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A photograph of a colourful South Indian temple shrine with a painted pink, blue and green gopuram-style facade, sculpted lions and a deity murti on top. A man in an orange dhoti and orange head-cloth, bare-chested with a white flower garland, stands with palms pressed together in prayer at the left. Another man in white clothing stands partially visible at the edge. Rose petals lie on a stone table in front, with small brass oil lamps and a fruit offering nearby. The open-sided roof is corrugated metal.

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November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25Photograph of a temple shrine with a colourful multi-tiered gopuram-style facade in pink, green and yellow, with a dark doorway framed by pink pillars and lion sculptures at the base. Inside the doorway, a priest in a yellow-gold dhoti and a second robed attendant perform puja before a lit lamp and deity murti. In the foreground, several people in white dhotis and shirts stand with palms pressed together in namaskar, and a figure in an orange robe with an orange turban and a flower garland stands among them, with a large black shivalinga-type stone and a pot with flowers placed on the stone ledge. A camera operator records the scene on the right, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge.2006-11-25November 25 20062006-11-25A photograph of a stone-pillared shrine with a deity murti decorated with dense garlands of marigolds and red flowers, a golden arch behind it, and a gold-and-red cloth drape. Offerings including brass oil lamps, bowls and a small golden box sit on the granite ledge in front. In the foreground, a person with long dark hair in an orange garment kneels with folded hands in devotion. A camera operator in the lower left photographs the scene. Behind, white-clad attendants move near the shrine, and red-and-white striped canopy cloth is visible at the right.2013-03-10A photograph of an open-sided temple shrine with grey stone pillars and orange-red curtains tied back at the sides. Inside, a seated deity murti with a crown, dressed in red and yellow, is adorned with marigold and garland decorations. In the foreground a person in a long orange-red robe with long dark hair stands with hands joined before the stone platform in front of the shrine. Behind, a drummer in white dhoti and a man in white clothing stand at the edges, and several people in white and red attire are gathered in the background. A wooden sign with lettering hangs on the orange wall at left.2010-12-28January 13 20152015-01-13A photograph inside a temple shrine pavilion with an orange-painted wall and a striped red-and-white border. A devotee in a saffron-orange robe and matching shawl stands with hands folded in prayer before a stone platform. On the platform sits a deity murti dressed in red cloth and draped in garlands of yellow and orange flowers, with brass oil lamps and flower arrangements around it. A priest in white dhoti stands at the left edge holding a brass plate. Floral garlands hang from the pillars and a dark stone carving sits to the right. The devotee appears to be performing darshan and puja.2010-10-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple courtyard at Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a person in an orange-saffron robe with a draped orange shawl and gold bangles bends forward, pressing their forehead and hands against a dark stone shrine structure. The shrine has carved stone pillars, a small lion sculpture, and a ceiling painted with a concentric rainbow-coloured circular medallion. A tall cylindrical stone lingam-style object with a white cloth wrap stands inside the shrine. Bamboo scaffolding and palm trees are visible behind, along with pink-painted temple walls. The person's face is not visible and no identification is made from appearance.2012-10-12A photograph of a temple shrine with a stone-pillared pavilion decorated with red and orange flowers and orange cloth hangings. A woman in an orange sleeveless blouse and orange-red sari stands at left with hands folded in prayer, facing a raised shrine. Behind the shrine is a deity murti or statue seated on a red cloth, adorned with marigold and multicolour flower garlands, with brass lamps and a kalasha-like brass vessel placed before it. Flower offerings are arranged on the stone platform. A small dark-wood board with white text hangs on the orange wall at left, and a man in white clothing is partly visible at the far left edge.2010-10-18 +1 copies