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Photograph taken from behind a white-sleeved arm in the foreground, looking up a temple staircase with weathered stone pillars and whitewashed walls. Several people in saffron-orange robes climb ahead: one in the centre wears an orange shawl, and at right a figure wears an orange head wrap and a gold necklace, holding a silver trident-topped staff. A woman in red clothing walks ahead of them. Red Tamil lettering is painted on the stone wall at left. Four to five people are visible.

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July 13 20092009-07-13Several men in saffron-orange robes walk through a doorway in a weathered yellow-ochre temple wall. In the foreground a man in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha-style garland with gold beads carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Next to him a bearded man in orange robes and a pendant walks forward, and behind him a long-haired man in orange with a gold necklace and red garland walks barefoot. Others in white dhotis and orange shawls follow through the open blue-grey doors into a pillared hall.2009-07-13A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus walking through a stone temple corridor. On the left, a man in a red-orange cloth and a red headwrap, with a gold chain and a bare upper body, holds a long silver trident aloft. In the centre, a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark walks beside a younger man in red-orange robes, gold necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala, whose long hair is swept back. Other sadhus in orange follow behind, one with braided hair. The wall carries faded red painted marks, and a gold-barred doorway stands to the right.2009-07-13A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor, with a metal handrail in the foreground. A man in the centre wears an orange-red shawl over an orange garment, a red-beaded headband, a white necklace and layered beaded malas, and walks with a slight smile. Behind him, a bare-chested man with a white forehead marking and beaded mala walks beside another man in orange robes. Further right, a man in orange robes and a white-shirted older man stand near a carved pillar. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, the central figure, identified by his red-orange shawl, layered beaded malas and headband; the uncertainty is noted only in the a person field.2012-05-21A photograph of a temple courtyard beside carved stone shrine walls and a pale yellow temple gopuram-style structure with painted deity figures. In the center, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulder stands near a carved shrine entrance. Two women in saffron-orange sleeveless or wet garments face away from the camera, one with long wet hair gesturing with a raised hand. Other women in sarees, one in a white and blue sari and one in a yellow-and-green sari, stand nearby. A black water tank and a sign are visible on the left and a man in white dhoti bathes at a stone tap on the right. A stone plaque is set into the wall.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A procession moves through a stone temple corridor with carved grey pillars and yellow walls, lit by overhead tube lights. In the centre, a man in a red robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace walks barefoot, with a white headcloth and a flower garland draped over his arm. Beside him, a man in orange robes holds a silver staff topped with a finial, and another orange-robed figure carries a floral garland. A woman in a dark maroon sari with gold jewellery follows, with more devotees behind. On the right, a bearded man in a white shirt and white dhoti, with a white forehead mark, walks past the camera. The scene suggests a temple darshan procession.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A procession moves through the pillared hall of a stone temple. In the centre a man in red-orange robes wears a white headband, a rudraksha mala, and a gold necklace, walking with bare feet. Behind him, several young men in saffron-orange robes carry a tall silver staff garlanded with pink and white flowers. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and a yellow-clad man stand watching, with a woman in a dark sari and an elderly woman in white nearby. Carved stone pillars and a yellow gate frame the scene.2009-07-13A procession of saffron-robed devotees walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and ornate brackets. At centre, a man in orange robes and a red head covering carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand, wearing a gold necklace and mala beads. Around him, men in orange and red robes, several with rudraksha malas, and others in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. Sunlight enters from a high opening at upper left, and a smaller rudraksha-garlanded figure in red follows at right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13