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Photograph inside a temple corridor at night. A doorway with a red-and-white pillared frame carries a sign reading "Aruliya Kedhara Mahareeshwarar" (per the signboard), with a lit inner shrine and deity murti visible beyond. Foreground: a man with long dreadlocks wears a white-and-gold-bordered dhoti and stands at left. A central figure with long dreadlocks and white ash stripes across the forehead and bare chest wears an orange saffron cloth and a red-beaded necklace; he stands near a pillar with a wall niche. Another man, seen from behind, wears a large garland of yellow and white flowers over green leaves. A wall poster and a small framed notice are on the wall, and a clock hangs at top left.

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Interior of a dimly lit temple shrine hung with strands of yellow and pink flower garlands and a tube light overhead. A bald man in orange saffron robes and a rudraksha mala stands at center, with a second figure in orange robes with long dark hair beside him. Several devotees in white and cream clothes crowd around. A woman in a cream sari with an orange border stands at left. A man in a pink-brown cloth with bare upper body and white ash marks stands at right near a brass lamp stand with lit oil lamps beside a carved doorway. A wicker basket is held nearby.2012-01-07A photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple doorway, lit by a tube light overhead. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a yellow and red flower garland and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, several men in white and in checked shirts look on. On the right, a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala across his chest bends toward a dark stone deity murti, holding flowers and offerings, with a blue cloth draped over the murti's base. The left figure has distinctive long hair beneath the turban and a shawl and garland, with a devotee-like posture; appearance-based identity is uncertain.2006-09-24November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph at the entrance of a colourful temple shrine with pink and green painted pillars. Through the open doorway, a deity murti sits in a golden arched niche decorated with flower garlands, and a figure in white stands inside near the shrine. In the foreground on the left, a person in a saffron-orange wrap with a rudraksha mala and bangles faces the doorway, back to the camera. On the right, a man in a white shirt and white trousers with a red tilak on his forehead gestures with his hands while speaking.2012-01-06October 15 20082008-10-15 +1 copiesA photograph inside a small temple shrine with a red-painted arched doorway and a framed deity picture decorated with yellow flowers. A bronze hanging bell hangs at the upper left. In the foreground, a man in an orange sleeveless top and an orange cloth has a green leafy garland draped over his shoulders and back. Beside him, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a red cloth over one shoulder holds a brass tray with a burning oil lamp and offerings, while another man stands behind him. Garlands of marigolds and orange-yellow flowers hang on the right side of the shrine near a red image.2010-09-04January 06 20122012-01-06February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesA 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.2012-05-16January 06 20122012-01-06A photograph of a group of men in saffron and orange robes entering a small room through a blue-framed doorway. In the foreground a man with long dark hair and a shoulder-length white and yellow garland, wearing an orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads on his arm, stands near the doorway and looks ahead. Beside him an older bald man in a white shirt and white forehead band, with a rudraksha mala and a golden-brown dhoti, walks through the door. Other devotees in orange and red garments follow behind. On the left a framed portrait hangs on the wall, and a calendar and small picture are visible above. Five to six people are visible.2018-03-01