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Night photograph of the entrance to a small Hindu temple, the Sri Vetri Vinayagar Thirukoil in Tamil, with a bright yellow signboard above a blue-painted facade decorated with yellow flower rosettes. Above the entrance, a shrine niche holds a Ganesha murti flanked by smaller painted figures on the roofline. To the left, a blackboard lists dates and ritual timings in Tamil. Three men in white shirts and dhotis stand near the doorway, one in a red-trimmed shirt, and a glowing lamp hangs overhead. Inside, a small altar with flower offerings is visible.

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November 01 20062006-11-01Night photograph of a temple courtyard with a lit Ganesha shrine under a Tamil signboard reading Vinayakar. Two priests in white dhotis and orange-brown shawls stand at the left and centre, holding flaming lamps, one raising a flame toward a deity image lit warmly at left. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing sit on the right beside a wooden cabinet. Green and white tiled walls, painted sculptures on the roofline, and an orange-gold cloth screen complete the scene.2009-08-02 +1 copiesNight photograph of a Hindu temple shrine lit by bright golden lamps. On the left, a priest in orange-brown clothing performs puja before a large illuminated deity murti decorated with garlands, near a golden decorative pillar. A tall brass-coloured altar stand with a bell stands in the centre. Along the right, a green and white tiled temple facade carries a carved sculpted frieze and a sign reading Vinayagar temple, with a gopuram-style tower above. Several onlookers in white shirts and dark trousers stand in the foreground, one raising a hand. Smoke or haze drifts through the dark night sky. The image bears a timestamp of 12.02.2008 22:43.2009-08-02 +1 copiesAugust 02 20092009-08-02 +1 copiesNight aarti at a temple shrine with a Ganesha sanctum. Two priests in white dhotis with saffron-orange shawls stand at the shrine, one raising a lit camphor flame toward a brightly lit deity murti, possibly a Ganesha-form idol with a golden canopy. Several seated devotees in white and dark clothes watch from the front. The facade above reads Tamil text on a board, and colourful painted stucco figures of deities decorate the gateway and the shrine walls. Smoke and light rays fill the scene.2009-08-02Night photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a lit gopuram-style shrine above a yellow Tamil-script signboard. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and a red mark on his forehead stands near the centre-right, looking toward the camera, while others in yellow and white shirts and saris crowd around the doorway. Oil lamps and illuminated lights glow over the scene, and a deity murti is set in the niche above the entrance.2006-11-01Night photograph at the entrance of a Tamil temple, the Thiruvenaiswarar temple in Pondicherry, under a yellow and red banner decorated with painted deity images and flower garlands. Two women stand in the foreground: the left wears a purple sari and glasses, the right a lavender and cream sari. Several men in white shirts and dhotis stand and walk among other visitors in the lit courtyard beyond the arch. No one in the scene is identifiable as a person; the scene shows a temple gate with devotees.2006-10-13Night photograph of a temple shrine with a large illuminated deity murti on the left, bathed in bright lamp light and smoke. Two devotees in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls stand at the shrine, one raising a lamp or flame toward the deity. A security guard in a blue vest and red-orange lungi stands at right beside green and white tiled pillars. Ornate carved figures and a painted ornamental arch decorate the temple roofline, and a yellow-gold textile hangs at the centre. Visible text reads a temple name in Tamil script on the signboard.2009-08-02September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesNight photograph of the entrance to a South Indian Hindu temple, the Sri Kumaran Kovil, whose painted gopuram-style gateway above shows colourful deity sculptures including an elephant-headed figure and a peacock-adorned niche. Banana plants with broad leaves flank the doorway, and a sign in Tamil reads Sri Kumara Kovil. Several men in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a maroon sari stand on the forecourt, some looking toward the inner hall where lit chandeliers and a row of painted deity figures are visible. Sandals are left on the floor near the steps. The man in a pink striped shirt and white trousers stands in the foreground facing the gate.2012-04-05A photograph inside a stone shrine at a temple. A man in orange-saffron clothing with a long saffron head wrap and long dark hair sits at left with palms pressed together in prayer, his back to the camera. Beside him in the shrine niche, a priest in white dhoti and bare upper body holds a flame lamp before a Ganesha deity murti decorated with a white and red garland. Yellow and orange flowers rest on a dark stone lingam in the foreground. A blue cloth hangs on the stone wall, and a sign above the shrine reads Sri Selva Vinayagar.2006-11-23 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20122012-01-08