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A photograph at a temple doorway with a blue Tamil-script sign reading the name of a temple shrine above an ornate carved silver-toned door frame. On the left, a woman in an orange sleeveless top with a yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. In the centre-right, a bearded man with a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark and a red thread around his neck stands by the wooden door, while a bare-chested man with a shaved head and vibhuti marks is partly visible at the right edge. A bell hangs from the ceiling near a painted deity figure. Watermarked copyright text overlays the lower right.

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Photograph inside a temple corridor at night. A doorway with a red-and-white pillared frame carries a sign reading "Aruliya Kedhara Mahareeshwarar" (per the signboard), with a lit inner shrine and deity murti visible beyond. Foreground: a man with long dreadlocks wears a white-and-gold-bordered dhoti and stands at left. A central figure with long dreadlocks and white ash stripes across the forehead and bare chest wears an orange saffron cloth and a red-beaded necklace; he stands near a pillar with a wall niche. Another man, seen from behind, wears a large garland of yellow and white flowers over green leaves. A wall poster and a small framed notice are on the wall, and a clock hangs at top left.2018-01-16January 07 20122012-01-07Inside a temple shrine, a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a gold-banded arm ornament and rudraksha mala stands at a dark stone niche, handing a yellow marigold garland toward a shrine opening. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala looks on. At right, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, flower petals and white cloth, and a yellow garland. Behind, dark walls carry black panels with Tamil script and a blue wall plaque reading Sri Sokkanathar, with ornate red and yellow painted borders on the walls and ceiling.2012-01-07A woman in a maroon sari with a gold border and a green-and-yellow flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaste before a small shrine in a whitewashed room. The shrine has a yellow-ochre multi-tiered canopy with pillars, and inside it a dark stone murti of Dakshinamurthy, seated and garlanded with marigolds and green leaves. A framed picture and a small devotional image sit at the base. A man in an orange-saffron robe and glasses stands at right, hands folded in prayer, facing the shrine. A bamboo mat leans against the left wall. The yellow sign above the shrine reads in Tamil that it is Sri Dakshinamurthy Swamigal's shrine.2014-07-01July 01 20142014-07-01January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 15 20092009-01-15May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesJuly 01 20142014-07-01July 21 20102010-07-21