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A photograph of a dim temple doorway with a blue plaque reading "SRI RAMANUJACHARYARU (THIRUMENI)" above it, the plaque sitting on a weathered grey wall. Several people stand in the foreground: a bare-backed man in white dhoti at left seen from behind, a shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti and gold-trimmed cloth, centre, with a sacred mark and gold necklace, gesturing with his hands toward the doorway. Beside him a figure wears a large orange-saffron cloth draped over the shoulders and is adorned with a garland of white, red and green flowers. Another man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and a white and gold-bordered dhoti. Brass bells hang in grilled panels on both sides of the doorway. Five people are visible, four in front and one partially visible at the edge.

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November 30 20162016-11-30November 11 20162016-11-11November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a dim temple doorway where a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands centre, holding a yellow marigold garland and smiling while several saffron-robed monks in orange turbans and orange shawls surround him. Behind them is a deity murti heavily decorated with white and yellow flower garlands. A bearded monk with long hair and a rudraksha mala stands to the right in orange robes, and wooden doors with hanging bells frame the entrance. Activity suggests a darshan or puja moment.2010-01-29A photograph of a temple doorway with peeling grey walls and brass bells hanging on a wooden lattice. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-and-green waistband lifts a folded orange cloth over the head of a figure draped in an orange garment with a yellow-and-white border, wearing a red-topped headdress decorated with white flowers, yellow marigolds and green leaves, while a man in white ritual clothes with a rudraksha mala stands beside them. A blue cloth with gold trim hangs on the left. Several people are partially visible in the foreground and left edge.2016-11-11 +2 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph taken inside a dimly lit temple doorway, lit by a tube light overhead. On the left, a man in an orange turban and orange shawl, with a yellow and red flower garland and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind him, several men in white and in checked shirts look on. On the right, a bare-backed priest in an orange dhoti with a green-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala across his chest bends toward a dark stone deity murti, holding flowers and offerings, with a blue cloth draped over the murti's base. The left figure has distinctive long hair beneath the turban and a shawl and garland, with a devotee-like posture; appearance-based identity is uncertain.2006-09-24Photo inside a small temple shrine room with pale green walls, a tube light, and wooden framed doors with brass bells. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees stands close together. A tall man in an orange-saffron robe with a dark rudraksha mala and a shaved head stands near the center, flanked by an orange-turbaned sannyasi. To the right, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti stands before a shrine heavily decorated with yellow and white flower garlands, and a bearded sannyasi in orange holds a folded hand near him. A calendar and notices hang on the left wall.2010-01-29Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a narrow doorway lit from the right. Several saffron-clad men with shaved heads and white tilak marks stand in a group, many wearing gold-coloured beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas. A man in the centre-right wears saffron robes with an orange shawl and holds his hands in namaste. Another man in a white dhoti with a saffron border stands near the doorway. A white-shirted man stands at the left edge, and a bare-chested man with a red-marked forehead stands at the far right. The figures appear to be devotees or sannyasis moving through a temple passage.2010-12-29December 20 20112011-12-20