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Indoor temple scene with a red-and-green tiled floor and a red-tiled doorway framed by a dark carved wooden lintel. A woman with long dark hair, wearing an orange sari over a red blouse, holds a brass plate toward a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad man who bows at the shrine entrance. A man in an orange kurta with a pink cloth in his hands stands at left, and another orange-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. A wall above the doorway carries red Tamil lettering. Lamps and offerings suggest a puja or aarti.

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February 02 20092009-02-02A temple doorway scene with several men in ritual attire. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth and a dark rudraksha mala holds a folded white cloth. Next to him, a man in rust-red dress with a flower-strung headband and a rudraksha mala on his arm bends forward. An older bald man in red-orange cloth with white bead necklaces stands behind them. On the right, a bare-chested young man in a yellow-and-white dhoti carries a metal plate of fruit and offerings. A dark wooden door with a Tamil sign above it frames the scene, and a bare-chested figure is partly visible at the far right edge.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Photograph inside a temple doorway at night. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with green and red borders holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings, extending it toward a shuttered doorway while a devotee with a sandalwood mark on his forehead watches. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange shawl and dhoti with red borders, his hand raised to his face. A figure in an orange robe and orange headwrap stands close to the closed metal door and reaches toward the lamp flame. Another man in white stands at left, and a white kolam floral pattern decorates the dark floor. A blue cloth hangs above the door.2008-01-02May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesOctober 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple passage with a blue-grey wall and a framed tiled panel above. A figure in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands facing a bare-chested older man in a checked green and yellow lungi who holds a brass tray with small oil lamps and offerings. The saffron-clad figure extends a hand toward the tray as if performing a blessing or aarti. Behind them, a white-clad boy wearing glasses and a rudraksha mala watches, with other people partly visible at the left edge. A red wooden pillar and a barred door stand on the right.2007-08-17August 03 20082008-08-03Photo of a temple shrine entrance with a red-painted stone wall and a carved dark wooden lintel decorated with red dots. A shirtless older priest in a white dhoti with a coloured border stands at right holding a brass tray with small bowls and offerings. Three people in saffron-orange clothing stand at left: one with long dark hair in a red sleeveless top and orange wrap bends forward with hands joined near the wall, another with a saffron shawl and bead mala faces the shrine, and a third in a white garment with a mala. A small triangular mark is painted on the wall. A framed deity picture hangs inside the shrine room beyond.2009-02-02August 17 20122012-08-17 +1 copiesJanuary 17 20182018-01-17 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple-like hall where orange-robed sannyasis perform a ritual with a flame. A bald man in an orange robe holds a lit lamp or flame toward a shirtless, bare-chested man standing on a red step, while a man in orange with an orange turban stands in the foreground with his back to the camera and another man in orange leans in from the right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands with palms pressed together at the right edge, and a man in a white shirt stands behind. A tray of fruit or offerings sits on a small table at left, and a yellow sign with Tamil text hangs on the wall. The scene suggests a Hindu ritual such as aarti or a lamp offering.2009-01-12