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A photograph inside a dimly lit temple passage where several people in saffron-orange clothing stand in a line facing a doorway toward an inner shrine. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a gold-coloured necklace is seen from behind, and beside him a woman in an orange sari wears a pink flower garland and a beaded wrist band. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, and a tray with offerings is being carried toward the sanctum, with small oil lamps glowing in the dark interior beyond the doorway.

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A photograph inside a narrow stone temple passage at Kanchanoor temple, with worn dark stone walls and a tiled floor. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace stands with a folded orange cloth in his hand, a young man in an orange-maroon dhoti with a pink garland beside him. Further back a man in white dhoti holds a brass tray of offerings toward a lit inner shrine with oil lamps. An older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at the right edge. The image is a photo of a temple visit. Several people in the passage are visible, mostly partially, with the foreground figures in clear view.2012-05-16A photograph inside a temple corridor shows several priests in saffron and orange cloths performing an aarti ritual. On the right, a man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a red-and-saffron shawl holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp. In the centre, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes wears a flower garland and rudraksha beads, and a man in a white and red-bordered cloth holds a plate of offerings. A figure at the left, seen from behind, wears a floral garland and a crown-like headband. Devotees in white stand in the background beside carved stone pillars and a metal grille.2012-06-05May 18 20122012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph inside a dim, reddish-lit temple passage where several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes stand in a line facing a shrine. In the centre a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a brown waist cloth stands before the sanctum, where oil lamps glow and a deity murti is seen. On the right, saffron-clad devotees with gold-trimmed shawls and garlands watch, and a brass plate sits at the edge of the frame.2012-05-18Photograph inside a dim temple interior with ochre walls. A man in an orange-saffron garment with rudraksha beads and a gold-bead necklace stands at left, one arm bound with rudraksha bands, hair tied up, a bead headband on his head. Beside him an elderly bald man in a white garment wears a long white and pink flower garland and a beaded headband, holding a silver tray. A bare-chested younger man in the background holds a plate of folded cloth. At lower right a shaven-headed man in white with gold-bead necklace is seen from behind, facing a silver plate, with a second orange-robed man at far left. The scene suggests a puja or ritual offering, with a visible plate of items and garlands.2012-05-18A dim stone-walled interior lit by a bare bulb shows a ritual scene. A bald man in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a headband of beads stands centrally, holding a book and offering items to a younger man in white holding a silver plate. Several bare-chested men with rudraksha malas and shaved heads gather around; one at right has his hands pressed together in prayer. Fruits and a coconut sit on a tray near a small shrine doorway. Visible people: about six.2012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05May 16 20122012-05-16May 18 20122012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05