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Photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with a tiled and corrugated roof and red pillars. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a lit oil lamp flame toward a tall ornate copper lamp stand. Behind him a man with a bare upper body and pink cloth stands near shrine. Brass and copper vessels and a speaker sit on a shelf. A wooden sign reads photography is strictly prohibited. Above, a painted banner with Tamil lettering hangs on the wall.

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A temple interior with a large open flame in a silver lamp on a tall stand, held by a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl over his shoulder, seen from behind as he tends the fire. Behind the railing, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and red cloth stands near a dark shrine containing small deity murti and lamps. A red-painted beam and wall, hanging chandelier, and a colourful pillar frame the hall. Red and white bucket and basket sit near the shrine.2006-10-24A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard where two priests in white dhotis perform an aarti before a standing statue. The nearer priest, with a tilak on his forehead and a gold-bead garland, holds a brass oil lamp with a flame and a small bell at the statue's base. A second priest in a white dhoti and gold garland stands behind him, holding a brass plate. The statue, covered in yellow turmeric paste and white powder, has its right hand raised in blessing and wears a yellow cloth. Brass kalasha pots sit on the floor at left, with an orange curtain and a stone shrine behind. A small figure in orange appears at the right edge.2010-12-14Photo inside a temple shrine. A tall brass lamp stands in the foreground with a red flower tied near its top. Two men in white ritual dress bend toward it, one with hands extended over the flame; one wears a white shirt and dhoti, the other is in a yellow-and-white shawl with tilak. Beside them stands a figure in a flowing orange robe with a rudraksha mala, hands clasped in front, appearing as a person sannyasi figure, with long swept-back hair. Behind the brass lamps and kalasha-style vessels, a deity murti is dressed in magenta and garlanded with marigolds and white flowers, with a gilded canopy above.2010-06-18July 20 20102010-07-20July 22 20102010-07-22Night aarti at a shrine under a corrugated roof. A young man in orange robes with a bare chest and white body markings raises a lit oil lamp toward a silver-and-gold deity murti decorated with marigold and multicoloured garlands, seated on a silver throne between two golden guardian figures. A second orange-robed man beside him holds a brass bell, and a third man in glasses and a white dhoti stands behind with bare chest and sacred markings. Teal and blue painted peacock-like forms lie at the base of the shrine steps, and coloured string lights hang in the background.2017-01-08October 07 20102010-10-07 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20172017-01-08January 06 20122012-01-06Temple ritual scene in a covered courtyard with wet stone floor. In the centre, a priest in saffron-orange robe holds a long ceremonial staff near a gilded shrine arch topped with a lion-face makara motif. Inside the shrine, gilded deity murtis stand on a golden pedestal, one holding a staff. Three men in white dhotis with gold borders stand to the left, one carrying a lit oil lamp on a plate and another holding a garland. Brass pots and kalasha vessels sit on the floor and on the shrine ledge, with flower garlands and offerings. Red and white striped pillars and an orange wall frame the scene.2011-11-01January 08 20172017-01-08May 04 20152015-05-04