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Night photograph of a crowd moving through the stone gateway of a temple, lit by oil lamps set into the carved granite walls. Beside him, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border and gold necklace walks, and another man in brown robe and gold chains stands behind. On the left, men in teal green polo shirts with a yellow temple emblem move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. The scene includes many more people in the background.

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February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with carved sandstone pillars and wall niches lit by small lamps. A central figure in a reddish-brown ochre robe wears a white and orange flower garland and walks with hands folded in front, with a bearded man in a similar brown robe and a gold chain behind him. Around them, men in teal green and yellow-emblem polo shirts form a guard line, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown belt walks alongside. Devotees in white and blue shirts fill the background toward a wooden door at the far end. The figure is consistent with the a person appearance cues of an ochre robe and a garland, with the setting matching a temple visit described on the page.2017-02-06Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with lamps glowing on the carved pillars and walls. At the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long multicoloured flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar, walks through a crowd. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace and a bald man in a rust-brown cloth with a gold chain follow. On the left, men in teal sports shirts with a yellow lamp emblem move through the crowd, and on the right a uniformed police officer in khaki stands watch. About 15 physical people are visible. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is described as a devotee in a rust-brown robe with a garland.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph of a temple visit at a Tamil Nadu temple, with a stone wall and bamboo scaffolding on the right and illuminated decorations behind the crowd. In the centre, a man in an ochre-red robe wears a long white and red flower garland and gold necklaces, hands pressed together in greeting. a person: a bearded man with a garland and gold necklaces walks through the crowd. Beside him, a man in a saffron-toned robe and gold chain follows. On the left, a man in a teal polo shirt with a yellow emblem faces away from the camera. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, and devotees crowd the lane.2017-02-06Night photograph of a crowded temple lane lit with strings of lights, a illuminated gopuram tower in the background. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a white flower garland, rudraksha-style beads and a forehead marking walks with hands joined in greeting, a person by appearance cues of ochre robe, garland and beads, role: visiting devotee-guest. Beside him a man in a white and gold dhoti and gold chain walks with a rudraksha-style bead mala. Green-shirted volunteers with yellow emblems and uniformed police in khaki move alongside, and devotees in saffron and white crowd the passage. Ornate grilled metal gates and carved stone pillars line the path.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06