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April 29 2018

A photograph inside a temple corridor at night, with carved stone pillars and reliefs on both sides and a lit ornate shrine or palanquin glowing at the far end. Several people walk toward it in a procession. Foreground: a man in a light blue checked shirt and white dhoti carries an item draped in red cloth with gold trim. Near the left, a woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair and a child in her arms walks beside a man in white dhoti and a man wearing a yellow garment. Behind them, figures in saffron and orange robes walk among devotees in white. A man on the right in white shirt and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. Tiled ceiling and overhead tube light complete the scene.

Interior of a South Indian temple corridor with stone pillars and a colourful painted arch above a shrine entrance flanked by white lion-like sculptures and brass lamps. Several men in white dhotis, many bare-chested, walk along a grey stone floor past metal railings; one older man with grey hair and a white cloth over his shoulder wears a rudraksha-style beaded chain. A man in a red-and-white cloth holds a garland, and others in white and saffron-toned cloth move through the procession toward the sanctum, which is lit and decorated with flowers. Bright tube lights line the ceiling.

A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with worn carved pillars, a dark sanctum doorway flanked by gold-tipped doors, and a steel railing on the right. A crowd of men walks toward the shrine. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears a red-maroon dhoti and a large multicolour flower garland, hands held together. Nearby, a bearded man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti wears a red-white beaded necklace, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti has gold chains. Several shirtless men wear rudraksha malas, and uniformed staff in white shirts line the path.

A photograph of a group walking out of a stone temple gateway at dusk or night, with a green-lit passage ahead. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts. One figure in the centre wears orange robes with an orange shawl, and a child in white with an orange cloth over the shoulder walks nearby. Carved stone pillars and walls frame the passage, and the stone floor is lit in blue tones. The scene shows a temple procession or devotional movement, with a person candidate in orange clothing, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the image.

A photo inside a stone-pillared temple hall with a sandy floor and lattice windows. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange head cloth, wearing a long garland of yellow-orange flowers, walks forward with hands folded, apparently in a procession. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls and neck pendants, walk alongside; a shirtless man in a white loincloth with a sacred thread and tilak walks in front. A drummer with a large drum appears at the left edge. The central figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, a probable identification based on saffron clothing, orange head cloth and garland, though that cannot be confirmed. Several people are visible, and a striped mat lies on the floor.

April 29 2018

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July 13 2009

Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars, metal gates and bright ceiling lights. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white-and-orange garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks ahead of several people in saffron and pink robes. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt walk nearby. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt carries a plastic bag. Colourful rangoli kolam designs decorate the floor in the foreground, and a yellow-and-blue barrier stands at the right.

A procession of devotees leaves a stone temple gateway, led by musicians playing long brass horns and a drum. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the group, and a woman in an orange robe holds her hands in anjali. Other participants wear white and a woman in a white sari carries a horn. Carved stone pillars and niches line the entrance, with a small shrine visible beyond the doorway. A drummer in a teal shirt plays a drum in the foreground. The scene shows a temple procession with wind musicians and devotees.

August 11 2009