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A dense, motion-blurred crowd fills a stone temple gateway at dusk, with tall gopuram towers visible in the background. Many shaved-headed men in white and light clothing press forward, some in saffron-orange garments. In the centre, a figure in orange robes wearing a green and white garland is surrounded by devotees and hands are raised, some holding phones. Carved stone pillars frame the scene.

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December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A crowded temple interior at night under bright tube lights, with a dense crowd pressing toward a gold iron railing on the left. In the centre, a large decorated deity murti or palanquin with a bright orange-yellow flame and a garland of multicoloured flowers is carried forward. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with folded hands in namaskar, and bald priests and devotees in orange and saffron cloth surround it. Several people hold up mobile phones and a video camera. Stone pillars and carved ornamentation frame the hall, and a sign reads in Tamil script above the entrance. A cluster of about twenty to thirty people is visible.2012-04-05A dense crowd moves through a stone temple gateway toward a tall gopuram tower framed by a green hill. Several men in white dhotis and shirts wear white and red vibhuti with red kumkum on their foreheads; two men in the foreground play long wind instruments. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl stands near the center, and a man in a maroon shirt gestures in the lower left. A cameraman with a video camera films the procession. A yellow and red barrier with Tamil script lines the left side.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02April 05 20122012-04-05October 24 20062006-10-24A dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts fills a stone gateway of a South Indian temple, looking toward a tall white gopuram rising against a green hill. A man in the centre holds a megaphone to his mouth, another man near him raises a megaphone, and a photographer lifts a dSLR camera with flash. A figure in a saffron-orange turban stands in the crowd with hands pressed together in greeting. Some men wear red-and-white and saffron shawls; one has a red tilak on his forehead. Carved stone panels with figures line the dark granite wall on the right.2006-09-24December 29 20102010-12-29A dense crowd of men fills a stone-pillared temple corridor, many bare-chested with white or saffron cloths over their shoulders and some wearing gold chains or rudraksha-style necklaces. Faces are close to the camera; several men look toward the right. Behind them, ornately carved pillars and beams frame a bright walkway lined with framed deity pictures, banners and lamps, with a decorated shrine area at the far end. A man at the right raises a phone to film. Overall a busy temple darshan scene.2018-04-29December 29 20102010-12-29January 07 20122012-01-07