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Indoor temple corridor photograph with dim lighting. In the centre, a man in a red-orange shawl over a bare upper body wears a long multicoloured flower garland with yellow, pink and white blooms and white tilak on his forehead, one finger raised as he speaks. To the left, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a head wrap holds a tall silver staff with a silver finial, facing away. Behind them, several saffron-clad men and a person in a yellow garment stand near a red railing. On the right, a woman in a maroon sari with a silver border and a white flower in her hair listens attentively. Painted panels and blue-framed printed notices hang on the wall above.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A group walks through a dim temple corridor past a stone pillar and a dark-framed notice board with Tamil text. At the front left, a man in orange robes and orange headwear holds a silver trident staff. Behind him, a woman in a dark patterned sari with a shawl walks beside several saffron-robed sannyasis. In the centre, a figure in a red-orange robe and red hood wears a gold necklace, a red and black rudraksha mala and holds a pink flower. To the right, a bare-chested older man with grey hair and a white dhoti stands beside a young man in a yellow shawl with rudraksha beads and a tilak. Another person in white and orange is visible on the far right. Five or more people are visible.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph inside a temple corridor at night showing several men in ritual dress in conversation. On the left a bearded man in a magenta-maroon shawl holds a long gold-topped staff and has white marks on his arm. In the centre a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment with a gold wrap and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. On the right a man with a shaved head and white tilak marks wears layered rudraksha-style beaded malas over a red-orange garment and holds a gesturing hand toward the central figure. Uniformed police and other devotees in white stand behind, with a deity murti and garlands visible in the background.2006-12-04July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and painted sculptures of standing figures in the background. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a red and white tilak on his forehead and a gold necklace stands beside a smiling man in orange and red robes with white and red forehead marks. A woman in a dark sari with a red bindi holds a long garland of white jasmine and red and pink flowers. A man in a striped grey and red shirt faces the group and holds a microphone toward the smiling man. Several other people with ash-marked foreheads and white ritual markings are nearby, including an older bespectacled man with a rudraksha mala on the right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13