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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph inside a temple shrine of a stone-walled sanctum with painted dvarapala guardian figures flanking an iron grille. Behind the grille, a black Shiva linga stands within a silver-rimmed yoni base with flowers and oil lamps around it. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with long curly hair stands with her hands raised near the grille in worship. To the left, a bald man in orange robes and a gold necklace bends forward, and other devotees in orange clothing stand close by. A photographer with a camera stands at the upper left. Several lamps burn on the floor at the base of the grille.2011-12-20August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph inside a dark stone temple doorway at Tiruvannamalai, where a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a man in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with rudraksha malas, joins his hands. Beside him, a sannyasi in deep orange with a long shawl wears gold necklaces. A bare-chested man on the right wears a white dhoti and garlands, standing before black stone deity murtis decorated with white flowers and red and blue cloth. Fluorescent light fixtures hang above and a photographer is visible at the left edge.2008-01-02A crowded interior of a temple corridor with a painted ceiling in red, blue and green medallion patterns. Behind a wire-mesh window, a painted wall shows a blue-skinned deity in a crown and gold ornaments, and a red-backed shrine with figures. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland stands near the window, facing the shrine, while a bare-chested priest in a white cloth stands at right beside the wall. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press around them, some looking on with hands together. The scene is a temple darshan moment in a dim, tiled hallway lit by tube lights.2007-08-17November 25 20062006-11-25August 02 20082008-08-02February 06 20172017-02-06 +1 copiesMay 31 20122012-05-31April 05 20122012-04-05February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies