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A blurred photo inside a small utility room with blue wall panels and a red-brown lower wall. A man in a green checked shirt, blue lungi and a red-brown beaded mala around his neck is carrying a bundle wrapped in golden-brown cloth against his face. Behind him a bearded man in a yellow t-shirt and blue shorts with a blue cloth over his shoulder holds another golden-wrapped bundle. A stainless steel table on the right holds jars and containers, and a white washing machine with a red bucket sits at left. A timestamp overlay reads 16-Jun-2024 5:35:18 pm at Pavazhakundur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. No a person candidate is visible.

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A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a brown wooden floor. Several bare-chested and dhoti-clad men in checked and plaid lungis and shirts stand close around a large brass vessel on the left. A shirtless man in red-brown checked lungi on the right reaches toward the vessel, while a boy in a white top and checked lungi leans in front of him. Tall pillars are wrapped in white cloth with newspaper-like printing. A young boy in a white shirt watches from the lower right corner, and a wooden stool stands at the lower left. The scene appears to be a ritual or abhishekam-style activity, but no a person candidate is clearly visible.A night photograph inside an illuminated, gold-panelled shrine or float. A shirtless man in a checked lungi leans over a red cloth draped on a silver figure while others watch. Several men stand around a silver deity figure on a white-draped platform, including a shirtless youth in a plaid lungi and a smiling boy in a white shirt with a checked lungi. A man in a teal shirt and plaid lungi reclines near the base, and a figure in white is seen at the lower right. Stacks of white cloth and paper hang at the sides, and a bright light glows behind the platform.A blurred photograph inside a temple shows a gilded metal deity murti seated on a golden pedestal being carried on a wooden pole. A young boy in a checked lungi and bare chest stands on the left, gripping the pole, while men in checked lungis and a shirtless man at top carry it. A white cloth-wrapped bundle and printed paper sheets hang on the left and right edges. The floor is reddish stone and the scene looks like a procession or palanquin lift.Two men stand facing each other in a temple-like hall, exchanging a small offering across a decorated altar. The man on the left is bare-chested with a white dhoti bordered in gold, wearing rudraksha beads and gold-framed glasses, and he holds a brass plate. The man on the right wears a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers and reaches to receive it. Behind them stands a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha garland and a red headpiece, positioned before a large painted backdrop of a deity pair seated on a throne with red-and-yellow garlands. A portrait at the left shows a smiling man in orange with a flower garland, labelled with Tamil text. Green leaves, flowers and a brass lamp sit on a blue cloth with gold trim on the altar.Two men stand on a marble floor in a gold-walled hall with a wooden reception desk and computer on the right. The man on the left wears a red polo shirt and dusty khaki trousers and barefoot, holding the top of a white woven sack. The man on the right wears a checked short-sleeved shirt and dark brown dhoti, barefoot, holding the sack's other side. Behind them are framed pictures on the walls, a gold side table with stacked metal plates, a pedestal fan and a row of framed prints further down the hall.2024-10-05Street photograph of a temple procession in Madurai at dusk. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest in an orange shawl and a red-and-gold headcloth, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, ties or adjusts a bamboo-and-cloth fastening on a decorated palanquin. Behind him, a bare-chested man in white dhoti and a striped waistcloth works beside a teal cloth draped over the vehicle. The palanquin carries a golden arch, white and yellow garland strands, and a bed of marigolds and red flowers. Above, a large orange and purple umbrella shades the procession. Onlookers watch from a balcony on a building with shuttered shopfronts. Flower baskets sit at the bottom edge. A timestamp reads 06/06/2025 18:22.2025-06-06July 21 20102010-07-21Photograph inside a temple shrine of a deity murti draped in a green silk cloth and decorated with yellow and red-white flower garlands, with a golden arch behind. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace, leans forward over offerings on a brass plate of fruit, while a man in a yellow shirt reaches toward the offerings and another man holds white coconut shells in the foreground. Two visible people are near the shrine and one partially visible foreground person, appearing to perform abhishekam-style ritual service.2022-02-07A photograph of a temple shrine setting. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a white head wrap holds a large metal tray heaped with orange-yellow sweet offerings, with a rudraksha-style gold necklace and a red-thread bracelet. Behind him, a gilded shrine holds three small deity murtis garlanded with white and orange flowers, with oil lamps and a red cloth backdrop. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and white head wrap stands beside a gilded throne holding a small seated figure in red garments, draped in white and green garlands. Red flower petals are scattered on the floor and a bronze puja vessel sits on a green cloth at lower left.2025-12-30A photograph of two people sitting on the floor of a plain room with red walls, cutting orange pumpkin into pieces on a white cloth. The man on the left wears a blue plaid shirt and grey trousers; the woman on the right wears a teal top with a dark shawl and white dhoti-style cloth. Around them are sacks of onions in mesh bags, green and white produce bags, a red-handled knife, a white table fan, and a yellow cloth draped at top right. A timestamp reads 24-Jan-2024 at 5:57:32 PM, Tiruvannamalai.2024-01-24Indoor photograph in a narrow, plain whitewashed temple corridor during a devotional ritual. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears orange-saffron robes and a purple-bordered cloth, with a garland of red flowers at his neck; he holds his hands together in namaskar. A younger man in a green-and-gold patterned dhoti-style cloth, bare-chested with a sacred thread and gold armlets, stands beside him with a Vaishnava tilak on his forehead and offers his palms outward. Other devotees in white shirts and bare-shouldered men crowd in from the foreground, and an older man in glasses and a white shirt watches from behind. Hands reach toward a small object being passed.2008-07-29A night photograph, slightly blurred, of a large gilded deity murti seated on a golden throne-like structure beneath a gold canopy inside a decorated wooden-framed shrine. Several men in light shirts and dhotis stand on a raised platform beside the figure, one touching its raised foot, while a man in white stands at lower right reaching toward the statue. Newspaper-wrapped poles and bamboo supports are visible at left, and a small framed photograph of a seated robed figure with text appears at the bottom edge. The gold figure holds a raised hand and a lotus-like object in its lap area.