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A photograph inside a pillared stone temple corridor with carved columns and a large crowd of devotees gathered closely together. In the foreground a bare-chested older man in white dhoti and a red-and-white checked cloth stands with hands folded, facing a young man in an orange robe with a yellow-orange shawl who holds his palms together. Nearby, men in saffron and yellow cloths and women in white and yellow saris stand in prayer, some with tilak marks on their foreheads. A brass-coloured shrine-like box with a yellow sign reading a Tamil word is at right. Many devotees are visible in the background. Sunlight and dim light fall across the stone pillars.

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July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and warm lamplight. A large crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with orange or red borders and some with flowers in their hair, sit on the floor facing a raised platform at centre. On the platform, a man in an orange and saffron garment and a turban-like orange head covering sits before a decorated altar with flower garlands and brass vessels. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand on the steps beside him, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand around the edges. The scene appears to be a ritual offering in progress.2007-01-12A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and dim lighting, where a group stands with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange shawl with a gold necklace stands with palms joined. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his torso holds a lamp area in a white dhoti. On the right, a person in orange robes and a gold necklace presses palms together, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala and a headscarf stands nearby. A woman in a green and gold sari with gold bangles folds her hands on the left, and several men in white dhotis and a uniformed officer in khaki stand in the background.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor, with carved columns and dim lamplight. A group of about a dozen people stands in a line, many in saffron-orange robes with red borders, several wearing gold-toned pendant necklaces and sacred ash markings on their foreheads. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in front, his body marked with white ash stripes. A woman in a green and purple saree stands at left with her hands folded. Several men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer stand in the background. A yellow stone or metal block sits at the right edge beside a pillar. The group appears to be offering prayers while visiting the temple.2009-01-14April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A procession moves through a stone temple corridor with white carved pillars and a painted ceiling. In front, a man in orange robes holds a tall ceremonial staff with a trident top and a flower garland. Behind him, a man in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a smiling expression walks centrally, flanked by a barefoot man in white dhoti holding a pink cloth and several men in orange and saffron robes. Women in white and yellow-and-red saris and devotees in yellow and white follow along the corridor toward a doorway.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and a ceiling painted with concentric circular patterns in red, blue and yellow. A group of about two dozen devotees, mostly men and women in white clothes, stands in a line looking upward and forward. A figure near the centre wears an orange-red turban and orange-red robe with a garland of flowers, and another man in the group wears an orange shawl. Several people wear rosette ribbon badges on their chests. Fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling and a painted panel lines the right wall.2007-08-17A procession moves through the pillared hall of a stone temple. In the centre a man in red-orange robes wears a white headband, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, walking with bare feet. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes carry a tall silver staff garlanded with pink and white flowers. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and a yellow-clad man stand watching, with a woman in a dark sari and an elderly woman in white nearby. Carved stone pillars and a yellow gate frame the scene.2009-07-13