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A dim temple corridor with stone pillars and a metal grille gate at the back. In the foreground, a crowd of people's heads and shoulders is seen from behind, including a figure with light-coloured hair and beaded jewellery. A bare-chested man with a tilak on his forehead and a moustache stands toward the centre-left. A silver ceremonial staff or kalasha-topped rod rises above the crowd near the middle. Behind the grille, a small shrine area with garlands is faintly visible.

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April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29A photograph inside a crowded temple corridor with ornately carved stone pillars and hanging lamps. A dense procession of shaved-headed men in orange-saffron cloths and rudraksha malas moves forward, many carrying ceremonial staffs and tridents. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a black turban and a garland of mixed orange and pink flowers holds his hands together in front of his chest, with a tall staff topped with a metallic finial raised beside him. Devotees and onlookers, including a child in pink, stand along the walls and background, with colourful banners and a blue information board visible on the right.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA dense crowd fills a long, brightly lit temple corridor with ornate painted pillars and columns on the right and a metal grille on the left. Many people in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange-yellow shawls or sashes, press forward. A figure in the centre wears an orange-saffron garment, and a man with a light shawl stands near the grille. Spectators in the background raise cameras and phones. Several devotees in white reach toward the grille.2010-12-29June 05 20122012-06-05A crowded temple interior at a shrine entrance, with a dense mass of devotees pressing against a metal railing. Uniformed police in khaki stand among the crowd, and a film camera on a shoulder rig is visible near the centre. In the foreground a bald man in a white shirt and a woman in orange-saffron clothing stand near the railing. Behind the barrier, several men in saffron and orange robes, some bare-chested with sacred threads, stand before the shrine, one holding folded hands near the grille. Stone pillars and a dim, bright-lit hall frame the scene.2012-01-07A crowded temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall with a lattice gate and oil lamps. Shaven-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis and gold chains stand near the center, while bare-chested men in white dhotis carry a wooden pole. A visiting devotee in orange chest cloth is wearing a gold necklace. Men in white shirts and dhotis press around them, and a person in front holds a camera and phone. At the upper right, a palanquin or deity figure is decorated with yellow and orange garlands. The scene is dense with people in motion.2012-04-05Crowded temple interior with a silver trident (trishul) decorated with yellow and pink flower garlands held upright at centre. A bare-chested man with long dark dreadlocks and a pink-and-red flower garland stands behind it, facing away from the camera, surrounded by devotees. A man on the right wears a black turban, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and a red-brown shawl. Around them are many men in white shirts, a man in a pink shirt on the left, and a uniformed police officer in khaki behind. A black stone deity murti stands in a pillared hall with a yellow-brown wall on the left.2018-04-29 +1 copiesA crowded temple interior at night with a bright light glowing on the left. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among a dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre-right, several shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange cloth and bare-chested devotees with sacred threads gather near a metal barrier and grille. One priest in orange shawl and rudraksha beads stands at the front. A yellow ribbon is strung across the upper area. The scene suggests a temple visit with crowd management.2012-01-07April 05 20122012-04-05December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04April 05 20122012-04-05