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Inside a temple colonnade crowded with devotees, a man in an orange saffron robe with a long swept-back hairstyle and a gold-bead garland stands at center, holding a ceremonial brass item while a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala leans in to offer him something from a small plate. Around them devotees press close, including a bare-chested man with a mala, a woman in a blue sari, an older woman in white with a mala, and a woman in white with a yellow shawl wearing glasses. A stainless steel pot stands at left and a glass display case with framed pictures sits at right. Flower offerings and a small decorated tray rest in the foreground.

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January 15 20092009-01-15April 05 20122012-04-05Crowded temple scene with a dense ring of devotees around a ritual in progress. In the centre, a shirtless priest in a white dhoti bends over a low brass vessel, while a long-haired man with a red tilak and gold necklace in an orange garment stands nearby. On the right, an older man with glasses, a bare chest, a dark rudraksha mala and a gold chain holds a red-and-gold cloth and watches, wearing an orange upper cloth over a green-and-gold lower garment. Behind them, men in white shirts, a man in a black T-shirt and several bald men in orange robes stand among hanging orange and yellow decorations and carved stone pillars. a person cues are not clearly met for any single figure, so no identification is made.2012-04-05A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a dense throng of devotees, mostly men in white and orange clothing, many with hands joined in namaskar. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold chain necklace, gold armlets and a red bindi, standing with hands clasped. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes and beaded gold necklaces flank him. In the lower right, a bald priest in orange and white with rudraksha malas and glasses holds a brass plate of offerings, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a black beaded mala performs a ritual nearby. Hanging garlands and banana leaves decorate the stone pillars.2012-04-05Photo inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars and a hanging orange signboard with a red arrow and Tamil script. A central figure stands with long dark hair, wearing a white flower garland with green leaves and a red-orange cloth, with a rudraksha-style strand visible. Two bare-chested priests in white dhoti and orange cloth flank him, one holding a ritual item near his face while another in a red shawl touches the garlanded man's hands. Several men in white and cream shirts and dhotis stand around, watching.2011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09February 02 20092009-02-02April 05 20122012-04-05January 15 20092009-01-15April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A dense crowd of devotees fills a temple corridor behind iron grilles and teal-painted pillars. At centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a white garment and a fresh garland of red and white flowers, walking beside a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha beads. A bare-chested man in an orange dhoti stands at right, and many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with yellow shawls. Several people wear orange-saffron shawls.2012-07-23