannyasi in saffron, but cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity. Two physical people are present.2012-05-31A doorway of a temple shrine with carved silver-grey stone framing and a Tamil inscription band above. A woman in an orange-red sari with a braided hair ornament raises her hand to her forehead while holding a lit aarti lamp; a man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti with an orange-green border holds the lamp plate. Behind them an attendant in orange cloth stands, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti with a green-and-gold cloth in hand stands at the left edge. Oil lamp flames burn on the tray.2012-05-21Temple ritual indoors at a stone pillared doorway. A long-haired figure in orange sannyasi clothing, with rudraksha beads and an orange-fringed bracelet, holds a lit oil lamp toward a silver tray. A bald elder in saffron cloth, rudraksha mala, a gold necklace and a coral-and-white forehead marking holds a folded green leaf plate. A younger man bare-chested in a white dhoti with a silver rudraksha mala receives the tray. Another bald man in orange stands behind, and the old carved stone columns and wall are visible.2012-07-24January 07 20122012-01-07