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A photograph inside a temple shrine with metal grille railings. Several men in saffron and orange robes stand close together, some with hands pressed in anjali. A shaved-headed monk in orange sits or stands at front, and behind him a man with long dark hair wears an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand beyond the grille. Bright lights and ornate pillars surround them.

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August 20 20122012-08-20August 20 20122012-08-20A photograph inside a dim temple sanctum at Kanjanoor Agniswarar Temple, showing a shaven-headed priest in an orange saffron garment and sacred thread holding a small green leaf or offering plate at a doorway. Behind him, several bare-chested men in white dhotis stand near a lit lamp area in the interior, with a small fire or oil lamp glowing on a ledge. The setting is stone-walled and shadowed, with a metal grille in the foreground.2012-05-30May 16 20122012-05-16May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession in a narrow temple passage at night, lit by warm yellow lights. Several men in saffron-orange robes, most with shaved heads, walk closely together. A central figure in the middle of the group wears orange clothing and a rudraksha mala. Other devotees in white and light clothing stand along the sides. A stone archway with a dark doorway is visible behind them.2012-05-29A photograph of a temple procession in a stone-pillared hall. A central man with long dark hair and a red-orange garment wears a white flower garland and walks forward. Around him, several shaved-headed men in saffron/orange robes walk alongside, and a few white-clad people stand in the background near ornate temple walls and pillars.2012-08-20May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA photograph inside a temple corridor with a stone pillar on the right. A man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair stands among a group, flanked by others in orange and white clothing. A uniformed security guard in khaki and a maroon turban stands to the right holding a stick. A man in white dhoti and shawl stands at left. A bald-headed devotee in white is visible behind. The group appears to be walking through the temple space.2012-05-20Indoor photograph of a group of saffron-robed men in a crowded hall. A central man with a long swept-back hairstyle wears a white shirt, white dhoti and a garland of white and orange flowers around his neck, standing with hands folded and a dark-clothed devotee in front of him. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala. Another saffron-clad man on the right has a garland and a white cloth draped over his head. A man in a grey shirt stands at the right edge, and a bald man in saffron is at the left. a person: the central man with long swept-back hair, a flower garland and white clothing matches the page's description of a person at this event, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-05-29May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesMay 29 20122012-05-29