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Photo of a temple ritual at a stone doorway with carved pillars. A man with long, dark, swept-back hair wears an orange cloth and rudraksha beads and holds a silver tray with a lit oil lamp and offerings. Beside him, a bald elderly priest in orange dress with a white sandalwood mark on his forehead and multiple rudraksha malas and gold bangles holds a small offering. On the right, a man in a white dhoti with a grey-streaked moustache and rudraksha mala places his hands over the tray. Other saffron-clad men stand in the background.

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A photograph of a temple ritual at a stone doorway. On the left, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears orange robes, a rudraksha bracelet and beaded necklaces, holding a silver tray with a lit oil lamp flame. In the centre, a bald elderly priest in orange cloth with rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, forehead marked with white and a red band, reaches toward the tray. On the right, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate of offerings with a flower. Carved stone pillars and a metal-banded door frame the scene.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph inside a stone temple doorway with carved pillars and a sunlit opening behind. On the left, a man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha malas, a silver pendant and an orange garment wrapped over his shoulder stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him an older bald priest with white sacred markings on his forehead, a rudraksha band on his head, malas and an orange cloth turns to a metal door. Behind them a man in orange holds a green and gold tasselled cloth tray, and a man in a white shirt stands nearby.2012-07-24A photograph at a temple doorway with stone carved pillars. A bald, bare-chested man with a white and red forehead marking, a rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth lights an oil lamp on a silver tray of offerings with flowers, betel leaves and small bowls. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala holds the tray. On the left, a long-haired person in orange wraps stands beside two more people in orange robes in the background. a person's appearance is not clearly established from the visible cues.2012-07-24Photo inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars at Arunachaleswara Temple. A long-haired man in orange robes with rudraksha malas and ornate silver-and-gold necklaces stands on the left, palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him a young man in orange holds a folded green-and-gold cloth. On the right an elderly bare-chested priest with a shaved head, white vibhuti markings and rudraksha garland holds a folded cloth at a doorway. A cameraman is visible behind. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired man in orange with rudraksha and ornate necklaces.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24Inside a temple shrine with pale blue walls and a blue fabric hanging with marigold garlands at left. A bare-chested priest with a white beaded necklace and green-and-yellow dhoti holds a silver tray with a small silver vessel while a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes reaches to take something from it. Behind them another priest in white dhoti and a man in grey shawl stand near a murti and a metal vessel. Several people are visible in the shrine area.2006-03-23Photo of a temple ritual in a pillared hall. A bald man in saffron robes with white vibhuti on his forehead and a rudraksha headband, wearing a heavy gold necklace and rudraksha mala, holds a leaf and sits at the front right. Beside him a man with long hair in a bun and a gold necklace applies white ash to his forehead, while a shaved-headed priest in a white cloth offers a clay bowl. Several saffron-robed attendants and a camera operator stand behind. a person: the long-haired man with a rudraksha headband and gold necklace is the most.2012-06-05December 21 20112011-12-21