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A photograph of a shrine doorway with a lit flame at the centre of an ornate golden shrine or palanquin-like altar. A bald man in an orange saffron robe stands at the altar making an offering or arati with a lamp. Beside him, men in white shirts and khaki uniforms stand near the steps, one in a khaki police-style uniform holding a notebook. On the left and right, painted dvarapala guardian statues with folded hands flank the doorway. A man in a white shirt holds a Nikon camera at the right edge. Oil lamps glow on the steps.

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A photograph inside a temple shrine doorway flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian statues with folded hands. A shaven-headed priest in orange-saffron robes stands at the shrine, lifting a lit lamp toward a deity murti seated on a decorated throne with a garland and an arched gold torana. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis stand behind; a uniformed police officer in khaki and a photographer with a camera stand to the right, and a partial head is visible in the foreground. Per the page the event is a Madurai Aadheenam festival, but no readable name is visible here. The priest is not an appearance-based a person candidate.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Inside a temple doorway, a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron robe stands on steps facing a bright flame and altar within, with a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti tending the lamp. Two painted guardian statues in red and green flank the doorway with hands folded in namaskar. Men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer in khaki stand nearby, and a photographer in white holds a camera at right. Oil lamps and rituals are visible inside. a person identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the saffron-robed man is described only by role.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a temple doorway at night, flanked by two painted guardian statues with folded hands and moustaches, one in red and gold, one in green. A seated figure on an ornate golden throne-like seat is being honoured with a lit lamp held by a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap. Around him stand devotees in white shirts, a khaki-uniformed man with folded hands, and a bald man in white dhoti and saffron shawl assisting. A photographer in white shirt holds a camera at right, and a watermarked copyright line appears across the lower right. Lamplight and a red-lit altar niche with a deity murti are visible behind. Hindu ritual worship (aarti) with oil lamp.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph inside a temple shrine during an aarti. A shaven-headed priest in an orange saffron shawl with gold border stands at centre, looking down at a lit oil lamp held over a small deity murti dressed in white with garlands and a gold arch behind it. Men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt and khaki uniform stand around the shrine. Oil lamps burn on a ledge and framed paintings of figures hang on the back wall. Five to six people are visible; the figure in orange is shown without a clear appearance match for a person, so the role is described as priest.2012-06-05Photograph of a temple doorway with painted and sculpted guardian figures on either side, one with hands folded in namaskar. Several men stand on the stone steps: a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and a plainclothes officer with a dark shirt, a man in a white shirt, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red-orange shawl, near a lamp. Two figures in white dhotis and a figure in red stand inside near an altar or deity murti at the entrance, with an oil lamp burning in front. Another man in a white shirt stands at the right foreground with his back to the camera, and a partly visible person sits at the lower right. Painted wall murals show temple and river scenes.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Crowded interior of a temple shrine at night. Several men in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders and bare upper bodies, one with a shaved head and orange cloth, move up stone steps toward an inner sanctum. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left and another at right. A figure in a saffron-orange garment with a garland is visible near the centre. Painted and carved guardian figures with moustaches stand beside the doorway, and devotees with shoulder bags and a photographer with a camera crowd the foreground. Walls show painted scenes.2012-06-05Photograph inside a temple shrine doorway with painted mural panels above. A priest in a white dhoti and an orange-brown wrap bends low before a small deity murti or shrine, pouring or offering something with his hands while a man in a brown trouser and white shirt stands at left and a woman in a rust-red sari with gold border stands beside him. A uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and cap watches at right. An oil lamp burns with a flame near the bottom right, and small oil lamps sit on the ledge above. Four people are visible in the scene.2012-06-05