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Photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple sanctum with dark stone walls and gold-framed doorway. A bare-chested priest with sacred ash markings and a red-brown rudraksha-style necklace holds a brass tray with a flame and offerings, directing the light toward a garlanded deity murti draped in white cloth. To the left, a young man in a long-sleeved white garment with an orange cloth over his shoulder stands beside another figure in orange robes with long dark hair who looks down toward the flame. Brass oil lamps are arranged on a rack at right, and the scene suggests a night aarti at the deity.

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September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph inside a dimly lit stone shrine with dark granite walls and gold-coloured ornamental door frames. A bare-chested priest in cream dhoti with a gold waist band and sandalwood/vibhuti marks on his forehead and arms holds a brass aarti plate with a flaming oil lamp. Beside him a young man in an orange-saffron kurta leans forward with his hands near the flame, and at the left edge an older man in white with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a garlanded deity murti with a white cloth and a stack of brass oil lamps on the right wall suggest an aarti at the sanctum.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18Photograph taken at night inside a stone temple doorway lined with carved golden-toned frames. A bare-chested priest in cream dhoti with a sacred thread and white arm markings holds a brass plate with a lit flame and offerings, facing the sanctum. Beside him stands a long-haired man in an orange-red robe, hands held together near his chest, and at left a figure in white garments with an orange shawl is partly visible. Behind the priest a deity murti is decorated with garlands and a cloth backdrop, and brass oil lamps stand at right against dark stone walls.2006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dim stone temple shrine at night. A man with long, swept-back dark hair in an orange saffron robe stands centre, reaching toward a brass plate with a lit oil lamp held by a bare-chested priest with white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms, a rudraksha-style mala and a cream dhoti. At left, a man in a white shirt with an orange shawl watches. Behind them a Shiva lingam is draped with a white cloth and garlanded with marigolds, flanked by brass oil lamps on tall stands and gold-framed doorway panels. a person appears as the orange-robed figure with long hair, a candidate in the ritual scene.2006-09-18March 01 20182018-03-01 +1 copiesA temple interior with carved stone doorway and worn stone floor. A man in a white dhoti with gold border and bare upper body holds a brass plate with a lit flame, performing aarti before a red-clad deity murti in an inner shrine. Beside him a young man in orange robes with red borders stands with hands joined. On the left a woman in an orange sari with gold border turns away, and another figure in white stands further back. A red cloth hangs at top left. The page is Tamil text about Madurai Aadheenam history.2012-05-22Night photo inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. On the left, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange-saffron cloth, gold necklaces and bangles, and extends his right hand over a brass plate holding flowers, white petals and a lit oil lamp. Facing him, a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate. Behind them, a man in a striped white shirt stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, and other devotees in white shirts and dhotis watch from the background. The left figure shows distinctive saffron clothing, long hair and gold ornaments, matching a probable Swamiji (probable) performing a puja offering with the priest attending. Lamp and flowers suggest an aarti or puja setting.2012-04-05A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple shrine at night. A priest with bare upper body and a yellow-gold dhoti stands at the sanctum, raising a lit oil lamp toward a linga adorned with white and orange flower garlands, a white draped cloth and a white circular backdrop. Warm golden light glows on the ornate gold-painted doorframe. Two people with long dark hair, one in an orange-red robe and one in a white garment, stand at the doorway in the foreground, viewed from behind. Brass oil lamp stands line the right side and a hanging lamp is visible above.2006-09-18February 02 20102010-02-02