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A crowded temple corridor lit by warm lamps, with a packed crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts pressing forward. In the foreground a smiling man wearing a red-orange shawl, rudraksha mala beads and a red head band with a red forehead mark walks beside a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. A wooden pole or rod is held in the foreground. Behind them a golden-framed shrine holds a deity murti flanked by sculpted pillars, with a Tamil signboard on the left wall.

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May 31 20122012-05-31May 31 20122012-05-31May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of a dim temple corridor with a crowd moving toward a brightly lit inner sanctum where deity murti are visible. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a long gold-and-rudraksha necklace, a pale forehead mark and long dark hair walks forward holding hands with an elderly bare-chested man in orange dhoti and rudraksha mala. Around them, a bald monk in orange, a man in white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala, uniformed police officers in khaki and devotees in white dhotis and orange cloth fill the passage. The presentation cues are consistent with a person, though the face is not visible enough to be certain. A dark signboard with Tamil text hangs on the right wall.2012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a crowded temple corridor at night, lit by warm lamps with a golden-lit shrine and deity murti visible at the far end. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold pendant, a white beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, and points forward while holding the hand of an older bare-chested sannyasi with a shaved head and tilak, who wears an orange cloth with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad sannyasis, a man in a white kurta, and a uniformed police officer on the right walk along with them.2012-05-20May 20 20122012-05-20September 12 20122012-09-12May 10 20122012-05-10Photograph of a nighttime procession moving down a narrow, lamp-lit temple corridor with a crowd behind. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold floral headband and a long gold-bead garland with a pendant, and carries a red-brown rudraksha-style mala; his eyes are lowered as he walks. Beside him, a man on the left wears an orange cloth and gold necklace, and on the right a man in orange wears a heavy gold chain and pendant. A bald man in white ritual clothing holds a black handheld light, and an elderly woman in a pink sari stands at the left edge. Behind them, devotees fill the passage, with a bright lit shrine and garlanded deity area ahead. A hanging banner with an elephant and floral motif is visible on the left, and a wall board with printed text is on the right.2012-05-07May 31 20122012-05-31