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Night photograph outside a temple courtyard lit by a string of warm bulbs and a street lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and an orange turban stands with palms pressed together in namaste, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest. Beside him, an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and a white beard wears an orange cloth and holds his hands together at his chest. At right, a man in a white kurta with an orange shawl also joins his palms in prayer. Behind them, a cameraman films with a video camera on his shoulder, and other white-clad men and devotees stand nearby. Stalls with lit signboards and a deity shrine are visible in the background.

Night photograph outside a temple at Vellore, with stone temple walls and a bright floodlight at left. Several men stand on a paved courtyard with hands joined in namaskar. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe and an orange head wrap with a grey beard, holding hands in prayer. Beside him stands an elderly bare-chested man with white hair and beard wearing an orange cloth. Men in white dhotis and cream kurtas with orange shawls stand at the left and right, some holding small items. At right a musician in a cream dhoti and orange sash plays a long wind instrument. Behind them a shop front with lit signs and garlands, and a striped fabric canopy overhead.

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Night photograph of a crowd walking through a dimly lit temple courtyard in front of a tall stone temple gopuram with a lit shrine niche at top. Men in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls predominate. In the left foreground a man in a long orange robe with a saffron-orange garment and a beaded orange-and-red mala around his neck walks with hands folded. Near the centre a man in white holds his hands together in namaste while another man in a cream kurta holds a bouquet of red and yellow flowers. Many people in white and orange follow, some barefoot, in what appears to be a temple procession.

A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple corridor at night, past a carved stone pillar on the left. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead the group; the central figure wears an orange garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate crown-like headband, and two others in orange have garlands and white headbands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a green and yellow cloth bundle, and a man in a white shirt walks at the right edge.

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Photograph inside a dim temple hall where several people stand with palms pressed together in anjali, facing forward toward a shrine. In the foreground, a shaved-headed monastic in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands beside a person in saffron robes with a gold necklace, also with hands folded. To the left, a man in white clothes with a red shoulder cloth and a gold chain stands with palms joined. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a red sash holds a garland of red flowers, and a yellow-gold deity murti is visible in the background. A red metal pot sits on the floor near stone pillars.

May 06 2016

Night-time photograph outside a stone temple structure with carved granite pillars and a red cloth hanging. A bald man in a deep orange-red robe stands at a granite ledge with his palms pressed together in namaskar, facing brass ritual items including a bell, a plate and a small cup. Beside him, a smiling man in orange robes with long swept-back dark hair stands with hands joined, and another orange-robed man with a red vertical mark on his forehead also presses palms together. A man in white clothes stands behind them. On the far left, a figure in orange clothing claps. A colourful umbrella with tassels stands at the left edge, and a dark board listing donor names is mounted on a wall behind them.