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Photograph inside a temple hall at night, with a crowd of devotees gathered near a pillar. In the foreground an elderly man with a white beard and a rudraksha mala wears white dhoti and shirt and carries a brass plate with a yellow cloth over it, while a man in white clothes beside him holds another tray. Women in colourful saris and a girl in a yellow dress watch, and several men in white dhotis and shirts stand behind them. A woman in a blue sari holds a yellow flower, and a woman in a pink outfit takes a photograph. Background shows lamps, a painted pillar with a deity figure, and a wall notice. Watermarked archive image; the scene appears to be a temple ritual offering.

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October 30 20062006-10-30A night-time photograph of a crowd walking through a temple corridor lit by bright lamps, with a glowing Sri Nithyanandeshwara sign overhead. In the centre, two elderly men in white kurta-style clothing walk barefoot, one gesturing with raised open palms, and a man in white dhoti holds a tray with a yellow flower offering. Around them devotees in white, cream and saffron-coloured saris stand watching, a man in a checked shirt and dhoti is at left, and a young man in a light green shirt holds a camera. Corridor shrines and framed deity images line the walls.2006-10-30A photograph taken inside a temple hall with warm lighting, showing a crowd of devotees behind several men in front. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt with white hair and glasses holds a large woven basket of pink and yellow flower petals, as if for an offering. Beside him, a man in a peach shirt with a white forehead band holds petals in his hands. To the right, a bearded man in white with a rudraksha mala and a second man in white with a mala stand near a man in white shirt photographing with a camera. Behind them, women in saris and men in white and light shirts stand near painted pillars with yellow and blue decoration and a painted deity figure. Many people are visible in the background.2006-10-30Night photograph of a crowd at an outdoor temple procession in Tamil Nadu. In the centre, a woman in a green sari holds a black tray with a yellow object and flowers. Beside her, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala stands by a golden-patterned shrine wall, and a woman in white sari with a mala also stands near. Devotees on the left watch with folded hands. A bright light and ceremonial lamps illuminate the scene, with a small framed picture visible at the top right.2006-10-31A nighttime outdoor photograph of a large crowd standing in an open dirt-ground setting under dark trees. In the foreground, an older man with white hair and a white shirt and dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a blue rosette badge, holding a folded saffron-orange cloth. Beside him, two women in pink and pink-and-green saris stand with hands folded. Behind them, men in checked shirts, striped shirts and white dhotis, and a woman in a dark top, look attentively in one direction. A young girl in a pink top and yellow skirt is seen from behind at the right edge. A colourful striped pole and a purple emblem with a white bird appear at the upper left.2007-11-18November 04 20062006-11-04November 01 20062006-11-01November 01 20062006-11-01October 25 20062006-10-25Night photograph of a crowd of devotees gathered at a street procession, most of them women in sarees and a few men in white shirts and dhotis. Foreground women wear a blue saree, a cream saree with gold border, a red saree, a white saree with blue border and an orange-and-cream saree; a toddler in an orange top is held by a woman. Many wear gold necklaces and bangles, and some hold white flowers. At right, a gold-coloured ratha or palanquin panel with wooden framing is visible. Vans and parked cars line the dark street behind the crowd, and a white van with a lit windshield stands among them.2006-11-01Night-time photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors, mostly dressed in white and pastel saris, with many onlookers in the background. In the centre a bearded man in a plain white shirt, white dhoti with a red border, and wooden rudraksha-style beads around his neck holds a silver bowl with white flowers and a green leaf, while a woman in white reaches toward it with a hand offering. Nearby a young man in white with an orange shawl and another in white with an orange shawl stand close, a woman in a green sari holds fruit, and a woman in a pink sari and a man in white with beads stand to the right. A large bundle of white garlands sits beside the central figure. The man in the centre has no distinctive a person cues such as saffron robes, a crown or ornate gold necklaces, so identity is uncertain.2006-11-04November 01 20062006-11-01