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A photograph inside a temple corridor with painted walls and a painted ceiling. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban walks barefoot, wearing a long garland of red and white flowers. Beside him, a man in a white dhoti and an orange shawl walks in step. Around them, several men in white shirts and white dhotis and a shirtless man with a sacred thread follow along the corridor. Along the right wall, painted panels show deities, and a blue sign below them carries Tamil text. The stone floor shows a patterned border. A partly visible shirtless man stands at the left edge in a green cloth.

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Photograph inside a temple corridor at night. A man in an orange-red shawl and matching dhoti, wearing a red-and-white flower garland, walks forward with his face turned upward toward the painted wall. Beside him a shirtless young man in a striped brown-and-gold lungi and a sacred thread holds his hands together. Behind them, several men and boys in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow along. On the left, a man in a white checked shirt and a white dhoti stands near devotees in orange shawls. The wall behind them carries a long row of painted panels showing reclining Vishnu on a serpent couch and standing deity murtis. A blue Tamil sign reads a notice on the right. Devotees are the only people visibly identified by role; the orange-shawled figure is a devotee in a procession rather than a clearly distinctive candidate.2007-08-17A photograph inside a temple corridor with painted walls showing deity panels in blue, green and gold. A figure in orange robes, an orange turban and a long garland of white and pink flowers walks forward, flanked by devotees in white dhotis and shirts. A bare-chested man in a checked lungi wears a sacred thread, and a boy in white stands beside them. Stone walls and a column appear on the right. Several other people in white are partly visible at the edges of the frame.2007-08-17A photograph of a procession walking along a covered temple corridor with stone pillars and painted panels of deities. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and an orange turban wears a long garland of white and pink flowers and walks with hands folded. Beside him, a man in an orange shawl and white ritual dress walks with hands joined. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, women in white and cream saris, and a bare-chested young man in a brown cloth walk along the stone floor. Some participants wear round ceremonial badges. A dark floor mandala is visible near the centre, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the right edge.2007-08-17A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with granite pillars and painted walls showing deity panels in framed niches. A man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, wearing a long garland of flowers, walks barefoot across the stone floor. Beside him a bare-chested man in a dhoti walks ahead of a group of boys and young men dressed in white with rudraksha-style necklaces, and a woman in a pale sari. On the right an older bare-chested man in a green-and-blue checked cloth stands near a pillar, and a boy in white stands behind him. The saffron-clad figure has no clearly distinctive a person cues beyond the orange robe and turban, so identity is uncertain.2007-08-17Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, a painted ceiling medallion and a wall mural of deities. A central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban, wearing a multi-coloured flower garland with red and green blooms, walks forward barefoot. Around him devotees in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange and yellow ribbon badges, follow along. A shirtless young man in a brown lower cloth leads the procession, and a man in white with an orange shawl walks nearby. A floor kolam with a lotus design lies in the foreground. Visible printed text includes the copyright and source credit in the corner.2007-08-17A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with painted walls showing deity murti panels and a multicolored ceiling. In the centre, a person in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white flower garland and walks barefoot. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with cloth wraps, follow closely, and a boy in white stands nearby. A photographer's hand with a camera is visible at the left edge. The scene is a temple procession or visit.2007-08-17A 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.2007-08-17A group walks along a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a painted ceiling of circular floral medallions, with a mural-lined wall of framed deity paintings on the right. In front, a bearded man with glasses wears a saffron robe and a wrist watch and gestures while speaking; a younger man in a saffron robe walks beside him. Behind them a woman in a saffron robe looks upward, and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a purple sash walks barefoot. A man in a light shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and others in white and orange follow along the corridor.2008-07-29 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2007-08-17A photograph taken inside a temple hall at night, with a crowd of devotees standing along a stone pillar beneath a row of painted deity panels. In the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a matching orange turban wears a long garland of white and pink flowers with green and red blooms. Their appearance, with long hair and the saffron robe, is consistent with the sannyasi candidate, though this is uncertain. Beside them a bare-chested young man in a brown wrap and an older man in a teal checked lungi stand with hands folded. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround them, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. The composition is cluttered and the saffron figure's identity is not clear from the image.2007-08-17A photograph inside a temple corridor with a painted, colourful ceiling and tubelight fixtures. A group of about twenty people in white garments stands and walks along the corridor floor, which has a coloured floral kolam design. In the foreground a man with long dark hair wears a white shirt and white dhoti and faces away. Near the centre a shirtless man wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and a brown cloth around his waist, standing with his back to the camera. To the right an older bald shirtless man in a green checked lungi gestures toward the wall. Behind them is a barred window with a painted deity image, and painted panels of deities line the walls.2007-08-17A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with a painted blue ceiling bearing red and green lotus medallions. A bare-chested, shaved-headed man in a yellow dhoti with a purple border and a white sacred thread walks in front, looking ahead. Behind him a man in an orange robe walks beside a man in a white shirt and white trousers, with several other people in saffron and white clothing further back. On the right, dark plaques with Tamil inscriptions line the wall above painted panels showing a blue-skinned deity with a peacock-feather crown. The front bare-chested figure shows no distinctive a person cues such as saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha or ornate gold, so no candidate is identified and his role is a priest or devotee.2008-07-29 +1 copies