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September 09 2011

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Photo inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and a hanging orange signboard with a red arrow and Tamil script. A central figure stands with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland with green leaves and a red-orange cloth, with a rudraksha-style strand visible. Two bare-chested priests in white dhoti and orange cloth flank him, one holding a ritual item near his face while another in a red shawl touches the garlanded man's hands. Several men in white and cream shirts and dhotis stand around, watching.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A temple interior crowded with devotees and priests. In the centre stands a man with long dark hair wearing a white floral garland and an orange-red cloth. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis face him, one on each side, one with an orange waist-cloth and a red shoulder cloth; the priest at right holds a garland or offering near him. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris look on. Stone pillars with carved details frame the hall, and a yellow-and-orange signboard with Tamil script hangs above. Light enters from the open side doorways. No identification of the central man is made from appearance; the scene is a ritual reception within a temple.2011-09-09A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple corridor behind iron grilles and teal-painted pillars. At centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a white garment and a fresh garland of red and white flowers, walking beside a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right, and many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls. Several people wear orange-saffron shawls.2012-07-23Crowded night scene at a temple entrance flanked by large black stone carvings of deities. A central figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a white and pink flower garland and a red garment, smiling as people press around him. Nearby, two men in saffron-orange robes stand; one wears a long rudraksha mala and glasses. To the right, a bare-chested man with a gold-coloured shawl and a tilak stands among others in white shirts and yellow scarves. A signboard with Tamil text is on the wall behind.2009-07-13September 11 20122012-09-11June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A crowded temple corridor with many devotees pressing together under a high ceiling and grey iron gates. At the centre, a long-haired man in a white shawl and orange-saffron robe wears a large white and red flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds a garland in his hands; a person candidate, with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha and garland cues. Around him, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a sacred thread stands with his back to the camera, men in white shirts and white dhotis, a woman in a pink sari with a white flower in her hair, and an older man in a striped shirt.2012-07-23A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a dark stone floor. In the foreground, a figure in a white dhoti with a gold border walks with long dark hair and a small bindi, carrying flowers. Beside him, a figure in an orange-red saffron-toned robe with a white and yellow flower garland and a dark cloth over the shoulders walks barefoot, with a thin yellow line painted on the forehead. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a yellow-bordered dhoti and several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk through the passage. The scene looks like a temple procession or ritual movement.2012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copies