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Photograph inside a dim temple passage at Kanjanoor Agniswarar temple. Several men in saffron-orange dhoti-style clothing with maroon borders walk toward the sanctum, their backs to the camera; one wears a pink garland and another wears a white-bordered sacred thread. A child in white dhoti stands at the left edge. In the lit sanctum doorway, a lingam with a golden shell-like base sits beneath a lamp-lit arch, with oil lamps along the walls. Men in white dhotis stand at the right beside a yellow pillar.

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May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16Photograph inside a dimly lit temple shrine of a lingam deity, with a row of oil lamps glowing above and a bronze Nandi figure in the foreground. A shaven-headed man in an orange saffron shawl and gold-trimmed clothing stands at the left, hands raised near his shoulder, with a woman in a pink flower garland beside him. Two people in white and orange clothing stand at the right, and a figure with curly hair and folded hands is at the far left edge, near the doorway.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dim stone temple passage at Kanjanur, showing a lingam shrine lit by many oil lamps, with a golden nandi figure at its base. Several devotees in orange and saffron robes stand near the shrine. The nearest figure has a shaved head and orange cloth draped over the shoulder and wears gold ornaments. Beside him a woman in a red-brown sari with a pink flower garland looks toward the shrine, one hand raised. On the right a person in white dhoti is partly visible near a gold-covered pillar. Oil lamps and a hanging light illuminate the arched doorway.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18Interior temple corridor at dusk with a lit deity murti at the far end, illuminated by lamps and a glowing halo. Several people in orange and saffron clothing stand and walk toward the shrine; a bald man in orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded necklace leads, a woman in a reddish-brown sari with a pink garland stands beside him, and a woman in a yellow and green border sari stands at right near a metal door latch. The corridor is dimly lit with hanging bulbs and oil lamps, and a yellow wall is visible at right. Offerings and an attendant are at the lower left edge.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim, reddish-lit temple passage where several shaven-headed men in saffron/orange robes stand in a line facing a shrine. In the centre a bare-backed priest in white dhoti with a brown waist cloth stands before the sanctum, where oil lamps glow and a deity murti is seen. On the right, saffron-clad devotees with gold-trimmed shawls and garlands watch, and a brass plate sits at the edge of the frame.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 16 20122012-05-16May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesInside a temple shrine lit by a glowing orange arched frame of bulb lights, two priests in saffron-orange dhotis with gold borders stand at a wooden altar, one bare-chested with a rudraksha-beaded head band, the other with hair tied up and a gold-beaded necklace. The shrine holds a gold-and-silver deity murti draped in a large pink flower garland, with silver kalasha-style vessels and green leaves on the altar. A third man in white dhoti stands at the right edge, holding a garland and a rudraksha mala. The priest in front raises a long silver lamp stand toward the shrine, an aarti or puja offering. Pink petals are scattered on the floor.2012-05-12