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A photograph inside a dim stone-walled temple corridor. A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with white vibhuti on his forehead and a garland of white and pink flowers around his neck stands near a wall. A woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace and a red-and-gold headband stands in the foreground, with a hand reaching in from the right. A pink sign with white Tamil lettering hangs on the upper left wall. The man has no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or saffron robes, so identity is uncertain.

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May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white ritual cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long garland of white and pink flowers, bends forward before a lit oil lamp set on a brass plate with offerings. Several people stand around in orange and saffron-toned clothing; a woman in the foreground has her hair in a bun with a beaded ornament and a rudraksha-style necklace. A pink banner with Tamil lettering hangs at the upper left. Stone wall niches and a small nameplate are visible behind the shrine.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Dim stone-walled interior of a temple shrine with a pink sign above bearing Tamil text. An elderly bald man, bare-chested with a brown rudraksha-style mala on his head and a white and pink flower garland around his neck, bends forward at the niche, his hands at a lamp or offering. Beside him a woman with hair in a bun and a beaded necklace leans in, and a young man and other priests stand close in the background. The scene shows ritual worship at a sacred niche.2012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone shrine with rough grey granite walls. A bald, bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron cloth wraps his shoulders and wears a white and red-pink flower garland and a beaded headband; he stands with hands folded in front of a small deity murti niche. Beside him a woman with hair in a bun and red flower adornment, and a bald bare-chested man in the foreground, face the shrine. A pink sign with Tamil text hangs above, and a small lamp and offerings are visible in the niche.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a temple scene at night under a pink banner reading in Tamil and English 'Sri Kaichinneswarar' with partial text above. A shaved-headed man in a red-striped garland and flower garlands stands center left with hands folded. Beside him, a bare-chested older man with white hair and beard wears a white dhoti and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, with a beaded necklace, hands joined in reverence. Devotees crowd around, including a bald man in orange at left and a woman in a white blouse with folded hands at right. Warm lamplight illuminates the stone temple walls.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine with rough granite walls. A pink signboard above shows Tamil script reading the name of a temple lord. A bare-shouldered man with a dark bun and a red-and-gold beaded headband stands in the centre with his back to the camera, wearing a saffron-orange cloth and a beaded rudraksha-style necklace, while a bald man in orange-saffron robes and heavy gold beaded necklaces stands at right near a wall, and several shaved-headed priests in orange and saffron garments press close around him. One priest at right wears a white-and-gold headband and a garland and gestures with raised palms. The crowded devotional scene suggests darshan or a ritual visit at a sacred site. a person cannot be confidently identified from appearance.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18