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A photograph of a long colonnaded corridor of a South Indian temple, with carved pillars and ornate sculpted capitals. A large crowd of devotees walks in both directions along the stone floor. Most wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, and several women wear white saris and salwar-style outfits with orange scarves. A man in a plaid shirt and dark trousers walks near the centre. A gopuram-style temple tower and a small gateway are visible ahead at the far end of the corridor. No individual can be identified as a person with appropriate cues.

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A photograph of a long covered colonnade inside a South Indian temple, with grey stone pillars and a painted ceiling of circular medallions. Devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls line the walkway; a man in a white shirt and orange scarf stands at the right foreground, and a man in an orange robe with an orange scarf walks at left. Women in white saris and orange shawls stand in a row along the right. A distant gopuram gateway with a deity figure is visible at the end of the hall, and a yellow banner is hung on the far right pillar.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Photograph of a group of devotees walking through the long colonnaded corridor of a South Indian temple at night. The pillars are carved with rearing lion and yali motifs and the ceiling is painted with circular floral medallions; deity murti niches sit atop the walls. Most walkers wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and a few women wear white or red saris. One figure in the centre wears a long orange robe. A banner hangs on the right side of the corridor, and bicycles are parked along the edge. The group appears to be processing through the temple in a procession.2008-08-02July 13 20092009-07-132009-GLIMPSES-OF-VARIOUS-EVENTSAugust 02 20082008-08-02A procession walks down a stone-pillared temple corridor with grey columns and a carved gateway in the background. At the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and a yellow-orange shawl with a marigold garland and a tilak on his forehead walks barefoot with his hands folded in front. Flanking him are several men in saffron and orange robes, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and a white-clad older man with a bare chest and red-and-white cloth on his shoulder walks at the left edge. A woman in a green and purple sari with folded hands walks at the right. Partially visible men in white shirts and an older bald man in white at the bottom right complete the group. A slim railing runs along the right side of the corridor.2009-01-14Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with tall gopuram towers behind and a stone pavilion with pillars on the left. A procession walks barefoot across the pavement. In front, a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a large gold-and-orange floral garland and a white tilak on the forehead walks with arms slightly out. Behind, men in orange and white robes, some with yellow shawls, and a woman in a white sari with a green border and a bag walk in step. A uniformed police officer is at the right edge, and a child in yellow is held on the right. Several other devotees in white dhotis and kurtas follow.2010-01-08August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A long, dim, pillared corridor in a temple, with rows of carved grey stone columns and a painted ceiling. A large crowd walks toward a glowing ornate palanquin or ratha at the far end, lit with warm lamps. Many devotees wear white, saffron and orange, with some in yellow, red and turquoise saris and garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks with folded hands near the front, and a man in an orange robe holds a long staff. A cameraman films on the right. Some people carry offerings and flower garlands, and the procession appears to be a temple procession. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.2009-07-13