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Photograph inside a temple shrine behind a metal grille. A bare-chested priest in a pink-orange dhoti holds a lit oil lamp on a brass plate toward a deity murti decorated with yellow and red flower garlands. Behind the bars, several people in white clothing and orange cloths stand with hands folded in prayer or raised toward the shrine. A brass lamp stand and a kalasha-like pot sit near the deity, and a yellow cloth with a printed emblem lies on the rail in the foreground. Two people in the lower left foreground, one wearing an orange garment, are seen from behind. The scene shows aarti being performed at darshan of a deity murti.

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A temple procession outside a stone temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. On the left, a shirtless man in white dhoti arranges flower garlands on a decorated palanquin, while a man in saffron dhoti and orange-yellow shawl stands on the platform beside him. In the foreground and centre, devotees stand with hands folded in prayer; one bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala, another in white dhoti wears orange and a long garland, and a grey-haired man with a topknot and white vibhuti marks is at lower left. A woman in orange sari stands behind them, and a crowd fills the courtyard.2018-01-16August 09 20102010-08-09October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesAugust 09 20102010-08-09October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple doorway with peeling grey walls and brass bells hanging on a wooden lattice. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green waistband lifts a folded orange cloth over the head of a figure draped in an orange garment with a yellow-and-white border, wearing a red-topped headdress decorated with white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves, while a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala stands beside them. A blue cloth with gold trim hangs on the left. Several people are partially visible in the foreground and left edge.2016-11-11 +2 copiesFebruary 15 20132013-02-15Night-time temple scene with stone pillars and carved columns lit at dusk. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a yellow-and-green shawl and red sash holds a brass tray with a lit flame at right. Beside the lamp stand a seated lantern and garlands of marigolds and roses. At left, a figure with long swept-back hair and an orange-saffron robe with gold necklaces stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, with other saffron-robed and white-clad devotees behind. A man in a striped white shirt also presses palms in prayer, and a woman in a white sari with red border stands nearby. Ritual aarti or puja in progress.2012-04-05December 20 20112011-12-20A photo inside a small temple shrine with blue-painted walls and a white-tiled backdrop. A bare-chested priest in a red cloth and a second priest in a yellow-bordered white dhoti stand at a golden arched shrine holding a decorated deity murti garlanded with marigold and other flower garlands, with a metal lamp and brass vessels on the floor. To the left, a man in an orange robe with a red-edged shawl stands with hands folded, and a woman in a red top and orange skirt stands beside him. On the right, a bare-chested elderly man in a white cloth and a man in an orange robe watch the puja. A green-and-gold deity relief is visible on the wall above. Readable Tamil signage and a painted board name a shrine dedication.2008-10-15December 07 20162016-12-07July 22 20102010-07-22