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A woman seen from behind in an orange-red sari with a garland of green leaves, yellow marigolds and pink flowers around her neck sits at a table with a silver laptop, facing an archway into a small temple shrine. Inside, a deity murti stands in a blue-painted niche decorated with green mango leaves and a garland, with painted figures on the side walls. A bare-chested man in a cream dhoti stands with folded arms just beside the archway, and another man in a cream dhoti stands behind him. Pale yellow walls, terracotta tiled steps and a small potted plant frame the scene.

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A temple entrance in a South Indian village setting with a painted, tiled gateway decorated in red, blue and green. A bare-chested man in white dhoti and a shawl walks through the doorway carrying a brass tray or plate. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with a yellow border and a gold armlet, wearing a garland of white, yellow and pink flowers, stands with her back to the camera looking toward the doorway. Painted guardian figures flank the entrance, and potted plants stand at the threshold. Mango leaves hang over the door.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01A photograph taken at a dark stone doorway of a temple shrine. A bare-chested man with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead and a beaded necklace stands in the doorway, one hand raised in a blessing gesture. In the foreground, a person in an orange and gold garment holds a green and white floral garland draped over the shoulder, and a person with grey hair and glasses sits at the left edge, with another man in a brown cloth standing near the left. Brass bells hang on the left and an old painted plaque with figures is visible above the entrance.2016-11-11 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01Photo 11731598 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a temple veranda with stone pillars. A man with shoulder-length dark hair wears a rust-red dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha mala, and a long multicoloured flower garland, and walks barefoot past a black stone Nandi. Behind him, a shaved-headed man in rust-red robes with a rudraksha mala, a man in white, and several people in orange and red robes stand near a temple doorway. A woman in orange stands at right, pointing. Above the doorway, a Tamil inscription and turquoise stucco ornaments are visible.2014-07-01Photo 11732842 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a group leaving a temple gateway with a grey stone gopuram-style entrance decorated with carved figures and a painted deity panel. A central man wears a rust-brown robe with orange-gold borders and a multicoloured flower garland, with rudraksha malas around his neck. Several saffron-clad sannyasis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a man in a white kurta stands at the right. A man in an orange shawl at right gestures. Sunlight flares over the scene and a framed deity image hangs on the right wall.2014-07-01November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesA photograph at a temple doorway in Kanjanoor. In the foreground, a figure wearing a rudraksha headband and a pink rose garland over an orange-brown garment with rudraksha beads stands with hands clasped, seen from behind. Beside them, a bald elderly man in a gold-yellow silk garment and a rudraksha headband stands with palms pressed together in prayer. Through the dark wooden doorway, priests in white dhotis attend a black lingam-style deity draped with green garlands and set before a gold-trimmed altar. Another person stands at the right edge. The gold-framed doorway is decorated with floral carvings and scattered petals. The bald man in yellow shows distinctive rudraksha headwear but his appearance is not clear enough to confirm an identity.2012-05-16A photograph of a shrine doorway in a marble-lined temple hall. Inside the shrine, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti with gold border and a beaded mala stands near a gilded arch housing a deity murti in white garments with a garland, with pink flowers on an altar table and metal lamps. In the foreground, a man in orange robes with gold trim and a beaded headband holds an orange offering, and a bare-chested man in a pink shawl with blue printed text and white dhoti stands with hands folded. A white-clad attendant stands at the left edge. Petals are scattered on the floor, consistent with puja.2012-05-09