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A photograph inside a temple corridor where a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe, with a red tilak on his forehead, holds a silver tray with green leaves and offerings. Beside him a shirtless man in a white dhoti with gold chain and rudraksha-style beads stands with hands folded in namaste. A man in white shirt and dhoti and a bare-armed elderly woman in an orange sari with a basket of greens are at right, and a steel vessel and garlands sit in the foreground. A man in the background holds up a phone camera. Walls display colourful painted panels and a sign in Tamil script.

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A photograph of a temple ritual in a crowded hall. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe stands beside a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and sacred thread, who holds a metal plate of green leaves and offerings. A brass vessel with leaves and flowers sits in front, with a small flame at the side. On the right, a bearded bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a Vaishnava-style forehead mark stands with arms folded. Devotees in white shirts and orange shirts press forward behind a railing, some with hands folded in namaskar, and a person in the lower left holds up a camera. The walls behind show framed religious pictures and signboards in Tamil script.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02A temple scene with a crowd pressing in. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl over a red undergarment wears a long yellow-and-white flower garland, a red tilak on the forehead, and long swept-back hair, holding a woven basket of offerings with green leaves and white items. Two bare-chested men in saffron and yellow cloth, one with a white cloth over his shoulder, hold or receive the basket; a grey-haired man in white and orange cloth reaches toward it, and a man in white with folded hands stands nearby. A camera is raised in the lower left, and framed notices with Tamil text hang on the wall behind.2009-02-02Indoor temple scene with a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a white garland-like cloth stands with hands folded in namaskar, smiling. A bare-chested priest with a beard in a white dhoti stands at right, and a man in a yellow silk shawl holds a white flower garland and offerings. A cameraman films at left. Framed devotional paintings of deities hang on the wall behind, and a black board with white Tamil lettering is mounted above them. The setting appears to be a South Indian temple hall.2009-02-02A crowd gathers in a street near a temple entrance with banners overhead. At centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron robe with a red undershirt stands with palms pressed together, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls, several wearing rudraksha malas. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white dhoti holds a tilak-marked forehead. A dark-coloured wall and a small brass kalasha-like vessel sit on a black platform in the foreground, with green leaves, flowers and an offering tray. a person cues: long hair and saffron robe, matching a visible robed sannyasi figure at centre. Printed Tamil banners behind the crowd.2009-02-02February 02 20092009-02-02Photo inside a temple hall in India with a crowd of devotees standing and folding their hands in namaskar. A bare-chested man with a full dark beard and a white dhoti stands with arms crossed beside a gold-barred grille on the right. In front, a woman in an orange saffron sari with a red blouse and a man in white shirt and white dhoti join palms. Men and women in white and blue saris surround them. On a black table stands a green leafy offering and a steel pot. Framed deity paintings and a poster with printed Tamil text hang on the back wall, and a curtain hangs at right.2009-02-02A crowded temple interior with a large group of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts and a few women in saris, pressed together near a doorway. A young man in an orange robe with long wavy hair stands center, hands folded in greeting, while a man in a khaki shirt rests a hand on the orange-robed figure's shoulder. On the right, a bare-chested priest with a shaved head and white dhoti stands by the gate. A steel cooking vessel and a tray of green leaves and offerings sit on a stand in front. Walls behind display framed deity paintings and Tamil signboards with banners.2009-02-02A crowded temple interior where a person in a saffron-orange robe stands centre-right, facing a bare-chested priest on the right wearing a white dhoti with a red border and a sacred thread. Beside them on a low stone platform stand brass vessels, green leaves and flower garlands on a tray. Men and women in white shirts, saris and dhotis crowd behind a metal railing on the left, while a photographer with a camera stands in the foreground. Painted deity panels and Tamil signboards hang on the wall behind.2009-02-02Crowded temple hall during a visit, with devotees pressing close around a central scene. A shirtless elderly man in white dhoti and a white shawl drapes a garland of yellow and red flowers over a young man in a saffron-orange shirt and a flower garland. Around them, men in white shirts and orange-trimmed clothing hold up cameras and phones to photograph. On the right, a priest-like young man with bare chest, sacred yellow dhoti, tilak and a wrapped basket of flowers stands near a brass pot. Painted deity panels and a Tamil-language notice board hang on the wall behind.2009-02-02