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A photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and hanging lights. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron cloth and a white and red flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him, a bald man in a saffron dhoti wears layered gold and beaded necklaces, rudraksha malas and a red rosette badge. To the left, several men in matching teal-green polo shirts stand, one holding a brass vessel with a white and red garland. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the foreground. Other devotees in white and saffron crowd the background, and a golden deity murti or pillar stands behind the scene.

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Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and scaffolding, lit by overhead lamps. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing an orange-brown robe and a white and red flower garland, stands with hands folded in namaste. Beside him, men in teal and navy sports tops, one holding a gold vessel, stand near a copper-coloured gate. On the right, a bare-chested, shaved-headed priest wears a saffron shawl, gold chains and a red ribbon rosette, and a uniformed police officer stands in front. Other devotees in white and yellow dhotis are visible behind, with a blue sign in Tamil script at the upper left.2017-02-06A photograph inside a temple corridor at night, with stone pillars and scaffolding overhead. Several men in teal-green collared shirts and navy track pants stand in a line, one holding a gold-coloured bowl. Beside them, a bearded man with long hair wears an orange-brown robe, a white-and-red flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, and is being received by the group. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Behind a wooden grille on the left, devotees in saris and shirts stand near a shrine with black stone deity murti, red-and-white flower offerings and a blue cloth.2017-02-06Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with lamps glowing on the carved pillars and walls. At the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe and a long multicoloured flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar, walks through a crowd. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti with a gold necklace and a bald man in a rust-brown cloth with a gold chain follow. On the left, men in teal sports shirts with a yellow lamp emblem move through the crowd, and on the right a uniformed police officer in khaki stands watch. About 15 physical people are visible. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the role is described as a devotee in a rust-brown robe with a garland.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Photograph inside a temple hall with stone pillars and a wooden-railed enclosure. In the centre, a man with a long dark beard and a white-and-red flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a deep maroon-red dhoti or robe. Around him stand devotees and attendants in saffron-orange shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, and a uniformed police officer in khaki on the right. A teal-shirted man stands at left. In the foreground are dark stone lingams and Nandi-like figures with red and yellow cloth draped over them, indicating a shrine. Several people are visible, and the scene reflects a temple visit with devotional greetings to the shrines.2017-02-06 +1 copiesA photograph inside a stone temple hall at Arunachaleshwara, with dark stone deity murtis in the foreground, some draped with red and blue cloth. A central figure with a long beard and white flower garland, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Around him stand devotees in orange and saffron garments and gold-bead necklaces, a man in a teal shirt, and a uniformed police officer in khaki on the right. Pillars and a metal gate frame the background.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Photograph inside a temple hall with dark stone pillars and a wooden ceiling under a fluorescent tube light. In the centre a bearded man with a long gold-accented cloth draped over his shoulders, wearing a white garland of flowers, stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him stands a man in a white dhoti with a white shawl and orange-red beaded necklaces. Behind them several devotees in teal-green shirts and orange-red garments crowd forward. On the right a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with hands folded. In the foreground are several black stone lingams and Shiva forms, some draped with red, white, green and yellow cloths, with marigold and flower offerings. The image shows a temple visit to shrines inside the Arunachaleshwara temple setting.2017-02-06 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor at night, with carved granite columns and a dim ceiling. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a white flower garland, a rust-red dhoti and a bare upper body, stands at centre facing a group. a person by visible cues: long swept-back hair, ornate garland and a distinctive bearded appearance, while standing among priests. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with hands folded, and a priest in an orange-red cloth wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, a bald priest in a rust dhoti and a rudraksha mala wears a red rosette badge, with a second priest in white beside him. On the left, several men in casual shirts and a teal polo look on, and a man holds a folded cloth. Background figures include more devotees in orange and white.2017-02-06A photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night, with carved sandstone pillars and wall niches lit by small lamps. A central figure in a reddish-brown ochre robe wears a white and orange flower garland and walks with hands folded in front, with a bearded man in a similar brown robe and a gold chain behind him. Around them, men in teal green and yellow-emblem polo shirts form a guard line, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown belt walks alongside. Devotees in white and blue shirts fill the background toward a wooden door at the far end. The figure is consistent with the a person appearance cues of an ochre robe and a garland, with the setting matching a temple visit described on the page.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06