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Photo of an ornately carved wooden temple doorway at night, framed by a richly sculpted arched lintel with a carved face and knobbed finials, and tall carved pilasters. Two closed panelled wooden doors with square and circular relief motifs sit in the centre. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand before the doorway, with a man in a dark jacket and a man with a small red forehead mark in the foreground, partly cropped at the bottom edge. The setting suggests a temple entrance during a visit.

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Dim night photograph of the carved wooden doorway of a temple gateway, with ornate panels and carved scrollwork on the frame and dark wooden double doors studded with round brass bosses and square panels. Two uniformed security officers in khaki with light-coloured caps stand at the right of the doors, and a partly visible figure in dark clothing is at the lower left edge. No a person candidate is clearly visible; the page refers to a temple visit, but the doorway shows no identifiable person in the scene.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A carved wooden doorway frame in a temple-style interior, with dense relief carvings of deities, dancing figures and foliage across its lintel and side panels. A continuous garland of white flowers. Below, a wooden door stands open to a room with hanging lamps and framed pictures on the wall. No people are visible, and the carving shows several deity forms in its central panel, with figures in dance poses flanking the sides. The overall scene is a decorated ceremonial entrance.2008-10-15May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum at Srivilliputhur, showing a gilded deity murti in a niche above a dark wooden doorway, flanked by carved lion-like figures and scrolled pillars. Several men in the doorway stand bare-chested, one in front with a short beard, one wearing an orange-red cloth wrapped over the head and a white flower garland. A woman at the right edge, with hair in a long braid and wearing a green-and-yellow sari, has her palms pressed together in prayer. The scene suggests devotees at darshan within the temple.2007-08-17A dim stone temple corridor with carved, studded wooden doors on either side and a row of small triangular pennant flags strung across the ceiling. Two uniformed police officers in khaki walk away from the camera down a brick-paved passage toward a far doorway. Behind them a figure in white dhoti and a few other people stand in the distance. Cardboard boxes are stacked on a ledge at left, and a single ceiling light illuminates the corridor.2012-05-21May 31 20122012-05-31Night photo of a group walking through a heavy old wooden temple gate studded with iron bolts and nails, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground guiding the way. Four men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, several wearing rudraksha malas, one with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, and a pale-green cloth bundle is held by a man in white dhoti. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind. A small lamp is mounted on the gate and a light glows in the dark background.2012-05-21A night procession moves through a stone temple gateway with large wooden doors studded with iron bolts and carved stone walls. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers with a red belt walks ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry rudraksha malas, and a central figure in orange cloth with a crown-like headpiece and ornate necklace walks among men in white dhotis and a figure in a teal-bordered cloth. Overhead lights glow in the dark.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 07 20122012-05-07June 05 20122012-06-05