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A crowded interior of a South Indian temple hall with a painted wall mural and two large painted guardian statues with folded hands, one in red and gold and one in green. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with sacred threads, move toward a lit shrine area with glowing oil lamps. In the foreground a man with vibhuti marks and a garland stands near a figure in a saffron-brown shawl with a white garland and a red thread on his wrist, while people press close around them. A photographer with a camera on a stand is visible at right. Some people hold white cloth or small objects.

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June 05 20122012-06-05Crowded interior of a temple shrine at night. Several men in white dhotis with orange-and-gold borders and bare upper bodies, one with a shaved head and orange cloth, move up stone steps toward an inner sanctum. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at left and another at right. A figure in a saffron-orange garment with a garland is visible near the centre. Painted and carved guardian figures with moustaches stand beside the doorway, and devotees with shoulder bags and a photographer with a camera crowd the foreground. Walls show painted scenes.2012-06-05Photograph inside a temple hall with bright tubelight and painted walls; a crowd of devotees in saffron and white robes moves through the doorway. In the centre, a man with a shaved head wears an orange robe, a flower garland and a gold-coloured headband; a few steps behind him, a figure in orange with a long white garland stands beside a bearer in white dhoti holding a kalasha-like brass vessel. Two painted dwarapala guardian statues with raised hands flank the doorway. Several women and children watch at the lower left, and a man in a white dhoti with a red-and-gold cap stands at the bottom right.2012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 07 20122012-05-07May 31 20122012-05-31June 05 20122012-06-05April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copies