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April 15 20082008-04-15April 15 20082008-04-15August 06 20092009-08-06Photo inside a stone temple interior with carved ornate ceilings and brackets, a tall gold-plated flagstaff (dhwajasthambha) and a small gold shrine canopy behind it, lit by fluorescent tubes. A smiling young man on the left wears a long dark swept-back hair, an orange robe, a leafy green and white flower garland, a gold chain, and a red tilak. Beside him a bare-chested older man with white hair and a beard wears a pearl necklace with a green stone pendant, a maroon and white dhoti, and a sacred thread, with a red bindi on his forehead. Around them several devotees with white and red forehead marks, beaded and gold neck ornaments, and a bald-headed man in the right foreground stand close together. A printed sign on the wall reads Arulthurum Unnamulai Arunachaleshwar style Tamil text.2005-12-25A photograph of a procession inside a stone temple with carved pillars and a sculpted deity relief on the wall. In the foreground a man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl wears a long white flower garland and a heavy gold necklace, smiling and walking forward. Beside him a bald elderly man in an orange-saffron cloth with gold border wears a dark rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant, with a sandalwood-marked forehead and a headband. To the right a bare-chested man in a gold-bordered dhoti holds a white and red-bordered cloth over one shoulder, with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a crowd of men and women in white and cream saris, some with gold borders, move through the temple corridor. A small signboard on a pillar reads in Tamil script. Ritual procession with devotees in a temple.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple corridor with dark stone pillars and a carved wall. A central figure wears an orange-red robe and a long flower garland of white and red blooms with green leaves, with white tilak marks on the forehead. Around him stand men in white shirts and dhotis, bare-chested priests wearing white and gold cloths, rudraksha malas and forehead ash markings, and a uniformed official on the left. One priest holds a small brass vessel. The setting suggests a temple visit with a group gathered for a welcome.2009-07-13Indoor photo inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a warm-lit ceiling. Beside him a bald man in a saffron wrap and gold bead necklace stands, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and insignia is present on the right and centre. White-shirted men and devotees crowd around, and a man at left holds a camera. Several people are visible, the most prominent around six to eight.2012-05-16Night procession inside a temple corridor lit by green and white lights. A central man wears a dark red-brown robe, a thick gold-beaded necklace with a red and white flower garland, a gold bangle and a dark bead headband, with white ash lines on his forehead. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas carry a red bundle, and a bare-chested man with ash markings and a white dhoti walks beside them. Behind, an ornate silver palanquin and flower-decorated canopy glow in the background.2012-06-05Indoor temple corridor with orange and marigold garlands strung along the ceiling and coloured pillar banners on the sides. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man with a long rudraksha mala and gold ornaments wears an orange cloth and a white sandalwood head band, while beside him a smiling man in an orange cloth, heavy gold garland necklace and bracelets walks at the centre. A man on the right wears an orange cloth and gold necklace and holds a silver staff. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-chested figure in green and gold move through the crowd. A silver palanquin frame is visible on the left.2012-06-05 +1 copiesNight 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.2006-09-24