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Photograph inside a long stone colonnade of a temple corridor, with carved pillars and rows of wooden processional palanquins with colourful painted canopies lining the back wall. A man in an orange robe holds a camera on a strap, photographing a group of people in orange and white. Several saffron-robed people with rudraksha malas and marigold garlands stand in a group, along with a woman in a green sari with glasses, a man in white with a white beard, and uniformed attendants. A wheeled cart sits near the wall. Recorded at the Nellaiappar temple in Tirunelveli.

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A photograph inside a long, dimly lit temple corridor lined with carved grey stone pillars and a painted, ornately decorated ceiling with circular medallions. A group of about twenty people stands near a yellow iron gate at the left. A bare-chested, shaven-headed man in a white dhoti with a saffron-pink shawl stands barefoot near the gate, with a woman in a green and magenta sari beside him. Several women in saffron-orange robes, some with marigold garlands, and men in white dhotis and shirts stand together, and one woman in orange holds a video camera. A small blue information board is mounted on the left wall.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14Devotees walk through a long stone colonnade inside a South Indian temple, its pillars carved with rearing lion figures. Several people in saffron and orange robes lead the group, including a figure wearing an orange garment with a black bag over the shoulder at left. Others wear white dhotis and shirts, and a woman in a pink sari and white-blouse woman appear among them. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind the group, and a painted red-and-gold guardian figure stands beside a green iron gate on the right. A ceiling light illuminates the corridor.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14A long, dim, pillared corridor in a temple, with rows of carved grey stone columns and a painted ceiling. A large crowd walks toward a glowing ornate palanquin or ratha at the far end, lit with warm lamps. Many devotees wear white, saffron and orange, with some in yellow, red and turquoise saris and garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks with folded hands near the front, and a man in an orange robe holds a long staff. A cameraman films on the right. Some people carry offerings and flower garlands, and the procession appears to be a temple procession. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.2009-07-13January 14 20092009-01-14July 13 20092009-07-132009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTSJanuary 14 20092009-01-14July 13 20092009-07-13January 14 20092009-01-14