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A group walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor lined with painted pillar sculptures of figures in red, green and blue. A sign above the doorway reads Sri Parvathavardhini Amman Shrine. In the foreground, a bare-chested elderly man in a pink wrap and white dhoti walks beside a line of saffron-robed sannyasis. A saffron-clad figure with long hair and a rudraksha mala walks in front; a person candidate with long hair, a rudraksha mala and orange clothing is present but identity is uncertain. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts follow, several with white garments and one man in white shirt and dhoti at the right edge. Visible people are around 15.

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July 24 20122012-07-24Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and a low ceiling, dimly lit. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, with long swept-back hair, walks forward smiling, holding a small object in his hand; he is accompanied by others. Two more people in saffron robes walk to his left. Men in white kurta and dhoti walk among them, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man with a gold chain stands at the right beside a table with flower offerings. Fencing barriers line the path, and a framed sign hangs on a pillar, with a red-and-white striped barrier and a chain of garlands overhead.2009-08-01August 17 20122012-08-17A photograph of a long, pillared temple corridor with ornate carved stone walls and painted sculptures of figures lining both sides. A procession walks down the center toward the camera: a group in saffron and orange robes, including a figure in red-orange clothing and a figure in orange with a beaded necklace, followed by many women in white saris with red-orange shawls and some in white dhotis. On the right, a person in white with an orange shawl holds a camera on the floor-level side. On the left, men in white dhotis and a figure in yellow stand watching. A sign hangs on the left wall, and the scene shows about 30 visible people.2009-07-13May 08 20122012-05-08A 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 12 20072007-01-12July 29 20082008-07-29A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted guardian statues along the walls. A saffron-robed man at the front holds a tall silver trident-like staff wrapped in pink, white and multicolored flower garlands. Behind him a woman in a maroon sari walks beside a man in an orange-red robe with a gold necklace and rudraksha beads, his hair swept back, raising one hand in greeting. Several men in orange robes follow, along with a few people in white dhotis and a woman in white. The group walks toward a lit inner passage draped with red garlands.2009-07-13A dim temple corridor with carved stone pillars and a bright doorway at the far end. A procession of people walks toward the light: at the front left, a bearded man in an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads; a central figure in orange-red robes holds a long trident-topped staff and wears orange and red beads; another in orange with a red-orange garland follows; a bearded man in white dhoti and shirt raises one hand in greeting; a man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti walks beside him. Several others in white or yellow clothing and a woman in white stand behind. Temple sculptures line the walls.2009-07-13January 15 20092009-01-15July 13 20092009-07-13