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A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor, with carved columns and dim lamplight. A group of about a dozen people stands in a line, many in saffron-orange robes with red borders, several wearing gold-toned pendant necklaces and sacred ash markings on their foreheads. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in front, his body marked with white ash stripes. A woman in a green and purple saree stands at left with her hands folded. Several men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer stand in the background. A yellow stone or metal block sits at the right edge beside a pillar. The group appears to be offering prayers while visiting the temple.

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January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and dim lighting, where a group stands with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange shawl with a gold necklace stands with palms joined. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his torso holds a lamp area in a white dhoti. On the right, a person in orange robes and a gold necklace presses palms together, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala and a headscarf stands nearby. A woman in a green and gold sari with gold bangles folds her hands on the left, and several men in white dhotis and a uniformed officer in khaki stand in the background.2009-01-14Several people walk barefoot through a dim stone temple corridor with grey pillars and a yellow metal grille on the right. In front, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe with red-bordered edges and a large gold-toned necklace walks with hands clasped. Beside him, a woman wears a green and purple silk sari with a gold border, glasses and gold bangles. Behind them, a bare-chested older priest in white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pink shawl, and a younger man in an orange robe carries a gold-strung garland. Several men in white and orange robes follow along the corridor.2009-01-14Photograph inside a long stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and yellow metal railings. A woman in a green and purple silk sari with gold bangles walks at left. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron robe with a red border and a gold-bead necklace, and an older bare-chested man with white vibhuti marks and a white dhoti walks beside him. Two more men in orange robes with garlands follow at right, and several men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them. Signboards in Tamil and English hang at upper right.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a narrow doorway lit from the right. Several saffron-clad men with shaved heads and white tilak marks stand in a group, many wearing gold-coloured beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-right wears saffron robes with an orange shawl and holds his hands in namaste. Another man in a white dhoti with a saffron border stands near the doorway. A white-shirted man stands at the left edge, and a bare-chested man with a red-marked forehead stands at the far right. The figures appear to be devotees or sannyasis moving through a temple passage.2010-12-29Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a painted ceiling, crowded with devotees. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold-flower garland on his head and gold chains and rudraksha beads around his neck, stands with palms joined in añjali, gazing upward. Beside him, a bald man wears an orange shawl and a long pale bead necklace with a gold pendant. On the right, a young man in an orange robe wears a gold-bead garland. A bare-chested man at left holds a plate with offerings. Several white-clad men and women stand around them. Appearance-based a person is the central figure with the flower garland and rudraksha cues, shown in person amid devotees.2012-05-07A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Interior of a stone temple hall with rows of granite pillars and a marble floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a line, some with gold-coloured necklaces and beaded malas. The man at the front centre wears a long dark braid, a red-and-gold dress with a red shawl, and a headband, and smiles while raising his hand. Another robed man on the right, bare-chested with a headband and malas, stands beside a dark stone block. Several men in white and pink shirts stand in the background. a person appears in the centre-front, identified only by his long swept hair, bright red-and-gold clothing and ornamented malas.2012-05-16 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05January 14 20092009-01-14