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A photograph inside a temple corridor with a stone pillared colonnade on the left and a painted ceiling of concentric lotus-like rings in red, pink, yellow and white on blue. Along the right wall, painted panels show deity figures in blue and gold. A crowd of about thirty people in white shirts and dhotis stands closely together. In the centre, a man wearing an orange turban, orange shawl and a garland stands facing right, while a bare-chested man in a dhoti stands in front of him. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the right edge filming the group.

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A 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.2007-08-17Photograph inside a temple corridor with painted walls and a colourful ceiling. A man in a bright saffron-orange turban and orange garment with a white flower garland stands bare-chested with a white sacred thread, facing a group of people dressed in white shirts and dhotis. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl holds a video camera raised toward a barred window. Behind them, painted panels show deities in blue and gold, and devotees in white stand closely together. A man in a checked green lungi stands at right, bare-chested. The setting is evening-lit with fluorescent lights.2007-08-17A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and a ceiling painted with concentric circular patterns in red, blue and yellow. A group of about two dozen devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, stands in a line looking upward and forward. A figure near the centre wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with a garland of flowers, and another man in the group wears an orange shawl. Several people wear rosette ribbon badges on their chests. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling and a painted panel lines the right wall.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.2007-08-17A 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 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 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 crowded interior of a temple corridor with a painted ceiling in red, blue and green medallion patterns. Behind a wire-mesh window, a painted wall shows a blue-skinned deity in a crown and gold ornaments, and a red-backed shrine with figures. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland stands near the window, facing the shrine, while a bare-chested priest in a white cloth stands at right beside the wall. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis press around them, some looking on with hands together. The scene is a temple darshan moment in a dim, tiled hallway lit by tube lights.2007-08-17A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a painted ceiling border in red, pink and teal. A dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white and pale shirts with some women in saris and braids, gathers in the centre. One figure near the middle wears a bright orange-red turban and orange garment, standing out from the white-clad crowd. Painted deity panels line the far wall, and fluorescent light tubes hang from the ceiling. Many people are seen from behind or partially cropped at the frame edges.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 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.2007-08-17A photograph inside a temple hall with painted panels of deities behind a row of stone pillars. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange head covering wears a long garland of white and red flowers and stands with hands folded at the chest. Beside them, a bare-chested man in a green-and-brown checked lungi raises one arm and points upward, while a shirtless young man in a brown dhoti stands with hands clasped. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts, dhotis and checked shirts stands watching, and a cameraman with a video camera is at the left edge. The scene resembles a temple visit with devotees gathered around the saffron-robed figure.2007-08-17