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A photograph inside a temple corridor with pale orange walls and stone pillars. At centre, a bare-footed man in a rust-red saffron robe wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a large rudraksha mala with a crown-like headdress over a shaved head area; a red-brown shawl drapes his shoulders. Around him walk several men: on his left a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala, on his right a man in orange cloth with rudraksha malas and a sannyasi in orange garments, and a man in white dhoti at far right with a mala. A man in yellow shirt and green-blue trousers stands at left, and children sit near the left wall. A stone plaque in the lower right reads a Tamil inscription. Marble steps lead down to the floor.

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Photo 11716780 +2 copiesNovember 11 20082008-11-11Photo 11717327A photograph of a temple veranda with stone pillars. A man with shoulder-length dark hair wears a rust-red dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, and a long multicoloured flower garland, and walks barefoot past a black stone Nandi. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala, a man in white, and several people in orange and red robes stand near a temple doorway. A woman in orange stands at right, pointing. Above the doorway, a Tamil inscription and turquoise stucco ornaments are visible.2014-07-01April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph at a temple entrance with a dark gateway and white-painted columns, where a sign reads 'Siva' with 'Om' between the words. Several men walk outdoors on stone paving. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a long garland of gold beads and a purple-bordered shawl, with long hair and a red tilak, appearing to be a person by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments; the appearance is uncertain. On the right, a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala wears a red dhoti with a purple border. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested, move through the entrance, with a few women in white nearby. Hanging lamp-shaped banners flank the doorway, and a notice board on the left gives instructions for devotees coming for darshan.2009-08-11Photo of a group leaving a temple doorway with a Tamil signboard above reading about Navapashanam Navakkiraha Thirukkoil. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a rudraksha mala and a forehead tilak walks at the centre, steadied by a man in a white shirt and jeans who holds his arm near a steel handrail. Around them, men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas carry a long silver-topped staff, and a bare-chested man wears a white and gold cloth with a red thread on his wrist. A bare-chested man in pink at the right edge. A nearby sign reads OUT. Four to six people are visible.2018-04-29A photograph of a group leaving a stone temple doorway, with a dim interior and a figure of a deity visible inside. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, with a red-and-white tilak and a headband. Beside him, an older bald man in a green-and-gold shawl and orange dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white flower garland with red blossoms, and a headband. Behind them, several priests in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk, one carrying a red box. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks, and on the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks by. Several other people stand in the background of the doorway.2012-05-18September 18 20122012-09-18Photo 11717223A photograph inside a temple hall with white-painted pillars and red-and-blue trim. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold headband with a red mark on his forehead, a red and gold-bordered robe, and a garland of white flowers and yellow and green beads walks at the centre of a group. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with yellow beads stands at left, gesturing, and a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a brass vessel. Shirtless men in white and orange cloth with rudraksha malas surround him, and devotees stand in the background.2011-05-17Outdoor temple procession on a paved stone path in front of a South Indian temple gopuram and a white wall with a painted sign reading Sri Sivakamasundari Kovil. A man in the centre wears an orange saffron robe, a garland of gold-coloured beads, and a purple-bordered shawl, looking upward. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk barefoot, one wears an orange wrap, and two bare-chested men on the left and right wear white and red dhotis with purple borders and rudraksha necklaces. A carved ruined stone tower stands behind the group under a clear sky.2009-08-11