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A photograph inside a stone temple shrine under a corrugated metal roof, showing a ritual at a dark black stone deity murti set into a carved sandstone niche. A long Tamil inscription reads on the stone lintel above and the stone frame. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange cloth with a yellow border and a beaded rudraksha-style headband stands with one arm raised high to the forehead. Shaved-headed men in orange robes crowd the foreground. A person in white bends at the shrine offering a tray. On the right, spectators in white shirts, including an older man, watch, and a cameraman films with a video camera on the right edge. Multiple people are visible, so the count falls in the 21-100 range given the crowd filling the frame.

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Temple ritual at a stone shrine with a dark sanctum doorway and a plaque above reading Tamil text. A bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-trimmed edges, wearing a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace and a red-beaded band on his head, holds a green object and a small flower or leaf while standing near the shrine. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with yellow border and red bangles holds a brass plate. A shirtless man bends toward the shrine opening, and a yellow cloth or offering lies on the ground. Devotees in white and orange sit at the edges, and a camera operator films at right under a corrugated metal canopy.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesA temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof, with carved sandstone pillars and a shrine niche behind. An older bald priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha and white bead mala and red tilak, stands at centre with hands held together over an offering. To his left, a priest in an orange wrap and red rudraksha bracelets, seen from behind, walks toward the shrine, while a young man in a white dhoti and yellow sash, bare-chested with a sacred thread, carries a brass tray of offerings and flowers. Devotees and onlookers in white and dark clothing watch at the right edge, and a camera operator films. A Tamil inscription plaque is mounted above the shrine, and a deity murti stands within it.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18May 30 20122012-05-30May 18 20122012-05-18 +2 copiesPhotograph of two people in orange and saffron robes with gold borders standing at a stone shrine niche in an ancient temple. The woman on the left, seen from behind, has her hair in a bun and wears rudraksha beads on her head, arm and neck. The bald figure on the right, with rudraksha on the head, gold earrings and hands folded in prayer, is facing the shrine. A black plaque above reads a Tamil inscription and a second plaque below repeats a Tamil name. A small deity murti sits at the bottom of the niche. The a person candidate cannot be confirmed from the appearance alone.2012-05-18 +1 copiesTwo devotees in saffron-orange robes stand before a stone shrine niche in an ancient temple with carved sandstone pillars and a corrugated roof. A woman with hair in a bun, wearing an orange sari with a gold border and rudraksha bracelets and necklace, faces the shrine with hands folded. Beside her, a bald man in an orange shawl with gold trim and a rudraksha mala on his head stands with palms pressed together in prayer. A black plaque with white Tamil lettering is set above the niche, and a partial figure in yellow appears at the right edge.2012-05-18 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph at a stone temple shrine in Tiruvannamalai. A bald, bearded man in an orange saffron robe stands at left, pointing toward a small stone shrine or fire pit containing dark offerings and ash, with his right hand raised open. Beside him, a woman in a red blouse holds a folded paper and a green garland. In the centre, a second orange-robed sannyasi with long hair and a green leaf garland bends low over the shrine, head down. Behind them, a man in a dark shirt and two onlookers stand near stalls hung with yellow and orange packets and baskets of offerings, with carved stone pillars and a banner beside them. The scene looks like a puja at a temple shrine.2006-12-04