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December 29 2010

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A crowded photograph inside a stone temple hall with dark granite pillars and a tiled ceiling. A sign reading Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine hangs on the pillar. A man in a crisp white dhoti and gold necklace stands center-right with hands folded in namaskar, wearing an orange-saffron garment over his shoulders with a gold-and-beaded necklace and gold armlets; he has long swept-back dark hair, a vertical white-and-red tilak on his forehead and a crown-like ornament, and is the appearance-based Swamiji (probable) candidate. Beside him, a bare-chested man with a shaved head, a white vibhuti mark and red and white beaded malas stands in saffron cloth. Around them, saffron-robed men and devotees in white shirts press forward toward a shrine, and a metal railing lines the walkway. A wooden table with a cloth and flowers sits at right.2011-12-20Devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer inside a temple hall with grey stone pillars and a painted, colourful ceiling band. A sign above reads Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine. In the foreground a man in an orange robe with a garland and a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace fold their hands, while a man in a striped polo shirt, a man in a light blue shirt, a woman in an orange sari and others stand behind a metal railing. A small shrine with a deity murti and white cloth is visible at right, and a yellow cloth lies on a stone ledge.2012-10-12A dense crowd fills a stone-pillared temple hall, with smoke or incense haze drifting through the air. Several bald, saffron-robed monks stand in the foreground, one wearing an orange garment and gold necklace, with a green leafy garland held in the middle of the group. Men in white shirts and dhotis surround them, and a few people raise hands and cameras. Yellow signboards line the wall and a wooden ceiling frames the scene. A figure with long dark hair and a saffron wrap appears near the centre, a person candidate, though the faces cannot be clearly confirmed from this crowded view.2010-12-29Night photograph inside a temple hall with dark stone pillars and a tall gold-plated column in the centre, topped with a small deity figure. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around a yellow-painted platform decorated with long garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped around his waist stands with his back to the camera, and an older bare-chested man with white hair and a beaded necklace stands at right. A man in orange and a figure in saffron clothing are visible in the middle of the group. Several onlookers in white and mixed clothing fill the background, and a sign above the passage reads in Tamil.2006-09-24April 29 20182018-04-29Photo 11730897January 07 20122012-01-07Dense crowd inside a dark stone temple hall with carved pillars and ornate columns. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace stands at centre, with a man in white shirt and dhoti beside him and people pressing forward. Many devotees in white dhotis and colourful saris sit or stand behind, some with palms pressed together. A large brass lamp or vessel stands near the centre back, and a small screen glows high on the left. Rosette-style rosettes are pinned to some men's white clothing.2009-01-15Photograph inside a dim temple hall at night, with a sign in Tamil script reading Arulmigu Swami Iyyappan Shrine above a small shrine containing a deity murti. Several men in saffron-orange robes and gold garlands stand in front, looking upward. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair and a long orange robe and layered gold necklaces is a person by appearance, with a shaved-headed companion beside him. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-shouldered man in a white dhoti with a sacred thread stand among the crowd. Pillars, a lamp and a painted wall frame the scene.2012-04-05January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded temple interior with a dense group of devotees pressing toward a barred metal gate. In the center, a man in saffron-orange robes wears rudraksha malas and has long dark hair. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a shawl stands among others. A bare-chested older man with a pink cloth over his shoulder and a sacred thread stands in the foreground, and another bare-chested person with a rudraksha mala is at right. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the crowd at left. Behind the gate, a deity murti is partly visible among garlands and offerings, with ornate pillars and a yellow-painted floor at right. The scene appears to be a temple darshan.2012-01-07A crowded temple scene at night with devotees pressing around a dark wooden palanquin or procession platform decorated with white and orange flower garlands, near a carved stone doorway with an iron lattice gate. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and gold-bead necklace stands at the front, with other shirtless men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt nearby. A devotee in a checked shirt raises a camera to film. Oil lamps burn at left and a shrine area is visible in the background.2012-04-05