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A crowd of devotees walks along a long, pillared white temple corridor with carved lion brackets and a painted blue and red ceiling. In the distance, a glowing, illuminated palanquin-style shrine carries a deity murti during a procession. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, while women wear saris in pink, blue and green. A man in an orange shirt and a shirtless man in white dhoti walk in front, and a drum is visible near the center. A woman in a green-bordered white sari and a woman in a blue sari with folded hands join the procession. The scene suggests a temple ratha or palanquin procession in a corridor.

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A photograph inside a long, pale stone corridor of a South Indian temple, with ornately carved columns and a painted ceiling of green and blue medallions under fluorescent lights. A crowd of devotees walks toward the far end, mostly women in white and cream saris with red and gold borders, plus a woman in a bright magenta sari and several men in white dhotis. At the far end, a glowing orange illuminated shrine-like palanquin carries a seated figure, possibly a deity murti or a person, under a pointed canopy. Several devotees walk barefoot on the stone floor in a procession.2009-07-13A photograph of a long, pillared temple corridor with a blue painted ceiling and carved stone pillars topped with rearing horse-like sculptures. A procession of many people walks down the corridor, mostly in white dhotis, white kurtas and traditional saris, with a few women in orange and printed saris. A bare-chested man in a dhoti near the right carries a lit oil lamp. In the foreground a woman in an orange sari and a woman in a pale wrap with a yellow lanyard and beaded mala walk ahead. On the right, a decorated elephant draped in red, yellow and blue embroidered cloth passes close to the camera, with a handler in a teal shirt holding a stick beside it.2009-07-13A long, dim, pillared corridor in a temple, with rows of carved grey stone columns and a painted ceiling. A large crowd walks toward a glowing ornate palanquin or ratha at the far end, lit with warm lamps. Many devotees wear white, saffron and orange, with some in yellow, red and turquoise saris and garlands. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks with folded hands near the front, and a man in an orange robe holds a long staff. A cameraman films on the right. Some people carry offerings and flower garlands, and the procession appears to be a temple procession. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance cues in this image.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a long, white pillared temple corridor with a painted, multicoloured ceiling. A lit ornate palanquin or ratha with a deity murti glows at the far end. In the foreground a smiling woman in a brown and cream sari with gold necklace stands at left. Behind her a procession of people in white dhotis and sarees, some with orange or yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, walks toward the palanquin, with a drummer in a blue shirt carrying a drum and a woman in a pink sari at right. a person cue is not clearly visible here, so no identity is asserted. The scene shows a temple procession, with white-clad devotees and ritual participants moving through the corridor.2009-07-13November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesAugust 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of a temple corridor procession inside a stone-pillared hall with carved sculptural pillars and fluorescent ceiling lights. At the rear, an illuminated golden palanquin with a pointed canopy and lit tiers carries a seated figure in orange-gold robes, flanked by hanging garlands. Crowds of devotees follow closely, many women in white saris with gold borders, some in blue and red, a man in a blue checked shirt, and a drummer beating a large drum. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti walks at the right edge. Several people wear red shawls and orange garments. The procession moves toward the viewer through the temple corridor.2009-07-13Night procession inside a stone-pillared temple hall, with a large crowd moving forward. At centre, a golden palanquin-style shrine glowing with string lights and tasselled hangings carries a seated figure in orange and gold robes. Men in white dhotis and shirts, a man bare-chested with a rudraksha-style mala, a woman in a blue sari, a man in a blue shirt and women in pink and purple saris walk around it. Carved pillars and a lit ceiling frame the scene.2009-07-13A photograph inside a long colonnaded temple corridor with carved pillars topped by lion-like brackets and fluorescent lights overhead. In the centre, a golden palanquin or ratha glowing with lamps and garlands is carried forward along the passage. Ahead of it walks a line of devotees, including a bare-chested young man with long light hair wearing a rudraksha mala and white dhoti, a man in a yellow garment, several people in saffron and orange robes, and women in white saris with orange shawls. Onlookers stand along the left wall, some with hands folded in prayer, and a man in a blue shirt stands at right. The scene reads as a temple procession.2009-07-13March 08 20202020-03-08