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A photograph of a temple interior seen through a stone doorway with white carved pillars. A figure in a plain red-orange dhoti-style wrap stands at the threshold, hands pressed together in front of the chest, facing into a sanctum with a gold-toned altar and a deity murti. Partially visible at the left edge is another figure in dark clothing. The marble floor is polished and a small oil lamp glows at the lower right. The figure's face and body are partly obscured by the doorway framing. Nobody in the scene is identified by name.

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Interior of a temple shrine with a golden-framed doorway. In the centre, a man stands in a doorway wearing an orange-red dhoti and draped cloth, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a long-haired headdress, holding a small pink offering. On the left, a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and a flower-adorned hair bun stands with hands folded in prayer. On the right foreground, a bare-backed man in a pink-and-white striped dhoti printed with Tamil text faces away from the camera. Inside the shrine, oil lamps and devotional objects are visible.2012-05-07Photograph in a temple doorway with white marble framing. A figure in a deep red-maroon robe with a red-and-gold wrap, wearing a rudraksha mala around the neck, stands in the inner doorway facing into a shrine lit with a golden deity murti. In the foreground, a bare-chested older man with a shaved head and white dhoti, wearing a red mala, is seen from behind looking toward the shrine. The interior is dim with a white marble floor and a small decorated altar area.2012-06-05A photograph of an ornate shrine niche framed by white and gold pillars with marble-patterned walls. Inside stands a large brown statue of a bare-chested sage in a red-orange dhoti with gold trim, holding a tray or plate at his waist. Brass oil lamps flank the shrine steps, and a glowing arched halo sits behind the figure, with small offerings on a ledge. The figure is a statue, not a physical person, and no people are visible in the scene.2012-05-10May 13 20122012-05-13 +2 copiesA photograph of two men standing in a temple doorway with a gold-coloured arched frame and warm lights above. The man on the left wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl with a long beaded garland and a second garland at his chest. The man on the right is bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti and holds a long rudraksha-style mala and a ceremonial object in his hands, with long dark hair swept back. Behind them are a brass lamp stand and an altar area with a small shrine structure. A partially visible person is at the lower right edge of the frame.2012-05-07 +2 copiesMay 14 20122012-05-14A woman in a red-orange saree with gold border and a gold necklace and headpiece stands with her back to the camera at a shrine niche. She reaches toward a small golden-framed deity murti of a standing figure in white with a dark face and a crown, set on a pedestal with oil lamps, a pink floral offering and brass vessels. Polished beige stone walls and white pillars frame the shrine.2012-05-07May 14 20122012-05-14 +1 copiesA photograph taken through a doorway into a temple sanctum. A bare-chested man stands centrally in a rust-orange dhoti-style garment with a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck, one hand on his hip and the other holding a small floral offering. Behind him a green-grey cloth drapes a partly visible figure, and a lit arched niche with a gilded ornamental canopy glows orange.2012-05-12A barefoot man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching wrap walks through a stone-framed doorway into a temple shrine. He wears a gold necklace, a beaded mala, and white armbands, with a white cloth band around his forehead. Behind him, a lit arched niche holds small brass lamps and a deity murti. a person is indicated by the saffron ceremonial dress, gold necklace and mala cues; he appears to be entering the sanctum. The shrine's warm lighting and marble frame define the setting.2012-05-20A photograph inside a temple hall with marble-patterned walls and steps. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl, wearing a crown-like headpiece, stands in profile with hands joined in front of him near a small brass vessel. Behind him on the right, a second man in white dhoti and white shawl with a red cloth stands near a large brass lamp or kalasha with a lit flame. A small deity murti stands on a pedestal at the left edge. Small scattered petals lie on the floor. The scene suggests a ritual or puja setting.2012-06-05May 13 20122012-05-13