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Photograph of a dense crowd in a narrow street-front setting with shop signage in Tamil behind. Two saffron-robed men in the foreground, both with white vibhuti markings and rudraksha malas and garlands, are bowing or receiving offerings; the central-right man wears a long garland of white and red flowers and a gold-coloured necklace. A man with a shaved head in a saffron cloth wears a beaded headband and a garland of white and pink flowers. A flaming oil lamp or aarti is held aloft in the upper centre, and devotees in white shirts stand around, one holding a brass bowl near the bottom right. Some pilgrims raise hands in worship.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesA procession inside a temple corridor with carved pillars and a lit lamp in the background. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and a long white flower garland walks hand in hand with an elderly bald man wearing a bare upper body, orange-and-gold striped cloth, a rudraksha mala and a large gold necklace. Behind them, men in orange robes and white dhotis, one holding a green shopping bag, and a woman in a teal sari with gold border walk in the crowd. A man in white on the right wears a red-beaded mala. The scene reads as a temple procession with devotees.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copiesMay 10 20122012-05-10A photograph of a temple ritual in a stone-pillared hall. In the foreground, a man in orange-red sannyasi cloth wears a white flower garland and gold beaded necklace, with a horizontal tilak and a headband, hands pressed together in prayer. Beside him, an older bald man in orange cloth wears a white and red flower garland, dark rudraksha-style beads, a gold pendant and a gold armband, also with palms joined. Behind them, a bald priest in orange and other devotees stand, and a brass lamp with a lit flame sits on a plate with red petals at the lower left. Several women and men in the background watch the ceremony. Temple pillars and a golden object appear at the right edge.2012-05-10 +1 copies