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Photograph in a temple doorway with white marble framing. A figure in a deep red-maroon robe with a red-and-gold wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala around the neck, stands in the inner doorway facing into a shrine lit with a golden deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested older man with a shaved head and white dhoti, wearing a red mala, is seen from behind looking toward the shrine. The interior is dim with a white marble floor and a small decorated altar area.

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May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14A photograph of a temple interior seen through a stone doorway with white carved pillars. A figure in a plain red-orange dhoti-style wrap stands at the threshold, hands pressed together in front of the chest, facing into a sanctum with a gold-toned altar and a deity murti. Partially visible at the left edge is another figure in dark clothing. The marble floor is polished and a small oil lamp glows at the lower right. The figure's face and body are partly obscured by the doorway framing. Nobody in the scene is identified by name.2012-05-07May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesInterior of a temple shrine with a golden-framed doorway. In the centre, a man stands in a doorway wearing an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a long-haired headdress, holding a small pink offering. On the left, a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and a flower-adorned hair bun stands with hands folded in prayer. On the right foreground, a bare-backed man in a pink-and-white striped dhoti printed with Tamil text faces away from the camera. Inside the shrine, oil lamps and devotional objects are visible.2012-05-07A photograph taken through a marble-framed doorway into a temple shrine lit with warm orange light. In the foreground a long-haired figure in a saffron-red dhoti and wrap, with rudraksha malas across the chest, stands on the threshold. Behind, an arched alcove holds a deity murti and brass lamps on a stone platform.2012-05-23A doorway in a warm, golden-tan stone wall leads into a dim inner chamber. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a red-orange dhoti with gold-edged borders and a rudraksha mala stands in the threshold, another similarly clad figure with a headdress behind him. Behind them, a figure in white clothes gestures and others in white stand in the background. A small circular sign is on the wall to the upper left. Ritual or temple setting.2012-05-07A woman in a red-orange saree with gold border and a gold necklace and headpiece stands with her back to the camera at a shrine niche. She reaches toward a small golden-framed deity murti of a standing figure in white with a dark face and a crown, set on a pedestal with oil lamps, a pink floral offering and brass vessels. Polished beige stone walls and white pillars frame the shrine.2012-05-07May 25 20122012-05-25 +1 copiesA figure in orange-red robes with a shaved head stands with back partly turned in a stone-framed doorway, facing an illuminated shrine niche. Inside the arch, a white and gold deity murti or shrine structure sits with a small lamp glowing above it, and brass vessels and a red-cloth offering rest on a wooden table in the foreground. The walls are polished brown marble.2012-05-10May 07 20122012-05-07May 14 20122012-05-14 +2 copies