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A photograph of a temple doorway with peeling grey walls and brass bells hanging on a wooden lattice. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green waistband lifts a folded orange cloth over the head of a figure draped in an orange garment with a yellow-and-white border, wearing a red-topped headdress decorated with white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves, while a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala stands beside them. A blue cloth with gold trim hangs on the left. Several people are partially visible in the foreground and left edge.

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November 11 2016

November 11 2016

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A photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple doorway, lit by a tube light overhead. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a yellow and red flower garland and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, several men in white and in checked shirts look on. On the right, a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala across his chest bends toward a dark stone deity murti, holding flowers and offerings, with a blue cloth draped over the murti's base. The left figure has distinctive long hair beneath the turban and a shawl and garland, with a devotee-like posture; appearance-based identity is uncertain.

Photograph inside a dim temple doorway where a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands centre, holding a yellow marigold garland and smiling while several saffron-robed monks in orange turbans and orange shawls surround him. Behind them is a deity murti heavily decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A bearded monk with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands to the right in orange robes, and wooden doors with hanging bells frame the entrance. Activity suggests a darshan or puja moment.

A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with stone walls and a dark ceiling. A man in an orange and gold saffron shawl with a multicoloured garland of yellow, red and white flowers stands at centre, holding offerings with both hands, with long dark hair and a beard; he is a probable Swamiji by the saffron-gold clothing, long swept hair and garland cues. Two priests flank him, one bare-chested in a white dhoti with a lavender-striped cloth and gold chain, the other bare-chested in a white dhoti with a pink-and-gold border and gold necklace, both with tilak marks. Behind them is a wall of small brass bells or lamps in a wooden lattice and a blue cloth hanging on the right. A camera operator in the left foreground films the procession.

A photograph of a dim temple doorway with a blue plaque reading "SRI RAMANUJACHARYARU (THIRUMENI)" above it, the plaque sitting on a weathered grey wall. Several people stand in the foreground: a bare-backed man in white dhoti at left seen from behind, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth, centre, with a sacred mark and gold necklace, gesturing with his hands toward the doorway. Beside him a figure wears a large orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and is adorned with a garland of white, red and green flowers. Another man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white and gold-bordered dhoti. Brass bells hang in grilled panels on both sides of the doorway. Five people are visible, four in front and one partially visible at the edge.

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Photo inside a temple hall during a procession ritual. A golden palanquin decorated with red and pink flower garlands carries a deity murti, under a red and gold canopy. A bare-torso priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread stands at left with his back to the camera. Beside the palanquin, three men in saffron and orange robes stand: one bald man with a shawl and a tall figure with long hair, a crown-like headpiece and gold beaded garlands wearing an orange cloth over the shoulder, and a bearded man with long hair, rudraksha malas and an orange shawl with gold border at right. Other devotees in white stand in the background.

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Photo inside a small temple shrine room with pale green walls, a tube light, and wooden framed doors with brass bells. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands close together. A tall man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands near the center, flanked by an orange-turbaned sannyasi. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands before a shrine heavily decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, and a bearded sannyasi in orange holds a folded hand near him. A calendar and notices hang on the left wall.

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June 05 2012

Photograph inside a temple doorway framed by bulbs and marigold garlands. A figure in orange robes with long dark hair and an orange head-wrap stands in the foreground, hands folded in prayer, seen from behind. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a sacred thread holds a lit oil lamp before a deity murti decorated with white and red flower garlands in a gilded arch. To the right, an older man with white hair and beard wears a mustard-yellow shawl. A dark curtain and a small emblem hang on the back wall. Appearance cues for the orange-robed figure are limited, so identity is uncertain.