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A group walks through a temple gateway with red and white striped pillars and a blue-framed notice board on the right. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long red rudraksha mala and red tassel leads the way with an outstretched hand, a peacock walking in front of him on the floor. Beside him, a man in orange with a long beard and pendant wears orange dhoti and shawl. Men in white dhotis and a yellow-shirted man follow, and a few others in orange and white stand behind in the dark doorway of the inner shrine. Printed Tamil signs are visible on the walls.

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July 14 20092009-07-14Outdoor scene at a temple entrance with dark carved columns and stone walls. A man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala on the left looks upward. In the center, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe walks barefoot alongside another man in orange, followed by people in white and light clothes. On the right, an older bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a purple sash walks beside a man in a light shirt. A blue signboard with Tamil text hangs on the left wall. Several other people walk behind the group.2008-07-29 +1 copiesAugust 11 20092009-08-11Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard past granite pillars with carved columns and a painted white-and-red temple wall. A man with long swept-back dark hair in a saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulders walks at centre, smiling, with a pink and yellow flower garland held by a man in white dhoti and shirt beside him. Around them, a bearded man in orange robes, a man in white shirt and dhoti, a younger man in orange with an orange cloth, and a bare-chested priest with a yellow-and-purple dhoti and tilak walk together. A Tamil-script sign is visible on a pillar. a person (cues: long swept-back hair and saffron-orange robe) appears to be among the walkers.2008-07-29November 27 20062006-11-27A photograph at a temple entrance with a dark gateway and white-painted columns, where a sign reads 'Siva' with 'Om' between the words. Several men walk outdoors on stone paving. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a long garland of gold beads and a purple-bordered shawl, with long hair and a red tilak, appearing to be a person by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments; the appearance is uncertain. On the right, a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala wears a red dhoti with a purple border. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested, move through the entrance, with a few women in white nearby. Hanging lamp-shaped banners flank the doorway, and a notice board on the left gives instructions for devotees coming for darshan.2009-08-11August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01July 29 20082008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29November 27 20062006-11-27November 27 20062006-11-27Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night. A man in an orange-red robe and orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and pink flowers and green leaves, walks forward with his face lifted upward. Beside him a shirtless young man in a gold-brown cloth and white dhoti walks barefoot. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow, one bearded man wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A tall gopuram-style corridor opens behind, with painted stucco figures and a Vaishnava-style vertical tilak symbol above the doorway. Tamil notice boards hang on the pillars.2007-08-17