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Night photograph at a temple in Tamil Nadu, with a large dark stone pillar wrapped in yellow and white flower garlands in the left foreground. Behind it, a procession of about eight people walks along a covered corridor strung with coloured lights. To his right, a man in a maroon-red silk garment with white flower garlands stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Others in red and orange robes and white dhotis follow behind, and a sign hangs on the pillar near the corridor.

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Night photo at a South Indian temple. In the foreground a large dark stone pillar or lingam-like structure is wrapped with a yellow marigold garland and a twine. To the right, a group of men walk along a paved path. A man in the centre wears a cream-white dhoti with gold borders, a gold necklace and a long beaded mala, and stands with hands clasped. Beside him a man in a rust-red and saffron robe, with a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Behind them more devotees in saffron and orange clothes follow. Lit strings of lights run along the roofline of a pillared temple hall behind the group. The appearance of the man in the rust-red robe with a white garland and folded hands is a person candidate, with his garland and saffron-toned robe as cues.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06October 19 20172017-10-19Night procession inside a temple hall lit by a bright spotlight. In the centre, a man in a maroon-red robe wears a long multicoloured garland of white jasmine and red, orange and blue flowers, with a dark rudraksha mala across his chest and beaded bracelets on his arms. Beside him, a man in white dhoti with a gold border and a white beaded necklace carries a folded red cloth. A figure at the left holds a tall wooden pole with green leaves. Behind them stand robed devotees in saffron and red, and a large gold deity murti or pillar rises at the centre. A tray of fruit and offerings sits on a patterned cloth at the right. Appearance-based cues for the central man are a garland and rudraksha mala, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is a devotee-style procession figure.2017-10-19Outdoor evening ritual photograph with smoke in the air. A central man with long swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a garland of white flowers with orange and red blooms stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, holding incense sticks. Beside him on the left, a shirtless young attendant in orange cloth holds a tall yellow staff and wears rudraksha beads. On the right, a man in white dhoti with a golden border and a sacred thread holds a folded red cloth. Devotees in saffron and red clothing crowd the background, and a drum is visible at the far right.2017-10-19A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a dark stone floor. In the foreground, a figure in a white dhoti with a gold border walks with long dark hair and a small bindi, carrying flowers. Beside him, a figure in an orange-red saffron-toned robe with a white and yellow flower garland and a dark cloth over the shoulders walks barefoot, with a thin yellow line painted on the forehead. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a yellow-bordered dhoti and several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk through the passage. The scene looks like a temple procession or ritual movement.2012-09-11 +1 copiesOctober 19 20172017-10-19May 10 20122012-05-10Night photograph at a temple courtyard lit with string lights, where a bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a rust-red dhoti and shawl, a white floral garland with red flowers, gold bangles and a white forehead mark, stands with palms pressed together and face lifted in devotion beside a stone platform. Behind him, a crowd of devotees watches, including a man in an orange robe with rudraksha beads, a person in an orange sari with a brass pot, and men in green shirts; several in the crowd photograph with cameras and phones. A brightly lit gopuram-style structure and scaffolding frame the background. Aside from the face-up devotee, the image shows temple worship at night.2017-02-06April 09 20172017-04-09December 23 20162016-12-23A photograph of a temple corridor at night, with stone pillars and hanging lamps overhead. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of yellow and red flowers walks forward, with a gold pendant necklace and a tilak mark on his forehead; he has shorter hair and is not shown with the long swept-back hair or crown of the typical depiction. He is flanked by devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis and shirts, one carrying an orange cloth, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with a white forehead mark stands at the right edge. Several other people in white and orange follow behind in the crowded procession. Given the uncertain appearance, the central figure is treated as a devotee in a procession rather than a confirmed identification.2008-08-02