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Photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple interior with stone pillars wrapped in coloured bands and green leaf garlands hanging from the ceiling. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and sacred thread faces away, while beside him a man in a light blue shirt and a person in white hold a camera. A shaved-headed man in an orange-red head wrap and a white flower garland stands in the centre. On the right, a poster shows the elephant-headed deity Ganesha and a companion deity with a blue-skinned... [see below]

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A dim temple interior with a crowd of devotees pressing close. In the foreground a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread faces away, and a man in a white shirt holds a camera. Near the centre a man in an orange-saffron head wrap and white flower garland stands among the crowd. On the right a large printed poster of a deity pair, one with an elephant head and one with a multi-armed figure, hangs on a stone pillar; a garland of white and red flowers drapes the pillar beside it. Yellow and green hangings and a carved stone pillar with painted bands frame the scene.Photograph inside a temple hall with a dark stone pillar at right bearing a printed poster of a deity pair: an elephant-headed figure and a youthful figure with a crown, both in pink and yellow garments with garlands, labelled with Tamil text. Beside the pillar hangs a calendar sheet showing a date. In the centre, a man in an orange cloth and white garland stands near a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a sacred thread. A cameraman in a white shirt films with a handheld camera, and a man in a blue shirt stands close. Strings of greenery and colourful hanging decorations frame the upper left, with a dense crowd of onlookers at left and a decorated pillar with a white flower garland at right.2003-04-11A 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.2003-04-11April 05 20122012-04-05April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall with pale yellow stone pillars and carved walls. In the centre, a man in an orange-red robe with white vibhuti on his forehead stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a framed deity image garlanded with white flowers and red blossoms on a wooden stand. A cameraman in orange clothing films the scene beside him. In the foreground, a bald, bare-chested man wears a pink cloth draped over his shoulder and a rudraksha mala. Other people in orange and white clothing stand in the background, and offerings of flowers lie on the altar table.2009-07-13A crowded temple scene at night with devotees pressing around a dark wooden palanquin or procession platform decorated with white and orange flower garlands, near a carved stone doorway with an iron lattice gate. A bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and gold-bead necklace stands at the front, with other shirtless men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt nearby. A devotee in a checked shirt raises a camera to film. Oil lamps burn at left and a shrine area is visible in the background.2012-04-05A dense crowd of men and a few women packs a temple doorway at night, lit by oil lamps and overhead lights. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis and a shaved-headed man with orange cloth and a rudraksha mala stand near the entrance. A cameraman with a shoulder camera films in the crowd, while a large floral decoration with yellow and red blossoms shows at the far back. Stone carved pillars and a lattice gate frame the scene. The swami-like figure's appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role.2012-04-05A crowded temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall with a lattice gate and oil lamps. Shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and gold chains stand near the center, while bare-chested men in white dhotis carry a wooden pole. A visiting devotee in orange chest cloth is wearing a gold necklace. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a person in front holds a camera and phone. At the upper right, a palanquin or deity figure is decorated with yellow and orange garlands. The scene is dense with people in motion.2012-04-05A crowded temple hall during a festival procession. Two decorated deity murti figures sit on a raised platform, garlanded with bands of red, yellow and white flowers under ornate painted canopies with orange and red pillars and hanging tassels. A bare-chested man in a green-and-white dhoti stands near the murti, and a uniformed police officer in a dark cap with blue band stands in the foreground. Devotees in white shirts, orange and yellow T-shirts press forward, many holding up mobile phones to photograph the murti. A large crowd fills the foreground.2012-04-05A 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.Night photograph inside a temple hall with dark stone pillars and a tall gold-plated column in the centre, topped with a small deity figure. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand around a yellow-painted platform decorated with long garlands of yellow, white and red flowers. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth wrapped around his waist stands with his back to the camera, and an older bare-chested man with white hair and a beaded necklace stands at right. A man in orange and a figure in saffron clothing are visible in the middle of the group. Several onlookers in white and mixed clothing fill the background, and a sign above the passage reads in Tamil.2006-09-24