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Photograph inside a long stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and yellow metal railings. A woman in a green and purple silk sari with gold bangles walks at left. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron robe with a red border and a gold-bead necklace, and an older bare-chested man with white vibhuti marks and a white dhoti walks beside him. Two more men in orange robes with garlands follow at right, and several men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them. Signboards in Tamil and English hang at upper right.

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Several people walk barefoot through a dim stone temple corridor with grey pillars and a yellow metal grille on the right. In front, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe with red-bordered edges and a large gold-toned necklace walks with hands clasped. Beside him, a woman wears a green and purple silk sari with a gold border, glasses and gold bangles. Behind them, a bare-chested older priest in white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pink shawl, and a younger man in an orange robe carries a gold-strung garland. Several men in white and orange robes follow along the corridor.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor, with carved columns and dim lamplight. A group of about a dozen people stands in a line, many in saffron-orange robes with red borders, several wearing gold-toned pendant necklaces and sacred ash markings on their foreheads. A bare-chested man in white dhoti stands with palms pressed together in front, his body marked with white ash stripes. A woman in a green and purple saree stands at left with her hands folded. Several men in white shirts and a uniformed police officer stand in the background. A yellow stone or metal block sits at the right edge beside a pillar. The group appears to be offering prayers while visiting the temple.2009-01-14July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and dim lighting, where a group stands with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange shawl with a gold necklace stands with palms joined. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his torso holds a lamp area in a white dhoti. On the right, a person in orange robes and a gold necklace presses palms together, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala and a headscarf stands nearby. A woman in a green and gold sari with gold bangles folds her hands on the left, and several men in white dhotis and a uniformed officer in khaki stand in the background.2009-01-14August 17 20122012-08-17January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph of a long, pillared corridor inside a temple, with carved stone pillars topped with lion-head brackets and a painted ceiling of concentric coloured circles. A group of about ten people walks down the centre. In front, a bare-chested older man with a long grey beard wears a white dhoti and a rudraksha mala, with a pink cloth over his shoulder. Around him, several men and sannyasis wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas. A woman in a green and purple saree walks among them, and men in white dhotis and shirts follow. A camera operator on the right films the procession.2009-01-14Photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and a low ceiling, dimly lit. A man in saffron-orange robes and a gold ceremonial necklace with a large pendant, with long swept-back hair, walks forward smiling, holding a small object in his hand; he is accompanied by others. Two more people in saffron robes walk to his left. Men in white kurta and dhoti walk among them, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man with a gold chain stands at the right beside a table with flower offerings. Fencing barriers line the path, and a framed sign hangs on a pillar, with a red-and-white striped barrier and a chain of garlands overhead.2009-08-01