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A photograph inside a crowded temple hall with a painted ceiling and red, green and yellow decorative valance. Devotees stand behind metal crowd-control barricades, many raising hands or palms together in worship. Men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, women wear saris in red, blue and green, and one woman in a light blue sari stands at left. Framed devotional paintings hang on the pale pink walls, and dark signboards line the right side with Tamil text. Several people hold up mobile phones to take pictures.

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Interior of a temple hall where a crowd of devotees moves between steel railings past a tall yellow-clad deity murti garlanded with flowers at left. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, while women wear saris in green, blue, pink and orange, some with flowers in their hair. A man in a tan shirt walks through the centre, and a man at right wears an orange shawl. Framed paintings of deities hang on the walls, a blue information board and a tall yellow notice are mounted beside them, and a red-orange flag stands at left near the murti.2009-02-02A crowded temple interior with devotees packed behind metal railings in a marble hall. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti stands center holding a brass plate and extending a hand toward the crowd. Women wear saris in blue, purple, green and yellow, a young girl in white stands at right, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several hand-held placards line the upper area, one bearing a portrait of a saint in orange and a banner in Tamil. Walls display framed pictures and Tamil signboards.2009-02-02Crowded temple hall with ornate painted pillars and a yellow signboard reading Sri Ramajeyam. Dense crowds of devotees stand behind silver metal barricades, many with hands pressed in namaskar and some holding a brass plate with a lit oil lamp and offerings. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands at the barricade holding leaves or flowers. Women wear sarees in green, blue, purple and yellow, and men wear white shirts. Several white placards with printed text are held up above the crowd, and a framed painting of a deity hangs on the wall.2009-02-02January 07 20122012-01-07A crowded interior of a painted temple hall with a dark green ceiling decorated with red and gold floral motifs. Many devotees press forward in a tight crowd, mostly men in white shirts and checked shirts and women in orange, red and grey saris, several with white hair. A fan hangs from the ceiling, a bell hangs at centre, and a flat-screen television is mounted on the wall at right beside a blue-framed grille gate through which an altar with flower garlands is visible. Dark boards with white Tamil lettering line the back wall.2009-01-21January 30 20092009-01-30Interior of a colourful temple hall with painted ceiling drapes in red, green and blue. A silver-framed shrine holds a golden deity murti flanked by two painted standing female figures in green and blue. A large crowd of devotees in white and cream clothes, several with orange shawls, mill around a central man with a white beard in a white shirt and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder. A woman in a green sari and a man in a checked shirt stand nearby, and a photographer is visible at upper left.2009-01-30Photo 11730059A dense crowd of devotees fills a warm-lit stone temple corridor with carved pillars and wooden panels. Many people press forward toward an inner doorway, some with hands folded in prayer. A man in a red shirt and a woman in a pink-and-white striped top stand near the centre, a girl in red looks toward the camera, and women wear saffron and red saris with flowers in their hair. A few men in white shirts stand among them. Framed deity pictures hang on the walls and a large brass vessel sits on the floor. No clearly identifiable presiding figure is visible in the foreground.2012-05-31October 25 20062006-10-25A dense crowd of devotees stands inside a colourfully painted temple hall with blue pillars, white elephant friezes and painted panels across the ceiling. Most people wear white or pastel clothing, many women in saris, and a few men have tilak marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a person in white stands near a brightly lit inner shrine with a golden doorway and lamps. The scene suggests a temple gathering or darshan.2006-10-25January 30 20092009-01-30