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Interior of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and ornate brackets, visible in the upper and side light. A group of people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis stands in the central aisle looking up toward the carved ceiling. A man in white at left leans on a long bamboo staff beside a tall stainless-steel vessel decorated with a red and gold sign, and a woman in a yellow sari stands near the pillars. A man in a blue striped shirt and a woman in a pink sari stand at right. Sunlight comes through the windows.

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Interior photograph of a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and yali sculptures, lit by overhead fluorescent tubes. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks through the aisle around a large dark stone pedestal-base. A figure in saffron/orange robes stands near the centre-left, while a bare-chested man with a green cloth at the waist stands at right. A woman in a yellow sari and orange blouse is at left, and a woman in a white outfit with a red and yellow badge is near the pedestal. A wicker-framed structure.2007-08-17January 14 20092009-01-14August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph inside a stone temple hall with heavy grey granite pillars carved with ornamental brackets, under a wooden ceiling lit by fluorescent tubes. A white cloth banner with printed Tamil-style text hangs on the left. In the centre, a square concrete platform holds a brass kalasha pot beside a shallow basin. Several people are scattered among the pillars: a man in a white dhoti and a figure in a saffron-orange top stand near the left pillars, a man in white stands at the centre, and a few people in white and red garments are visible on the right. Pipes run along the hall.2012-02-08A 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.2009-01-14A photograph inside a stone temple colonnade with richly carved pillars and bracket capitals, possibly Thiruvanaikaval temple. A group walks along the hall: a man in a white kurta and white trousers at left, a woman in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and a second woman in orange at centre, a woman in a white sari with a red garment beside her, a man in a blue striped shirt, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti at right. Behind them red-and-white stairs rise to a dais with a blue-and-white board displaying Tamil script. A woman in a dark blue sari and other onlookers stand at left, and the sunlit openings of the pillared hall frame the scene.2009-08-01Photograph 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.2009-08-01A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars featuring rearing animal figures. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, facing away. Centre, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe holds his hands in anjali. Beside him, another man in an orange robe walks with hands clasped. A man in a white shirt and jeans walks in the foreground at right, while devotees in white and a woman in a yellow sari stand or sit along the pillars. Stone floor, dim interior light.2008-07-29July 14 20092009-07-14July 29 20082008-07-29Interior of a stone temple hall with carved pillars, painted ceiling panels and a tall brass lamp stand at centre. A man in a bright orange turban and orange shawl with a red flower garland stands by a dark stone platform holding a bowl and offering, with a white cloth-draped sivalinga-style object before him. Around him stand devotees in white and saffron clothes, a bare-chested young man with a sacred thread, a woman in red and a woman in yellow. A red banner with ritual symbols hangs on the wall behind. Visitors crowd the aisles, and a blue railing is visible at the right edge.2007-08-17Dim interior of a temple hall with carved granite pillars rising on the right, their relief sculptures of rearing figures and mythic beasts visible. Above, a painted wooden ceiling with coloured floral and geometric panels. A tall brass pillar-lamp stands at left beside a wall plaque. Several men in white dhotis and shirts stand in a group at the lower right, one wearing a bald head and gold bracelet, others gathered near the pillars; in the centre a figure in orange-saffron robes stands near a blue metal railing, raising a hand. Devotees crowd the central passage.2007-08-17