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Photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine with rough granite walls. A bald man with a red-and-white tilak, a jasmine and rose garland, and a beaded headband stands with hands folded in front of a small lit oil lamp and a deity murti. In the foreground, a woman with hair in a bun wearing a red-beaded hair ornament and beaded necklace faces the shrine. A pink banner with white Tamil script hangs at top left. Several other people in orange and saffron garments stand partly visible at the left edge.

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May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone shrine with rough grey granite walls. A bald, bare-chested older man in an orange-saffron cloth wraps his shoulders and wears a white and red-pink flower garland and a beaded headband; he stands with hands folded in front of a small deity murti niche. Beside him a woman with hair in a bun and red flower adornment, and a bald bare-chested man in the foreground, face the shrine. A pink sign with Tamil text hangs above, and a small lamp and offerings are visible in the niche.2012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone temple shrine. A shaved-headed priest in white ritual cloth, wearing a rudraksha mala and a long garland of white and pink flowers, bends forward before a lit oil lamp set on a brass plate with offerings. Several people stand around in orange and saffron-toned clothing; a woman in the foreground has her hair in a bun with a beaded ornament and a rudraksha-style necklace. A pink banner with Tamil lettering hangs at the upper left. Stone wall niches and a small nameplate are visible behind the shrine.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a dim stone-walled temple corridor. A shaved-headed man in white ritual cloth with white vibhuti on his forehead and a garland of white and pink flowers around his neck stands near a wall. A woman in an orange sari with a beaded necklace and a red-and-gold headband stands in the foreground, with a hand reaching in from the right. A pink sign with white Tamil lettering hangs on the upper left wall. The man has no distinctive a person cues such as long hair, crown or saffron robes, so identity is uncertain.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Dim stone-walled interior of a temple shrine with a pink sign above bearing Tamil text. An elderly bald man, bare-chested with a brown rudraksha-style mala on his head and a white and pink flower garland around his neck, bends forward at the niche, his hands at a lamp or offering. Beside him a woman with hair in a bun and a beaded necklace leans in, and a young man and other priests stand close in the background. The scene shows ritual worship at a sacred niche.2012-05-18A dim stone temple interior with weathered carved walls. In the foreground a priest with a shaved head, white ash markings on the forehead, a rudraksha mala at the head and garlands of white jasmine and red flowers around the neck, wears a saffron-orange cloth and stands beside a bare-chested young priest in a white dhoti who holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp and flowers. A devotee on the left, with a rudraksha mala, raises a hand toward the lamp. A dark deity murti stands in a niche behind them. The scene suggests a puja or aarti. The man in the garland is a priest in saffron, not clearly a distinctive presentation, so no identification is made.2012-05-18Photograph of a dim stone temple interior with a dark granite wall. In the foreground a young man with hair tied in a bun and a red-beaded headband wears an orange-saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, his head bowed. Beside him an older bald man with a beaded headband wears a white and pink jasmine garland and a saffron cloth, his hands pressed together in anjali before a dark murti. Other saffron-clad devotees stand behind them, and a dark dressed figure sits at the lower right near an offering. A black signboard with Tamil script hangs on the wall. The scene suggests darshan or puja.2012-05-18A photograph of a temple scene at night under a pink banner reading in Tamil and English 'Sri Kaichinneswarar' with partial text above. A shaved-headed man in a red-striped garland and flower garlands stands center left with hands folded. Beside him, a bare-chested older man with white hair and beard wears a white dhoti and an orange cloth draped over his shoulder, with a beaded necklace, hands joined in reverence. Devotees crowd around, including a bald man in orange at left and a woman in a white blouse with folded hands at right. Warm lamplight illuminates the stone temple walls.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18