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A dim, pillared temple corridor at night with a long row of carved stone pillars decorated with figures on both sides and a painted ceiling. A glowing golden palanquin or shrine with a deity murti sits at the far end. Dense crowds walk toward it. Foreground devotees include a bare-chested man wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a woman in a white sari with a lanyard, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt. Several saffron-clad figures move among the crowd. Many people wear white or orange garments. Some lift their hands in prayer near the left edge. The mood is a temple procession.

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A photograph inside a long colonnaded temple corridor with carved pillars topped by lion-like brackets and fluorescent lights overhead. In the centre, a golden palanquin or ratha glowing with lamps and garlands is carried forward along the passage. Ahead of it walks a line of devotees, including a bare-chested young man with long light hair wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, a man in a yellow garment, several people in saffron and orange robes, and women in white saris with orange shawls. Onlookers stand along the left wall, some with hands folded in prayer, and a man in a blue shirt stands at right. The scene reads as a temple procession.2009-07-13A photograph of a procession moving through a long, pillared stone corridor of a temple at night or in dim light. At the center, a golden palanquin-style shrine glows with warm lamps and holds a deity murti decorated with garlands, with colourful tassels hanging from its sides. Many devotees walk along both sides: a man in front wears a white dhoti and shawl with a white headband and rudraksha mala; a woman in a white sari with green border stands at lower left; a woman in a bright blue sari holds a white bag; a man in a striped blue-and-white shirt plays a drum; several men wear white with orange cloths. Ornate white stone pillars line the corridor under a painted ceiling.2009-07-13A photograph inside a temple corridor at night, with carved stone pillars and reliefs on both sides and a lit ornate shrine or palanquin glowing at the far end. Several people walk toward it in a procession. Foreground: a man in a light blue checked shirt and white dhoti carries an item draped in red cloth with gold trim. Near the left, a woman in a white sari with a flower in her hair and a child in her arms walks beside a man in white dhoti and a man wearing a yellow garment. Behind them, figures in saffron and orange robes walk among devotees in white. A man on the right in white shirt and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala. Tiled ceiling and overhead tube light complete the scene.2009-07-13A procession moves down a long, pillared corridor of a temple with carved white columns and a painted ceiling. In the distance a brightly lit golden shrine or palanquin glows at the end of the hall. Many devotees walk in a line; several men wear orange or saffron shawls and white dhotis, and some women wear saris in green, pink, blue and orange. A man at the lower right in a red-brown garment plays a drum, and a woman in a blue sari stands with hands joined in prayer. Another man in a white dhoti and orange shawl walks with a long staff. A small bald man in white with an orange shawl is visible near the centre. Overall the scene is a temple procession in a Hindu temple corridor.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A large crowd of devotees processes through a stone-pillared corridor of a South Indian temple, following an ornately decorated palanquin-style shrine (ratha) lit with warm lamps, with a deity murti seated inside draped in yellow cloth and garlanded with flowers. Many people wear white dhotis and shawls, women wear sarees in purple, pink and blue, and a man in an orange robe with a saffron head covering stands at the left near a silver trident (trishul) decorated with flower garlands. Carved lion figures decorate the pillar tops. The palanquin is brightly lit with tassels hanging from its sides.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple corridor procession inside a stone-pillared hall with carved sculptural pillars and fluorescent ceiling lights. At the rear, an illuminated golden palanquin with a pointed canopy and lit tiers carries a seated figure in orange-gold robes, flanked by hanging garlands. Crowds of devotees follow closely, many women in white saris with gold borders, some in blue and red, a man in a blue checked shirt, and a drummer beating a large drum. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks at the right edge. Several people wear red shawls and orange garments. The procession moves toward the viewer through the temple corridor.2009-07-13A dim stone temple corridor lined with tall pillars, with a crowd of devotees pressing forward behind a palanquin draped in red, green and yellow cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands at the centre, with a man in a khaki uniform and hat nearby. Devotees in saffron, blue and white clothing fold hands along the pillars, and a golden kalasha stands at right.2016-11-11 +1 copiesCrowded temple corridor with carved stone pillars and sculpted figures along the walls. In the centre, a golden ornate palanquin or deity shrine with a tiered roof sits decorated with flower garlands in red and white. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing crowd around it, some with hands folded. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind, and a few women in white stand at the right. Attendants in white stand near the shrine. The scene suggests a temple procession or darshan at Madurai Meenakshi Temple.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13