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A temple ritual under a corrugated metal roof, with carved sandstone pillars and a shrine niche behind. An older bald priest in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with yellow borders, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha and white bead mala and red tilak, stands at centre with hands held together over an offering. To his left, a priest in an orange wrap and red rudraksha bracelets, seen from behind, walks toward the shrine, while a young man in a white dhoti and yellow sash, bare-chested with a sacred thread, carries a brass tray of offerings and flowers. Devotees and onlookers in white and dark clothing watch at the right edge, and a camera operator films. A Tamil inscription plaque is mounted above the shrine, and a deity murti stands within it.

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May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesTemple ritual at a stone shrine with a dark sanctum doorway and a plaque above reading Tamil text. A bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with gold-trimmed edges, wearing a rudraksha mala and a beaded necklace and a red-beaded band on his head, holds a green object and a small flower or leaf while standing near the shrine. Beside him a woman in an orange sari with yellow border and red bangles holds a brass plate. A shirtless man bends toward the shrine opening, and a yellow cloth or offering lies on the ground. Devotees in white and orange sit at the edges, and a camera operator films at right under a corrugated metal canopy.2012-05-18A photograph inside a stone temple shrine under a corrugated metal roof, showing a ritual at a dark black stone deity murti set into a carved sandstone niche. A long Tamil inscription reads on the stone lintel above and the stone frame. In the foreground, a figure in saffron-orange cloth with a yellow border and a beaded rudraksha-style headband stands with one arm raised high to the forehead. Shaved-headed men in orange robes crowd the foreground. A person in white bends at the shrine offering a tray. On the right, spectators in white shirts, including an older man, watch, and a cameraman films with a video camera on the right edge. Multiple people are visible, so the count falls in the 21-100 range given the crowd filling the frame.2012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Three men in orange saffron garments stand inside a stone temple doorway carved with dense relief figures. The man at left with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha bracelets, a beaded rudraksha belt and a silver chain holds his palms together in añjali mudra with eyes lowered. In the centre, a younger man in an orange cloth holds a rudraksha mala and a tray of offerings with green leaves and a yellow fringed cloth. At right, an older bald man with a white tilak, rudraksha mala and gold necklace touches his forehead in reverence. A cameraman with a camera is visible at upper left. The setting suggests a temple visit with prayer and offerings.2012-07-24 +1 copiesJuly 24 20122012-07-24A photograph at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24May 30 20122012-05-30A temple-style ritual photograph in an interior hall with a decorated canopy and orange-red floral garlands overhead. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a pink-and-white garland stands holding a tray with coconuts and offerings. Beside him a younger man in orange robes and a pink flower garland extends his hands over the tray. On the left a bare-chested priest in a red and gold silk dhoti and white undercloth holds another tray, and at the far right an orange-robed attendant holds an orange cloth. Standing onlookers in white shirts watch in the background, and petals lie scattered on the floor.2012-06-05 +1 copies