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Outdoor temple courtyard with a marble floor and a stone wall with arched openings behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine doorway. Beside him an older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an ochre dhoti holds a brass aarti plate with lit oil lamps toward a red-and-gold shrine entrance hung with a red and white flower garland. A yellow metal box with a Tamil inscription sits in the foreground, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with a light grey marble floor and a crenellated stone wall behind. A bare-chested priest in saffron dhoti on the right holds a brass plate of offerings toward a yellow-framed shrine gate with red-pink flower garlands hanging above it. In the centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together, a rudraksha mala on the chest and a metal stand beside. Around them devotees in white dhotis with orange shawls stand in a crowd, some with hands folded. A yellow sign with Tamil script sits at the base of the shrine.2008-08-03A photo of a courtyard temple ritual. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes, with a white flower garland and rudraksha-style beads, extends a hand over a brass tray with a lit flame toward a bare-chested priest with ash markings on his body, who wears an orange-beige dhoti and holds the tray. Beside them, an older man in an orange shirt and light dhoti stands near a small blue metal stand. Around them, men in white dhotis and orange shawls stand in a group, and a few people with cameras watch. Marble floors and arched walls with a red and yellow pillar surround the scene.2008-08-03A photograph at a temple courtyard of a ritual exchange. A shaved-headed elderly man in orange robes holds a brass tray toward a bare-chested man in orange dhoti with rudraksha mala and tilak marks, who receives it with both hands. Around them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis wear orange shawls and stand with folded hands. A woman in white holds a camera. A yellow box with a marble floor and a pink-and-white garland hanging overhead complete the scene.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a temple shrine scene with devotees in orange and white. In the foreground, an elderly man in an orange shirt and light dhoti stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Beside him, a younger person in orange robes with a white flower garland and long hair holds hands folded. Further right, a bare-chested priest in an orange-brown dhoti holds up a lit ritual lamp or aarti, with white sacred ash markings on his arm. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white and orange shawls stands on white marble flooring near a gilded pillar and a golden railing. Green trees and shrine walls with golden lettering behind. Ritual aarti in progress.2008-08-03A photograph of a devotional gathering at a temple-like shrine with a golden railing and a pillar. A priest on the right, shaved-headed and wearing glasses, bare-chested with a saffron dhoti and sacred ash markings, raises a lamp toward the shrine. In the centre, a person with long dark hair in saffron robes and a white flower garland stands with hands joined in namaskar. Beside them, a man in an orange shirt and light orange dhoti with white hair and glasses presses his palms together. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and mundus with orange shawls stand in a row. Green foliage and a carved gold railing with Sanskrit lettering appear in the background.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor temple-style ritual in a leafy garden setting at a shrine with brick stacks and a gold-trimmed stone platform. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white garland, and an orange robe stands with palms together receiving an aarti plate with a lit flame held by a bare-chested priest wearing a rudraksha mala, sacred ash and an orange dhoti. Around them, several men and young men in saffron and orange robes stand with folded hands, and an elderly man in an orange shirt on the left joins his palms. Behind them, a few people in white and orange watch, and a camera is raised. Rows of brass oil lamps line a ledge on the right. Yellow banners with the letters SIVA stand at the left edge.2008-08-03A temple courtyard scene at a small shrine with a yellow-framed doorway and ornate metal grille. On the right, a bare-chested priest in a saffron-orange wrap and cream dhoti performs aarti, holding a lamp toward the shrine interior. In front, a white-haired man in peach-orange robes stands with palms joined in namaskar, beside a woman in orange sari with a white flower garland and folded hands. Behind them, several men in orange robes and shawls stand on marble flooring, with arched stone walls and green foliage in the background. No a person candidate is visibly distinguishable by the listed cues, so the figures are described by role only.2008-08-03Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a pink-walled building and bamboo scaffolding overhead. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with their back to the camera, facing a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl, who stands at right with hands folded. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several in orange shawls, watch and fold their hands; a cameraman films at left, and onlookers stand behind a bamboo barrier at right. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the figure is described by role only.2009-08-06A photograph at a shrine with a gold-trimmed pillar and small lamps on a tiled platform. A man in a peach dhoti and shawl holds a lit oil lamp aloft, with a flower garland on his chest. Beside him, a bearded man with white-streaked hair wears a saffron shirt and dhoti and stands with palms pressed together. Further left, an older man in orange clothes with hands joined and a clean-shaven man in saffron stand near a woman in white. Behind them, a crowd of people in orange and white clothes gathers under trees. Yellow-and-black lettering reading Om Namasivaya and Saravanabhava appears on a wall at left.2008-08-03