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Night view through an ornate temple gateway at a Madurai-style temple corridor, with carved stone pillars, painted and gilded ceiling beams, and rearing lion or horse sculptures on the upper cornice. Open wooden doors lead into a lit inner passage with hanging cloth banners. Lively bazaar stalls line both sides, selling colourful goods, and a few people walk or stand in the foreground, including a man in a white shirt and a woman in dark clothing. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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Interior of a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a painted wooden ceiling featuring lion-head brackets, looking toward an inner shrine entrance with a glowing lamp. Stalls along the sides sell framed religious pictures, prints, and small offerings, with a seated vendor at the lower right beside a tray of items. A standing man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands in the center foreground, and a few other men and women walk or stand nearby, with a cameraman filming at the lower left edge. Hanging red and green banners and a small sign hang near the pillars. No identifiable a person depiction is visible.2012-05-07May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesInterior photograph of a long temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars with rearing lion-like yalis and ornate brackets. The ceiling above is painted with concentric circular medallions in pink, yellow, green and blue. Dozens of people walk and sit along the stone floor, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti, a woman in a red sari, and a small child in yellow. Some people sit on the floor in a group at the left. No identifiable a person figure is visible in this scene.2012-05-20Night photograph at an illuminated stone temple gateway with carved pillars and a dark doorway, strung with green and orange festoon garlands along the top. A cameraman in white with an orange cloth over his shoulder films the scene from the left, shooting toward a group of about a dozen people descending temple steps. Several wear white dhotis and kurtas, while a few in saffron and orange robes stand near the centre, one figure with a visible orange wrap. A man in a grey shirt with a red badge and another in a white shirt with an ID card stand in the foreground near a carved pillar. Floral kolam-style patterns lie on the ground in front.2006-12-04May 10 20122012-05-10May 07 20122012-05-07A group walks barefoot through a covered temple corridor lined with souvenir and shop stalls, with carved pillars and a colourful gopuram-style entrance ahead. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks beside another in orange; a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow and purple cloth walks among them. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti leads the way, a man in white kurta follows, and a woman in a yellow saree stands at a stall on the right beside shelves of bags and cloth. Glass jars of goods line the left-side shop counter.2008-07-29A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved granite pillars and a low ceiling lit by hanging fluorescent tubes and small lamps. Several men walk along the central aisle: one in a white dhoti and white shirt carrying a folded white cloth, another in a white shirt and dark trousers, and a third in a blue shirt; a bald man in white stands at left, and a figure in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge. Colourful floor kolam designs in red, yellow and green decorate the ground. Metal railings and grilles line the corridor, and white-clad devotees sit in a row along the right side. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance.2012-10-12May 20 20122012-05-20A photograph inside a temple corridor with dark carved wooden walls and brass studded doorframes. A tall gold-coloured pillar or flagstaff rises in the background. Devotees queue along metal crowd barriers, painted yellow and blue, in the foreground; one man in a yellow checked shirt sits at left. In the middle distance, several people in white dhotis and shirts walk toward a sanctum, and one man wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his body. Personal details of anyone in the crowd are not clear enough to identify, and the scene is lit dimly with warm light.2012-05-09A photograph of a group walking out of a stone temple gateway at dusk or night, with a green-lit passage ahead. Most men wear white dhotis and white shirts. One figure in the centre wears orange robes with an orange shawl, and a child in white with an orange cloth over the shoulder walks nearby. Carved stone pillars and walls frame the passage, and the stone floor is lit in blue tones. The scene shows a temple procession or devotional movement, with a person candidate in orange clothing, but the face and identity cannot be confirmed from the image.2006-08-21A group of people walks barefoot down a narrow, pillared temple corridor lined with shops selling religious goods, garlands and bags. In the centre, a woman in an orange saffron robe with a red-orange shawl walks at the front, followed by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, a man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti carrying a yellow cloth bundle, and a bare-chested man wearing a yellow dhoti with a purple sash. A man in an orange robe with a shawl walks at the right. On the left, shop shelves hold brass vessels, and a woman in a green sari stands at a stall on the right. Ornate carved stone pillars and a painted temple gopuram frame the background. Tamil signboards are visible.2008-07-29