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A photograph in a temple corridor of a man in saffron-orange robes and a gold-and-white flower garland over his hair, bending forward with one hand resting on a stone basin or offering vessel beneath a framed painting. Beside him, another saffron-robed man wears a gold ornamental necklace and rudraksha-style beads. Several men in orange and white dhotis and a few onlookers stand behind them, including a woman in the background. The framed painting shows a seated king-like figure with a crowned attendant and a group of devotees with folded hands. Tamil caption text is printed in yellow at the top of the painting, and a temple pillar with carvings is visible.

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Photo inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted ceiling. A man on the left wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body, a rudraksha-style red headband, multiple gold ceremonial necklaces with a large gold pendant, and white sandal marks on his forehead and arms; his appearance is consistent with a presentation that may be a person, though this is uncertain. Beside him, a bald priest in orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth and beaded mala holds a long white flower garland, while another priest in orange robes raises a garland toward a figure in white dhoti on the right. Several other orange-robed monastics and attendants stand nearby, some with white forehead marks.2012-06-05A photograph of a temple ritual at water. In the centre, a bare-shouldered man in a red-and-gold dhoti stands in shallow flowing water, bending to touch it with his right hand, wearing a gold-coloured pendant and a beaded necklace. Beside him, a figure in a long saffron-orange wrap with a white head band and dark rudraksha-style beads at the neck holds his hands together at the chest. Behind them, other men in red-and-gold ritual dhotis, some with garlands and sandalwood-marked foreheads, stand near wooden pillars and hanging lamps, and a red-and-gold clad figure appears at the right edge.2015-09-16May 07 20122012-05-07 +2 copiesA photograph of a temple-style interior where an elderly bald man with a bare chest, wrapped in an orange-brown cloth with gold border, wears a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant and gold armlets. He reaches toward a small metal vessel held by a man in a white dhoti with a red-gold border and a white upper cloth, who bows his head. Around them, devotees in orange, red and saffron garments and white tilak stand close, several with shaven or short hair. Behind them hang a framed picture of a seated saffron-clad sadhu with a long beard and a framed grid of red-toned photographs on the wall.2012-05-24 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple of a group of men in orange and saffron robes and white ritual dress. A man at centre-left wears a long chain of large gold beads over an orange-red wrap and a rudraksha bracelet on his upper arm; he walks with hands loosely held forward. Beside him an older bare-chested man in a saffron wrap wears a dark rudraksha mala, gold pendant and a rudraksha headband with a sandalwood-marked forehead, with hands joined at chest level. Other attendants stand behind in white dhotis and orange cloth, and pink flower petals lie on the shoulder of the central figure.2012-05-16A photograph of a crowded temple interior with a figure in orange robes and a rudraksha mala and a rudraksha headband touching his forehead with his right hand, as men in white dhotis and orange cloths gather around him. In the foreground a man with his back to the camera wears an orange cloth and a beaded necklace, and a red basket with offerings sits near the group. Behind them, a row of coloured domed tops lines the temple hall under a white ceiling, and devotees stand close together. a person appears as the central figure in orange robes with a rudraksha headband and rudraksha mala, performing what looks like a blessing or ritual gesture.2012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple hall with painted pillars and a framed mural of figures behind the group. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange robe and a gold necklace wears a gold headband and stands with hands gesturing. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe and gold chain stands near a man in a white shirt wearing a rudraksha mala, while a man in a white shirt holds a lit oil lamp on a brass tray. Two attendants in white dhotis and orange robes stand nearby, and painted guardian figures with moustaches and folded hands flank the scene. The camera shows the back of a head in the foreground.2012-05-07A photograph of a ritual at an altar. Two priests in saffron-orange robes perform a lamp offering before a framed portrait of a child-like Shaivite saint with a halo, garlanded with white and red flowers. The portrait is labelled in Tamil, identifying Thirugnanasambandar. On the left, a priest with long hair, gold necklace and a flower headband holds a brass lamp; in the centre a bald priest with white vibhuti stripes on his forehead, rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed saffron shawl extends a lamp over a brass tray of flowers. A third man in saffron stands behind, and a woman in white watches on the right. Brass oil lamps and a tray of marigolds, roses and jasmine stand on a red-draped table.2012-05-26May 07 20122012-05-07May 26 20122012-05-26 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16May 18 20122012-05-18