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A photograph taken at night inside a temple hall with stone pillars and fluorescent lights. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt stands beside a blue-and-white metal cart topped by a small gold-and-red canopy draped with white flower garlands, which shelters a deity murti on a pedestal. A man in a striking saffron-orange turban and saffron robes stands at right with palms pressed together in namaste, long hair falling over his shoulders. Several other men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing orange shawls, stand nearby, and a few devotees are visible in the background. A metal tray sits on the cart. The scene appears to show a ritual procession or temple visit.

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November 23 20062006-11-23A night-time photograph inside a stone temple hall. In the right foreground a man in saffron-orange robes and a matching orange head wrap stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, long dark hair falling behind his shoulders, a distinctive appearance but no clear identifying cues beyond clothing. Nearby several men in white dhotis and white shirts stand watching. At centre left a blue-framed palanquin or utsava vahana decorated with white jasmine garlands and a gold-framed arch holds a deity murti and a small kalasha-like offering, with a metal tray below. Stone pillars and carved granite walls frame the scene, with lamps glowing in the background.2006-11-23Dim night photo of a temple shrine with a golden canopy draped in white flower garlands and red fabric. Inside the shrine stands a deity murti adorned with garlands and a silver-toned crown-like ornament. In the lower left, a bare-shouldered man in a white vest with a red sacred thread around his wrist faces the shrine. In the foreground right, a figure seen from behind wears an orange saffron turban and orange robe with a long white flower garland around the neck and long dark hair falling down the back. A framed portrait leaning at the left edge shows a man in a white turban. Other devotees stand at the edges in the dark.2008-11-11A night procession at a temple chariot (ratha) in Tamil Nadu. A decorated wooden ratha carries an illuminated shrine with deity murtis draped in flower garlands and marigold strands, and a small framed portrait is mounted on its left side. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts crowd around, several with orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and some wear rudraksha malas. In the left foreground a man in a pale yellow shirt and dark trousers stands near a figure in pale clothing. A small portrait on the left shows a bearded man in a white turban, and the ratha's upper section bears an illuminated Tamil-script banner. Visible people number roughly fifteen to twenty.2006-10-28Dark night photograph of a temple shrine lit by a small spotlight, with a golden canopy hung with white draped fabric above an ornate deity murti decorated with silver and gold ornaments. In the foreground, a figure in an orange-saffron wrap and orange turban, long dark hair, and a white flower garland seen from behind faces the shrine, with his hands not visible. To the left, a bare-chested priest in a white cloth with a red sacred thread and red wristband stands beside a framed portrait with a white head covering. Several other people in white stand in the background, and white flags are visible at the right edge.2008-11-11Night procession inside a temple corridor. Centre: an ornate golden palanquin-style shrine (ratha/palanquin) lit by strings of golden bulbs, draped with red-and-white flower garlands, carrying a deity murti dressed in garlands and a golden canopy. Around it a dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and white head bandage, and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala and white head covering. Pillars and dim lamplight frame the scene.2009-07-13Night photograph at a temple shrine. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind wears a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange shawl, with long dark hair and a white flower garland across the shoulders. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a yellow cloth sash stands facing the shrine. The shrine, decorated with white and red floral garlands and gold arches, holds deity murtis draped in red and white garlands, with a small oil lamp at the base. A framed photograph on the left shows a smiling man in a white turban. Several other people stand in the background.2008-11-11A night photograph of a golden shrine with a deity murti dressed in white and red garlands, decorated with white flower strands overhead and a lit oil lamp at its base. In the left foreground, a shirtless man with a red thread on his wrist and a bare-chested devotee in a white and yellow cloth face the shrine. At the right foreground, a figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron-orange wrap with long dark hair stands with their back to the camera. A framed portrait on an easel to the left shows a figure in white head wrap and white clothing. The scene looks like a temple worship moment, with the saffron-clad figure's identity uncertain from this view.2008-11-11 +1 copiesCrowded temple corridor with carved stone pillars and sculpted figures along the walls. In the centre, a golden ornate palanquin or deity shrine with a tiered roof sits decorated with flower garlands in red and white. Devotees in saffron and orange robes and white clothing crowd around it, some with hands folded. Several people in the foreground are seen from behind, and a few women in white stand at the right. Attendants in white stand near the shrine. The scene suggests a temple procession or darshan at Madurai Meenakshi Temple.2009-07-13Dark temple interior photographed from behind, showing a figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange head wrap with long dark hair falling below it and a white flower garland around the neck, facing an ornate golden shrine lit faintly from within. Beside him on the left, a shirtless temple priest wears a lavender-blue vest with a saffron sash and red-yellow markings on the forehead, and several other people in white clothes stand in the crowd at the edges. The shrine has draped white cloth, a gilded canopy and an illuminated deity murti. The figure has long hair, an orange wrap and a garland, consistent with the appearance-based cues of a person, shown from behind at the shrine, with a priest and devotees nearby.2008-11-11January 08 20172017-01-08Night photograph of a procession at a temple, seen from behind. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe, long dark hair and a large white patch obscuring the back of the head, stands facing a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with white and red garlands and flowers. Inside the palanquin sits a deity murti or figure with a crown and ornate ornaments. A man in white dhoti with red and yellow sacred threads and a bare upper body stands at left. Two framed portraits are propped on either side of the palanquin: at left a portrait of a figure in white headwear, and at right a portrait of a figure in a white turban wearing a dark jacket. A black speaker sits near the base, and a few devotees stand in the background.2008-11-11 +1 copies