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A photograph of a group walking down a long, arched colonnaded passage lined with shops. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe walks forward, with a second man in orange beside him and a man in white at the front-left in a white shirt with a red-striped collar. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls follow behind. Shopfronts on either side sell toys, figurines, garlands and religious items, including a pink Ganesha statue. Signs in Tamil script are visible above the shops. The scene is a procession or walking tour through a busy temple market street.

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July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30July 29 20082008-07-29November 11 20082008-11-11A photograph of a long, pillared temple corridor lined with shops selling garlands, religious prints, brass items, balloons and bags. A bare-chested older man in a green-and-white checked lungi walks forward at the centre, with a figure in a saffron robe and orange turban beside him. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A woman in a pink sari is visible among the crowd. The floor is grey stone and the ceiling is white with carved relief work.2007-08-17A group walks barefoot through a covered temple corridor lined with souvenir and shop stalls, with carved pillars and a colourful gopuram-style entrance ahead. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks beside another in orange; a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow and purple cloth walks among them. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti leads the way, a man in white kurta follows, and a woman in a yellow saree stands at a stall on the right beside shelves of bags and cloth. Glass jars of goods line the left-side shop counter.2008-07-29A photograph of a narrow, dimly lit covered market lane with stone pillars overhead. A group walks down the middle of the lane. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching orange head cloth wears a long gold-and-yellow beaded necklace and walks barefoot; he has a long wrapped cloth over his shoulder area. Around him are men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing lanyards and beaded necklaces, and a woman in a red sari. To the left, a man in a white shirt and a lanyard faces the group, and on the right a bald man in white with a beaded necklace stands near a shop. Shop stalls line the walls, selling handbags, plastic toys, red and green hanging balls and ceramic items. Signboards in Tamil and English are visible above the shops.2007-08-17July 29 20082008-07-29January 02 20082008-01-02A photograph of a crowded covered colonnade inside a temple complex, with carved white stone pillars and a low ceiling. Shops line both sides, selling garlands, religious pictures, bags and trinkets under hanging marigold strings. Many men and women walk through the narrow aisle; several men in white dhotis and shirts stand near the centre, one wearing a yellow-and-white garland around his neck, and an elderly man with white hair stands at the right edge. Signboards in Tamil script hang overhead.2007-08-17A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor lined with shops selling brass vessels, handbags, puja goods, garlands and religious items. A group of people in white ritual clothing walks through the passage; one man in the centre wears an orange shawl over white dress and raises his arm, while a bald man in white with a yellow-lanyard badge walks beside him. Several women in saris and an older man in a checked shirt stand near the stalls. Signboards in Tamil hang on the pillars and on a yellow poster above the shopfronts.2007-08-17A group of people walks barefoot down a narrow, pillared temple corridor lined with shops selling religious goods, garlands and bags. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe with a red-orange shawl walks at the front, followed by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti carrying a yellow cloth bundle, and a bare-chested man wearing a yellow dhoti with a purple sash. A man in an orange robe with a shawl walks at the right. On the left, shop shelves hold brass vessels, and a woman in a green sari stands at a stall on the right. Ornate carved stone pillars and a painted temple gopuram frame the background. Tamil signboards are visible.2008-07-29