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Interior of a stone temple hall. Strings of marigold and multicoloured flower garlands in orange, yellow, purple, white and green hang in swags across the hall. Several seated devotees in colourful saris and shirts sit on the stone floor behind the railing, with a few uniformed guards standing in the foreground. A colourful rangoli design lies on the floor near the railing. Hanging ceiling lamps and a few bright lights illuminate the scene. No identifiable a person figure is visible.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph inside a temple hall during the Karthikai Deepam festival at the Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai. Tall brass oil lamps, many lit, line the left side, and rows of yellow and red marigold garlands hang in swags from the ceiling beside a row of unlit lamps. Behind a metal railing, a crowd of men stands and sits; several wear white dhotis and shirts, and one man in a checked shirt stands at center right. Carved stone pillars with swastika motifs frame the scene, and a seated man in the foreground wears a striped shirt.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Interior corridor of a South Indian temple at night, lined with garlands of yellow, orange, white and maroon flowers strung along the ceiling and iron railings. Fluorescent lights hang overhead. On the left, men sit on stone steps, some in white dhotis and shirts, one in a khaki uniform. In the centre, devotees walk over a floor of colourful kolam rangoli designs. A woman in a pink sari and another in a dark sari walk on the right beside a metal barrier, with a lit shrine visible at the far end. No figure in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A dimly lit temple corridor with a floral garland-draped ceiling line in yellow, orange, white and purple flowers, and rows of fluorescent tube lights overhead. Painted kolam designs in white and coloured patterns decorate the stone floor. On the left, several uniformed men in khaki and a few in white shirts and orange dhotis sit on a raised stone bench. Devotees walk along the aisle; a woman in a red sari and a woman in a gold-bordered sari stand near the centre. On the right, a woman in a maroon blouse and striped headscarf faces away toward a metal railing and a brightly lit shrine beyond. A man in a white shirt stands at the right edge.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Interior of a temple hall during a festival, with the ceiling and upper walls draped in long garlands of yellow, orange, white and magenta flowers. Brass lamps stand on the right near metal railings, and a crowd of devotees in white shirts and striped clothing stands and sits at the left. A uniformed police officer in a dark cap is in the lower centre foreground, and a man in white stands at the far right. Bright fluorescent lights hang from the ceiling.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Interior of a temple hall lined with marigold garlands in yellow, orange and white hung along the ceiling and walls, with fluorescent lights overhead. A group of devotees stands in a line before iron barricade railings on the right. A woman in a pink sari and another in a red-patterned sari stand near the railings, while men in white dhotis and white shirts and one man in an orange shirt stand among them. On the left, uniformed police officers in khaki sit on a bench watching the crowd. A colourful rangoli kolam with blue, pink and white petals is drawn on the floor in the foreground. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance in this view.2006-12-04