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A photograph of devotees at a temple shrine with an ornate orange-gold wooden door decorated with hanging brass bells and garlands of marigolds and red and white flowers. A bare-chested man in an orange-bordered white dhoti stands at right beside a small fire flame near the base of the shrine. In the centre, a man with a white tilak on his forehead, bare-chested and wearing a teal-green cloth, reaches up toward the bells. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders and an orange-clad woman stand at left, and a gilded platform runs along the bottom of the frame.

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Photo 11733639A photograph of a ceremonial aarti at a golden-yellow temple door studded with small brass bells and draped with white and red flower garlands. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with maroon borders faces the door, while an attendant in white holds a flame-lit lamp on a tray before it. To the right, devotees in saffron and maroon garments stand with palms pressed together. A figure in white on the left and a priest in white behind complete the group. Gold-embossed carved base panels run along the bottom edge.2012-05-09September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesPhotograph of a temple shrine entrance with a golden doorway decorated with floral garlands in green, white, yellow and red. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand on a gold-plated step; one bare-chested priest in a teal lungi stands at the centre near a small flame, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands to the right. A woman in an orange sari stands among them. Gold-plated steps hold a copper bowl, a tray of flowers and a small lamp. A blue banner in Tamil script and a white sign with a dharshan notice are visible. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly present.2012-08-20A temple doorway with a large golden-brown wooden door decorated with garlands of orange and white flowers. In front stand several men: a bare-chested priest in an orange-and-white dhoti near a flame at left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a sash, a figure in a teal-green cloth at the center, a shirtless man in orange cloth, and an older man in white shirt and brown trousers at right. Red vermilion marks streak the stone pillars, and metal vessels sit on the golden platform in the foreground. A sign reads 54 with Tamil text beside a framed photo.2012-08-20 +1 copiesAugust 20 20122012-08-20Photo inside a temple sanctum with ornate golden-yellow carved doors covered in small hanging bells and garlands of marigolds, green leaves and red flowers. A bare-chested priest in an orange-bordered white dhoti stands at left, holding a metal vessel toward a central figure, a person wearing a long dark-red robe, rudraksha mala and a loose red shawl, with long dark hair, who reaches out to receive it. a person appearance-based candidate: long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and saffron-red robe, performing a ritual handover at the central opening. On the right, two or three people in white dhotis with gold borders and shawls stand with their backs or profiles to the camera. A man in a white shirt stands at far left. A small brass pot sits on the golden base below. Gold-patterned plinth in the foreground.2012-08-20Photo 11733636May 09 20122012-05-09 +3 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09Photo 11733631 +1 copies