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A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple. Two people in saffron-orange robes face the sanctum, a bare-shouldered figure at left in the foreground and a second figure in an orange sari with a gold border and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces holding a lit lamp toward a dark lingam-like deity murti. A large brass lamp with flames glows in the doorway, with more oil lamps and brass vessels on a ledge at right. Incense smoke drifts in the air. No individual can be clearly identified as a person from appearance.

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A temple sanctum interior during a lamp-lit worship. In the foreground a shaven-headed man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands with his back to the camera, watching. Beside him a woman in orange sari stands near a golden-draped deity murti with lit oil lamps around it. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border, and a second man in white dhoti, tend the shrine. A circular lamp glows in the doorway behind them, and a red-and-gold canopy edges the top left. Dark stone walls surround the scene.2012-05-29 +1 copiesInterior of a dim temple passage at night, with lit oil lamps lining the walkway toward an illuminated deity murti at the far end. A bald man in saffron-orange robes and bangles, carrying a folded red and gold cloth, walks ahead of a woman in a red sari with a flower garland. An older man with grey hair and a white cloth over his shoulders stands at right, facing the shrine, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. A dark-haired person's head is visible in the lower right corner.2012-05-16A photograph inside a dim stone shrine where a black lingam sits draped with red and white cloth and a golden yoni-base. A woman in an orange-saffron sari with a dark beaded necklace raises a lit camphor flame or lamp before the deity. Beside her a bald man in saffron stands with hands folded. At right an older bare-chested man in a red dhoti and a younger bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with an orange-edged cloth over his shoulder face the shrine. Brass oil lamps, a brass vessel and a tall brass lamp stand flank the scene, and a hose runs along the top of the doorway. Five people are visible, including partially visible figures at the edges.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim temple shrine doorway where priests perform a puja before a deity murti draped in red cloth. A bright ceremonial oil lamp with a circular flame arrangement is lit above the altar, with additional flames and lamps at the base. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears an orange saffron robe and a rudraksha-style bead necklace and stands with his back to the camera. Beside the altar, a figure in orange robes stands at the shrine. Three men on the right, bare-chested and wearing white dhotis with coloured borders, stand in attendance, one holding a brass vessel. Brass lamps and ritual implements sit on a ledge to the right. The room is dark with grey stone walls.2012-05-29 +1 copiesA dim temple shrine interior seen from behind two figures. On the left, a bald man in a saffron-orange robe with a gold-edged shawl and a rudraksha bracelet stands with hands folded, facing a lit deity murti in an alcove. Beside him another person in dark clothing stands close. On the right, a bald man in a white dhoti with a gold border stands with hands joined. Lit oil lamps burn in front of the murti, and hanging brass bells with handles are visible on the right edge.2012-05-18Photograph inside a dim temple sanctum: a shirtless priest in white dhoti bends over a shrine with a lit oil lamp, while another priest beside him holds his hands near the flame. In the foreground, two people in saffron-orange garments stand with their backs partly to the camera; the nearer one wears a rudraksha mala crossing the shoulder, a headband of beads and a large beaded necklace, the other a white and beaded necklace. A brass kalasha/pot is visible at the lower right edge, and a small lamp stands on the wall at right. No one is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance; the figures in saffron are devotees or attendants.2012-05-18September 18 20062006-09-18May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim, reddish-lit temple passage where several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes stand in a line facing a shrine. In the centre a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a brown waist cloth stands before the sanctum, where oil lamps glow and a deity murti is seen. On the right, saffron-clad devotees with gold-trimmed shawls and garlands watch, and a brass plate sits at the edge of the frame.2012-05-18