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Night photograph of a man in a maroon-brown robe wearing a white and red flower garland descending steps from a pink-painted temple doorway. Two uniformed police officers in khaki, one with a yellow badge, flank him as he walks down. Behind him a figure in white dhoti and a man in a dark robe with garlands follow. On the left a young man in a teal shirt and another in a striped shirt look on beside a brown rolling shutter. A yellow sign with Tamil script hangs on the right beside a metal grille and carved stone pillars.

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Night photograph of a temple doorway with pink-washed walls and carved pillars. A bare-chested man in a maroon-red dhoti and a white floral garland descends stone steps, flanked by a khaki-uniformed police officer and other men in maroon and white attire. In the foreground a young man in a teal shirt with a yellow logo walks past, and a police officer in khaki with a cap stands to one side. A printed sign to the right carries Tamil script. The scene suggests a visit to a temple. a person appearance is uncertain; the central figure in maroon with the garland is a candidate but his appearance is not sufficiently distinctive.2017-02-06Night photograph at a temple entrance with a peach-painted gateway and carved stone pillars. A man in a maroon-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland, descends stone steps while raising one hand, flanked by two uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and belts. A man in a saffron-orange robe with a large rudraksha mala stands at the left edge, and two men in dark-red dhotis follow behind. A teal-shirted man looks on at left. A printed sign on the right wall reads Sri Arunachaleshwara temple Sthalalingam in Tamil. Strings of purple and blue lights hang along the top of the gateway.2017-02-06Photograph at night of a temple doorway with peach-painted walls and carved pillars, people descending a stone staircase. In the center, a bearded man in a dark maroon-brown robe and a white-and-gold garland stands in the doorway, flanked by a khaki-uniformed police officer and other men. In the foreground at left, a bare-chested man wears an orange cloth, rudraksha beads and gold-toned necklaces. Others in black-and-white striped shirts, green t-shirts and a red garment surround the group. A signboard at right reads in Tamil script 'Arulmigu Pathalalingam' with a small portrait. a person: the central bearded man in the maroon robe and garland, appearance-based only, shown as a visitor leaving the temple.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06A photograph of a temple doorway with a yellow sign reading a Tamil name above the entrance. An elderly man with white hair and a white-painted forehead stands in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a red-and-gold headband. Around him are shaven-headed men in orange robes, a bare-chested man with a gold necklace holding a bag, and uniformed police officers in khaki and a dark cap. The setting is a dim stone temple passage with carved pillars.2012-05-21Night photograph inside a stone temple corridor with an orange-red wooden gate ahead and a row of lamps beyond it. A bearded man in a rust-brown ochre robe and a long white-and-green flower garland with hands pressed together at chest level walks through the crowd. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand near him, and devotees including women in saffron, yellow and red saris, one holding a small child in yellow, line the passage. Green banana plants and bamboo scaffolding decorate the entrance. A watermarked tag in the corner, not counted as text, marks the image as archive material.2017-02-06Night photograph of a temple procession descending stone steps at a gopuram entrance lit with strings of bulbs and hanging garlands. At centre, a bearded man with a red tilak and a flower garland around his neck wears a maroon-brown dhoti-style robe and clasps his hands in greeting. Around him, men in teal and green sportswear with yellow emblems act as escorts, alongside a uniformed police officer in khaki and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti. Women in a blue-and-green sari and other devotees stand at left behind a golden ornate gate.2017-02-06Night photograph inside a stone temple corridor with dark granite pillars, orange metal gates and hanging lamps. A bearded man with a tilak and rudraksha-style garland of white and red flowers, wearing a reddish-brown dhoti-style garment and gold-toned armlets, is walked through a crowd. He is flanked by uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps, and men in green and yellow shirts press around him. A gilded deity shrine is visible in the background. Whether the central figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-02-06Night photo at a temple gateway, a stone-walled passage opening toward a brightly lit temple tower with strings of coloured lights. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a white floral garland and a rust-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala, stands at the centre, with a uniformed police officer in khaki beside him on the right. To the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a long gold necklace and rudraksha beads has a white tilak on his forehead. Devotees in white and casual clothes crowd around, including a man in a white-and-blue shirt and a woman in a light sari.2017-02-06Photo inside a dim temple passage at a doorway topped by a yellow sign reading ஶ்ரீ சாட்சிநாத சுவாமி (Sri Sakshinatha Swami). A bare-headed priest in saffron and orange robes, with a white cloth tied over his head and gold ornaments at his neck, steps through the entrance. Beside him a shaven-headed attendant in orange and white holds a yellow cloth bag. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand guard on the left, and on the right a uniformed officer in a peaked cap and a man in white folds his hands in reverence. The stone walls and carved architrave frame the scene.2012-05-21January 07 20122012-01-07