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A photograph inside a temple hall with dark wooden pillars and stone columns carved with figures. In the left foreground, a person in saffron-orange robes and an orange head wrap, with long dark hair, stands at a brass railing with hands pressed together in prayer, facing a shrine. Across the hall, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti stands on a marble floor near a sanctum with flower garlands and a small deity murti. A copper vessel sits nearby, and a timestamp reads 7:18 in the corner.

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May 09 20042004-05-09Photograph taken from behind a person in a saffron-orange turban and saffron robe with long dark wavy hair falling over the shoulders, looking into a temple hall. Inside, a deity murti sits on a wooden platform decorated with white and red flower garlands, beside a copper kalasha-like vessel on the tiled floor. Carved stone pillars frame the entrance, and a dark wooden pillar with gold details stands in the hall. A partially visible figure in white stands at the left edge. A timestamp reads 9 7:18 in the lower right.2004-05-09 +1 copiesApril 11 20122012-04-11 +1 copiesPhotograph 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.2008-07-28January 12 20072007-01-12February 04 20102010-02-04A barefoot man in saffron-orange robes and a matching saffron turban stands in a carved stone temple doorway, wearing a long ceremonial gold necklace of beads. He is shown in profile, looking to the side, one hand resting at his waist. Ornately sculpted stone pillars with figures and floral motifs frame him, and a green tree and blue sky show through the open archway. A white-clad older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands behind him to the left, and a child is partly visible near the orange-robed figure. The scene conveys a temple visit in Tiruvannamalai.2007-01-12A photograph of a temple courtyard with ornate granite pillars and carved stonework. In the centre, a figure in an orange saffron robe with long dark hair bends forward with both hands pressed against a carved stone shrine opening guarded by a lion-like sculpture. To the left, a bald man in a white dhoti holds an orange cloth folded over his arm. Behind them, a man in white clothes holds a camera. Palm trees and a bamboo-and-palm-frond scaffold frame the background.2011-09-09November 09 20072007-11-09A photograph of a devotee in a saffron-orange wrap with a gold-bead necklace and a dark red-and-gold headband, standing at a doorway with palms joined in namaskar, facing into a marble shrine room. Inside, a second figure bare-chested in white dhoti-style cloth and an orange wrap bends forward at a low brass-topped table, tending small brass vessels and oil lamps before a black stone linga-form deity draped in white cloth, set in a gold arched niche. Marble walls and a turquoise-and-gold ceremonial item sit at the right edge.2012-05-08Photograph inside a white marble temple hall with carved pillars and a polished dark floor. In the foreground, a figure with long dark hair wears a sleeveless bright orange garment with an orange wrap, hands pressed together in namaskar near the face. Beside and behind, a second figure in orange robes stands with a folded orange shawl. A wooden prayer bench with a red cushion sits at right, and a shrine with colourful striped cloth hangings and a framed photo board is at left. Strong sunlight comes through an open archway onto the floor.2010-02-04October 12 20122012-10-12