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A crowd of devotees stands in front of a temple gateway with blue-grey walls, carved wooden brackets and pink pillars. A bald older man in the centre wears a sacred thread and holds a red cloth over his bare shoulder, with a gold chain. Beside him, a man in a yellow shirt with a yellow-striped cloth and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stand among others, several with tilak on their foreheads. A signboard with a map is propped to the right. Partially visible people fill the foreground and background of this Chennai ratha yatra scene.

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Photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a dense group of devotees and onlookers standing in front of a blue-painted gopuram-style doorway with carved cream pillars and wooden beams hung with dried leaf garlands and a red circular medallion. Several men in white dhotis, a man in a green lungi with a red shawl and gold chain, a man in yellow cloth, and others in shirts stand close together, some with sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads. A sign reading ஸ்ரீ சரவணபவ (Sri Saravanabhava) hangs above the inner passage. No figure is clearly identifiable as the a person in this crowd.2006-11-05A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with stone pillars painted in yellow and green. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the left foreground, wearing a black rudraksha-style mala and a red tilak. Behind him a group of devotees walks in procession, several in white dhotis with orange shawls, and a woman in a long orange sari walks at centre. A man in an orange robe and orange shawl walks beside a woman in a blue sari. On the right a older man in white clothes walks past a yellow sign on a stone wall. A yellow banner above shows deity images, and a yellow sign at right lists a temple prasadam offering. Floor has a colourful floral mandala pattern.2008-07-29A photograph of a crowd at a temple entrance with a gated barrier and wall paintings above. A man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a red garment beneath, stands centre-frame facing a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a white cloth draped over his shoulder. A man in an orange dhoti with a yellow-orange shawl stands beside the priest, a garland held nearby. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a uniformed guard in khaki, and a woman in a blue-green sari with a pink flower garland at the left edge surround them. Visible people number about 20 to 30 in the crowd, with several partly cut off at the frame edges. Two painted panels on the wall above show deities and a sign board carries Tamil text.2009-02-02A crowd of devotees moves through a temple colonnade toward a stone gateway. In the centre, a figure in an orange-red robe with a long gold-beaded necklace walks among the crowd, appearing to be a sannyasi; the appearance is not clear enough to confirm a person candidate. Around him, men wear white shirts and dhotis with orange shawls and sandalwood or ash markings on their foreheads. A man in the foreground in a white shirt raises one finger and holds a long wooden staff-like instrument, and a shaved-headed youth in a teal shirt stands at left. Stalls with garlands and printed signs line the left side under a blue banner.2008-08-02A crowded temple corridor with carved stone pillars on the left. Several bare-chested men in white dhotis and orange or red shawls, some with rudraksha malas and flower garlands, move through the crowd. A man in a yellow striped shirt and white dhoti stands at right beside a woman in a teal sari and a small child. Devotees fill the background, and a green signboard reading DEVASTHANAM hangs above a stall with a bronze lamp-like vessel and framed deity pictures.2009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15January 16 20182018-01-16A crowd of devotees stands in a line at the entrance of a temple gateway with pink and cream pillars, a wooden beam with carved brackets, and hanging mango-leaf or grass festoons. Several people press their palms together in namaskar, and one woman in a green sari with white border has her hands folded. Men wear white shirts and checked or red shirts, and women wear saris in pink and orange. A yellow metal gate and a framed map or sign stand to the right, and an ornate gold-painted screen is on the left. A small sign above reads a Tamil label. The scene suggests darshan queuing at a temple.2006-11-05August 06 20092009-08-06Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night. A man in an orange-red robe and orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and pink flowers and green leaves, walks forward with his face lifted upward. Beside him a shirtless young man in a gold-brown cloth and white dhoti walks barefoot. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow, one bearded man wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A tall gopuram-style corridor opens behind, with painted stucco figures and a Vaishnava-style vertical tilak symbol above the doorway. Tamil notice boards hang on the pillars.2007-08-17