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Photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with carved stone pillars and a low wooden-beamed ceiling hung with strings of yellow flowers. Several devotees stand together near a red metal railing. A bare-chested man in a red-and-white cloth stands in front, and beside him a woman in a green-and-white sari holds a small child with a flower garland in its hair. Other women in orange and red saris stand nearby, and a white plastic chair sits at the right edge. A small metal container and a steel bin are at the bottom. a person is not clearly visible, so no appearance-based candidate is identified.

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May 08 20182018-05-08A temple interior with ornate carved stone pillars in red, blue and gold, and brightly painted shrines beyond. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at a black iron railing facing a group of men in saffron/orange robes and white dhotis. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among them. A man in a saffron-and-white outfit with an orange shawl stands at the right edge, and an orange-robed man with a saffron headcloth and rudraksha-style beads stands near the centre-right. A man in a red loincloth holds a brass tray of lamps and offerings in the centre. Several other devotees in white and yellow dhotis stand nearby on the stone floor.2009-07-13December 23 20162016-12-23December 20 20182018-12-20A photograph of a temple hall during a puja for a draped deity murti seated on a purple cloth and gold-embroidered throne, with garlands of orange marigold and white flowers. A standing man with long dark hair and a bare upper body, wearing an orange-brown dhoti and an orange shawl, raises his hand in blessing toward the murti while holding a brass plate of flower petals. Around him, several young men in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha malas stand with hands joined in prayer, and others in white dhotis watch in the background. Decorated kalasha-style poles stand behind the murti, and a photographer with a camera on a tripod records the ritual on an orange-and-white striped carpet.2018-05-30May 30 20152015-05-30A crowded temple interior with a dense group of devotees pressing toward a barred metal gate. In the center, a man in saffron-orange robes wears rudraksha malas and has long dark hair. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes and a shawl stands among others. A bare-chested older man with a pink cloth over his shoulder and a sacred thread stands in the foreground, and another bare-chested person with a rudraksha mala is at right. Men in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the crowd at left. Behind the gate, a deity murti is partly visible among garlands and offerings, with ornate pillars and a yellow-painted floor at right. The scene appears to be a temple darshan.2012-01-07May 22 20182018-05-22May 29 20182018-05-29Photo of a stone temple entrance with a granite gateway, carved pillars and a curved green-grey metal canopy over wide stone steps. A group of people walks down the steps, including several men in white dhotis, one man in a saffron-orange cloth, and others in pink and red shirts; a woman in a green sari stands near the left railing and an elderly woman in a white sari with folded hands is in the foreground. Blue informational signboards are placed beside the steps, and a black stone nandi-like bull sculpture sits behind the railing on the left.2011-09-09September 11 20172017-09-11 +1 copiesFebruary 08 20122012-02-08