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December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25August 06 20092009-08-06Low-angle photo of a stone temple pavilion with a painted ceiling of concentric rainbow-coloured rings on a green leafy background, supported by carved granite pillars. A sign above in Tamil and English reads Arunagiri Yogisuwarar. In the lower right a person in an orange-red sari leans forward, visible only from the shoulder and arm, with gold bangles. A steel vessel stands at left. The scene is an outdoor temple structure with no clearly visible ritual activity.2011-05-17December 25 20052005-12-25A photograph inside a stone temple with carved granite pillars, niches and a sculpted gopuram-style ceiling overhead with painted deity figures. In the foreground, a crowd of people seen from behind with dark hair, several in orange or saffron garments and white shirts, faces turned toward the carvings. At the lower left a cameraman holds a video camera with a microphone.2008-07-29A large outdoor ritual gathering in front of a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and a colourful painted sign. Seated in the foreground on the paved ground, a group of men in white dhotis and white shirts sit in front of ritual items on a small platform. To the right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a red-orange shawl sits among them, and a few people in orange and white stand nearby. Around them, a dense crowd of devotees, many in white, sits and stands in the courtyard. Loudspeaker horns are mounted on a pillar, and a carved elephant head appears at the top right of the roofline. A digital date stamp reads 24 12 2005 in red.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25July 30 20082008-07-30December 25 20052005-12-25