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June 23 20132013-06-23June 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesJune 19 20142014-06-19 +1 copiesA crowded indoor hall with a blue-painted metal roof and ceiling fans, where devotees stand in rows. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha-style necklaces and tilak marks, and several women wear saris in pink, orange and white. Hands are folded in namaskaram near the front. Decorative cloth-wrapped pillars with bird and floral patterns line the walls, and a camera operator stands at the left edge filming.2011-10-08A dense crowd of devotees, mostly men in white shirts and striped shirts with some women in saris, packs a small hall with white walls and ceiling fans. Ornate fabric hangings in red, cream and gold hang from the ceiling. At the far end a shrine with a decorated deity murti sits under silver drapes, with flower arrangements nearby. A man in orange robes stands near the shrine among the crowd, and a framed picture hangs on the right wall. Many devotees have their palms folded or raised in devotion, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge.2013-06-23 +2 copiesA photograph of a crowded hall with white walls, a blue-grey metal roof and ceiling fans, decorated with tall striped fabric hangings with orange tassels. Many devotees in white dhotis and saris stand in lines and mill about. Near the centre, a shaved-headed priest wears a white dhoti and an orange shawl, while another man in orange and white stands beside him. At the far end, a red velvet throne stands before a banner with a Tamil headline and a portrait. A woven mat and a basket sit on the floor in the foreground.2011-10-09January 12 20092009-01-12A photo inside a long, plain temple hall with white walls, a corrugated metal roof on exposed beams, and tall decorated pillars wrapped in orange and blue cloth. Many men and boys stand and walk through the crowd carrying steel plates of food, with some people seated on the floor at left. At the far end, an elaborately decorated deity murti is lit up in a shrine with a golden canopy. A man in a blue sweater holds a plate, and a man in white wears an orange shawl across his shoulders at right. The scene reads as a temple gathering with food being distributed.2011-10-12A photograph inside a covered hall with a corrugated roof, ceiling fans and hanging lights. A large framed portrait on a stand shows a smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and orange clothing, carried or displayed among devotees. Crowd members wear white dhotis and shirts, saffron shawls and orange cloth over their shoulders; women wear white and colourful saris. Tall cylindrical decorations painted with flowers and a lotus-like emblem, and paper leaf and flower strings, hang from the ceiling. Wall banners and framed photos line the back wall. Devotees stand in a procession-like gathering during a pada-yatra style event.2011-12-31A large crowd of devotees sits on a white floor inside a long, plain hall with a corrugated metal roof and white-washed walls. Tall decorated pillars wrapped in red, blue, white and orange patterns with yellow tassels line the room, and a red garland hangs across the ceiling. Most attendees wear white, with women in braids and some in pink, yellow or red saris. In the far distance a deity murti is lit on an altar at the front of the hall. Overhead hang electric bulbs and clay lamps.2007-02-16A crowded indoor hall with a corrugated metal roof and white-arched architecture, where devotees gather in front of a raised ornate seat draped with a red and gold cloth and flanked by a framed deity image. A man in a white shirt holds up a video camera, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a garland stands near the front. Women in saris, many in orange, pink and red, press their palms together in prayer. Rows of people fill the floor, with cloth banners in red, blue and white hanging on the pillars and a sound system and monitor at the side.2012-05-27June 23 20142014-06-23 +1 copies