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A crowded indoor hall lit by warm lamps, with a tall decorative pillar wrapped in coloured bands and a framed painting on the wall. In the centre-right, a man in an orange robe and orange headwrap, with a garland around his neck, raises one hand in a blessing gesture toward the crowd. A man in a white shirt stands in the foreground at right, and a young girl peers over a yellow metal barrier at lower left. Devotees in bright clothes press forward behind the railing. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance here, so the figure in orange is described only by role and appearance.

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A dimly lit photograph inside a temple hall crowded with devotees. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari reaches up with her arm extended, a man in a white shirt with glasses holds a camera, and a young girl peers over a metal railing. In the background a man in an orange turban and orange garment, wearing a white flower garland, stands near the centre among the crowd, with ornate temple pillars banded in white and decorated with hanging garlands and framed painted panels on the walls. Several other people in white and pastel clothing fill the space.A dim temple interior crowded with devotees. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange garment with a white flower garland stands near decorated painted pillars. In the foreground a woman in a blue sari with bangles reaches out holding a white cloth. A man in a white shirt and glasses holds a video camera at right, and a young girl in blue stands at a metal barrier at lower centre. Behind them are framed religious pictures and a red-orange flower garland hanging from a pillar.2003-04-11A crowded temple interior filled with devotees pressing together under tall decorated pillars draped in purple, orange and rainbow cloth with yellow fringe. Two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange cloths stand at the centre, one with a gold chain, and a few men wear white dhotis and shirts. Women in saris and flowers are visible among the crowd. Large banana plant trunks stand beside the pillars, and carved stone columns frame the hall. A camera operator is visible at the lower left edge.2012-04-05January 02 20082008-01-02January 12 20092009-01-12September 16 20152015-09-16December 29 20102010-12-29April 05 20122012-04-05A crowded darshan line inside a tented hall decorated with striped cloth pillars, paper stars and orange hanging ornaments. A figure with long dark curly hair in an orange saffron robe with maroon border stands at the center, leaning forward and reaching toward devotees, with a garland on the arm. Devotees in white shirts and white saris press against a metal barrier on the right, some holding up folded papers or cards. A deity shrine with lit lamps and decorative backdrop is visible in the background. Many people are pressed closely together across the frame.2010-01-02 +1 copiesA crowded indoor room with white walls and a white cloth backdrop decorated with garlands of white flowers and red blossoms. A ceiling fan turns above. A bare-headed man in orange-saffron robes with a rudraksha mala stands at the left holding a ceremonial metal staff, beside a second saffron-clad monastic. Devotees press close: a man in white raises his hand holding a red-tinted offering, a woman in pink sari and a woman in a red sari with flowers in her hair stand among them, and older women in colourful saris crowd the foreground. A shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange with a wrap stands in the background. Roughly 25 people are visible.2013-06-23 +1 copiesA crowded temple interior at night under bright tube lights, with a dense crowd pressing toward a gold iron railing on the left. In the centre, a large decorated deity murti or palanquin with a bright orange-yellow flame and a garland of multicoloured flowers is carried forward. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with folded hands in namaskar, and bald priests and devotees in orange and saffron cloth surround it. Several people hold up mobile phones and a video camera. Stone pillars and carved ornamentation frame the hall, and a sign reads in Tamil script above the entrance. A cluster of about twenty to thirty people is visible.2012-04-05December 31 20112011-12-31