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A photograph of a temple doorway with a red-painted frame bearing Tamil script reading Suriya Lingam. A shirtless older priest in a white dhoti on the left holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp toward the doorway. To the right, a man with long dark hair, a sandalwood forehead mark, and a rust-red sannyasi robe stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, smiling. A partially visible person in an orange robe and another with folded hands appear at the far right edge.

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January 17 20182018-01-17January 17 20182018-01-17Photo 11716833 +1 copiesSeptember 23 20062006-09-23Photo 11716795 +2 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Night-time photo at a temple entrance behind iron mesh gates, with a brass aarti plate holding a bright flame. A bare-chested priest with grey hair and a white shawl and rudraksha mala holds the plate toward a bearded man with long dark hair wearing an orange-red wrap and a bare upper body. Beside them a younger attendant in orange holds a flame lamp. Devotees in white and dark clothing stand on steps behind, and a lit shrine with deity murtis is visible through the gate. Several visible people are in the scene.2017-02-07A photograph in a temple corridor of a long-haired, bare-chested devotee in an ochre cloth and layered rudraksha malas, his palms pressed together in namaste near his face, beside a painted deity murti with tilak markings. Beside him a bare-chested temple priest in a white dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver plate with a lit oil lamp and sacred powder, performing aarti. The walls are pale yellow and a beaded curtain hangs at right.2018-04-29May 15 20182018-05-15 +1 copiesPhoto 82873052018-01-17 +2 copiesA photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and painted ceiling panels. A long-haired figure in a bright orange-red robe and gold armlet and bead garlands touches their forehead with one hand while holding a flame-lit oil lamp arati tray. Beside them a bald priest in orange-saffron robe and white-bead garland holds the lamp, and a bare-chested temple attendant in a cream dhoti and green bead necklace holds a silver tray with offerings. Devotees in white with folded hands stand behind. A brass kalasha-style vessel sits on the left, and a rudraksha mala is visible on a bare-chested man at left. Strands of marigold garland hang over the scene.2011-12-20