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Photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a dense group of devotees and onlookers standing in front of a blue-painted gopuram-style doorway with carved cream pillars and wooden beams hung with dried leaf garlands and a red circular medallion. Several men in white dhotis, a man in a green lungi with a red shawl and gold chain, a man in yellow cloth, and others in shirts stand close together, some with sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. A sign reading ஸ்ரீ சரவணபவ (Sri Saravanabhava) hangs above the inner passage. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd.

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A crowd of devotees stands in front of a temple gateway with blue-grey walls, carved wooden brackets and pink pillars. A bald older man in the centre wears a sacred thread and holds a red cloth over his bare shoulder, with a gold chain. Beside him, a man in a yellow shirt with a yellow-striped cloth and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stand among others, several with tilak on their foreheads. A signboard with a map is propped to the right. Partially visible people fill the foreground and background of this Chennai ratha yatra scene.2006-11-05A crowded temple corridor with carved stone pillars on the left. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls, some with rudraksha malas and flower garlands, move through the crowd. A man in a yellow striped shirt and white dhoti stands at right beside a woman in a teal sari and a small child. Devotees fill the background, and a green signboard reading DEVASTHANAM hangs above a stall with a bronze lamp-like vessel and framed deity pictures.2009-01-15A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24A crowd of devotees stands in a line at the entrance of a temple gateway with pink and cream pillars, a wooden beam with carved brackets, and hanging mango-leaf or grass festoons. Several people press their palms together in namaskar, and one woman in a green sari with white border has her hands folded. Men wear white shirts and checked or red shirts, and women wear saris in pink and orange. A yellow metal gate and a framed map or sign stand to the right, and an ornate gold-painted screen is on the left. A small sign above reads a Tamil label. The scene suggests darshan queuing at a temple.2006-11-05January 16 20182018-01-16Interior of a South Indian temple corridor with stone pillars and a colourful painted arch above a shrine entrance flanked by white lion-like sculptures and brass lamps. Several men in white dhotis, many bare-chested, walk along a grey stone floor past metal railings; one older man with grey hair and a white cloth over his shoulder wears a rudraksha-style beaded chain. A man in a red-and-white cloth holds a garland, and others in white and saffron-toned cloth move through the procession toward the sanctum, which is lit and decorated with flowers. Bright tube lights line the ceiling.2018-04-29A crowded procession walks through a temple colonnade with multicoloured painted ceilings and white pillars. In the foreground, a young man in orange-saffron robes wears a white flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and beside him a shaved-headed monk in saffron with white ash and a headband also wears a white and red garland. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a khaki uniform, press forward among devotees, and metal barriers line the walkway. Several men in the crowd have red and white tilaks on their foreheads.2012-05-24 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30April 29 20182018-04-29A crowded temple hall at night during a ritual, with devotees seated on the stone floor and many standing around them. In the centre a man in a white shirt and black trousers stands facing a priest in white dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl. Behind them a shirtless man in a dhoti sits near a small blue stool holding offerings, and bananas leaves and a rainbow-striped cloth hang from the pillars. On the right a deity murti is decorated with garlands of red and yellow flowers. Several women wear saffron and orange saris, and a bare-headed man in orange clothing sits at left. Brass plates and bowls of grains and flowers are laid out on the floor.2012-04-05A photograph inside a temple hall with a marble-clad wall on the left and stone pillars wrapped in patterned fabric with bird and floral motifs. Strings of orange and yellow marigold garlands hang across the ceiling. A line of devotees stands in a queue, mostly men in white dhotis and white or pastel shirts, one in a checked shirt and one in a navy top at the right edge. An elderly woman in a yellow sari with a yellow mark on her forehead stands at the left. Near the bottom right, a long wooden or cloth-covered table and a gold-coloured object are visible. The people appear to be waiting for darshan.2012-06-04A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall at Srivilliputhur, with a painted frieze of deity murtis along the wall above. Several men walk through the hall in white dhotis and shirts and bare feet. In the centre a man in saffron cloth with a garland and a bare-chested man in a green-and-white lungi stand out. Another man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks toward the camera, and a man in an orange shawl holds a camera at right. The scene is dim and a blue pipe runs up a pillar.2007-08-17