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A photograph inside a temple shrine of a stone-walled sanctum with painted dvarapala guardian figures flanking an iron grille. Behind the grille, a black Shiva linga stands within a silver-rimmed yoni base with flowers and oil lamps around it. In the foreground, a woman in an orange sari with long curly hair stands with her hands raised near the grille in worship. To the left, a bald man in orange robes and a gold necklace bends forward, and other devotees in orange clothing stand close by. A photographer with a camera stands at the upper left. Several lamps burn on the floor at the base of the grille.

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December 20 20112011-12-20August 02 20082008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02A dim temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars and hanging lights shows a crowd of devotees in orange, white and yellow clothes gathered around a ritual. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and gold necklaces holds a metal plate with a lit oil lamp toward a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti, who holds a second plate with a flame. Another bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands at right with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a camera operator stands in the background. Oil lamps and a brass plate sit on a low table in the foreground, consistent with aarti or puja.2011-12-20Photograph inside a dim stone temple hall with heavy grey pillars and carved walls. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and orange shawl, with long dark hair, stands with palms pressed together in namaskar at a steel grille gate. Two men in white dhotis and shirts stand at left behind a grille, and several women in saffron, green and pink saris stand in the background among pillars. A dark deity murti is visible at right beside a white-clad attendant.2008-07-28Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.2011-12-20October 12 20122012-10-12December 20 20112011-12-20Inside a dim stone temple passage, a bare-chested temple priest in a white dhoti stands at left, facing a central figure in long saffron robes and a yellow-and-white flower garland, who holds a small brass plate or offering tray. Two other saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand beside him, and a crowd of devotees fills the background. In the foreground, several black stone lingams are draped with red, blue, yellow and green cloths. The central figure has long swept-back hair and gold armbands, a person by appearance, while the others appear to be priests, sannyasis or devotees.2011-12-20A photograph inside a dark stone temple doorway at Tiruvannamalai, where a group of saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees stand with palms pressed together in prayer. In the centre, a man in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with rudraksha malas, joins his hands. Beside him, a sannyasi in deep orange with a long shawl wears gold necklaces. A bare-chested man on the right wears a white dhoti and garlands, standing before black stone deity murtis decorated with white flowers and red and blue cloth. Fluorescent light fixtures hang above and a photographer is visible at the left edge.2008-01-02December 20 20112011-12-20Inside a dark stone temple doorway with yellow lattice gates swung open, several women in saris crowd forward to look into a shrine lit by oil lamps. A priest bare-chested in a red-brown dhoti stands inside the shrine near a decorated deity murti garlanded with pink and red flowers, and a yellow cloth hangs above. In the foreground, a woman in a green-bordered saree with a bun, and another in a teal top with hair in a bun, bend forward with hands folded in prayer. A painted colourful statue in green and pink dress stands at left. Darshan at a temple shrine.2017-02-07 +1 copies