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Photo inside a white stone temple under construction, with bamboo scaffolding and a garland of orange marigolds strung across the top. A young sannyasi in orange robes and a saffron turban stands at centre, wearing rudraksha beads. Beside him an elderly man with a long white beard wears orange robes. Around them, a crowd of uniformed schoolboys in pink shirts and white trousers presses forward, while men in white and striped shirts stand behind. In the background a worker in a white dhoti and cap stands near the scaffolding, and a stack of gold kalasha finials sits on a stone platform beside a sack. The scene suggests a temple consecration preparation at a sanctum.

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February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17February 17 20082008-02-17A temple abhishekam scene in a stone-pillared hall. A bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands bent over a grey stone shivalinga on a lotus-shaped pitha, pouring liquid over it. Beside him, a younger man with long hair, also in orange cloth, stands barefoot on the wet floor. A third man in orange kneels at the right of the lingam, and a golden deity murti in a teal and magenta silk garment stands at the right edge. Brass vessels sit near seated saffron-clad figures at the far left.2007-02-23February 17 20082008-02-17December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04July 07 20092009-07-07 +1 copiesNovember 18 20132013-11-18February 17 20082008-02-17A crowded photograph inside a temple courtyard under construction, with scaffolding of bamboo poles and garlanded stone pillars. In the centre, a monk in saffron-orange robes walks among devotees, and nearby a man in white raises a flower-decorated brass kalasha or ritual pot overhead. Men in white dhotis and bare-chested devotees surround them, while a woman in a green sari stands at left. A colourful pink, orange and blue ornate parasol-like canopy stands at left, and uniformed police officers keep the crowd back. Many attendees wear saffron or white, and some carry garlands. The a person candidate in the saffron robe is not clearly identifiable.2008-02-18November 19 20052005-11-19