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Crowded temple interior during a ritual at the Nithyanandeshwara Temple in Embalam. Many men in white shirts and white dhotis press forward, one man in front raises an arm toward a doorway on the left. Several saffron-robed priests stand near a shrine with a dark wooden doorway and an ornate colourful gopuram-style shrine frame at right. A priest in white with a red-orange turban and a garland stands at a white-draped table in the centre, while a shaved-headed monk in saffron with a sacred thread stands beside him. A priest in saffron at far right tends a lamp at the shrine. Pink cloth hangs from the upper left, and portable fans and cameras are visible.

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June 19 20142014-06-19A dense crowd of mostly men in white dhotis and shirts presses toward a small shrine-like alcove in a yellow-walled hall with a decorated gold and red temple facade. Several saffron-robed priests stand near a raised platform, one in a red turban-style head covering and garland, another in white with orange cloth, handling ritual items. A man in the foreground points upward. A deity murti stands in the shrine niche. The scene suggests a ritual ceremony. Whether a person candidate is present is not established from the visible appearance.2014-06-29 +1 copiesA dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses toward a temple shrine inside a yellow-walled hall. Several saffron-robed priests stand near a golden-framed shrine with a wooden door and gold-painted pillars. A man at left raises a hand in a V gesture. A priest in a white garment stands at a raised platform near the centre, and a partially visible figure in orange cloth is at the right edge near the shrine. Overall the scene looks like a ritual or darshan moment at a temple.2014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29June 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 29 20142014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesIndoor photo of a temple consecration inside a cream-walled hall, with a grey and gold shrine niche glowing orange-red at the back. A seated figure in a red-brown turban and orange-saffron robe, wearing red and white flower garlands, sits on a silver-framed throne-like seat while attendants in saffron cloth and rudraksha malas assist. Men in white dhotis and shirts with orange-red shawls stand nearby, one holding a camera. A dense crowd of devotees fills the room, many in white, some with garlands. Electric fans and a striped purple and white banner hang in the background.2014-06-29 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA dense crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis presses toward a seated figure in a red-orange turban and saffron robe, garlanded with a red and white flower mala, inside a yellow-walled temple hall. Several saffron-clad priests stand and attend nearby, one holding a small object aloft; a shaved-headed attendant sits beside him. Behind them a gold-framed shrine with orange-lit interior and a white pillar stand, and a further priest in orange stands at right near a stand with white cloth. Thick hands and heads fill the foreground, one man pointing toward the seated figure. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-06-29