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Inside a temple doorway with ornate gold-painted pillars, a central figure in orange saffron robes and a garland of white flowers stands while two women in sarees offer him a lit lamp and a pink flower. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis, orange shawls and a woman in a red saree press forward. A woman in a pink saree with white flowers in her hair claps her hands at left. A man in a white shirt and yellow-orange lanyard, with his palms pressed together, stands at left. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and a white shirt. The central figure's long swept-back hair and saffron robes are a person cue; the page links him to a visit to Madurai Meenakshi Temple.

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A photograph of devotees in a hall greeting a person in orange saffron robes wearing a long green leaf garland with white flower strands and a pink flower in hand. Behind him, a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and sandalwood-marked forehead stands beside him, holding a brass vessel. Devotees on the left, many in white and yellow clothes with hands pressed together in namaste, reach forward; a metal railing separates them. Peach-coloured walls and a colourful framed panel are visible in the background.Photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple hall with carved pillars and a fluorescent tube light overhead. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti and a matching shawl draped over his head stands at right, wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace of rudraksha malas, his arms bandaged with white cloth. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes holds a brass vessel with pink and white flowers. Behind them a priest in white clothes and a red-and-white sash stands near a woman in a dark blue-and-maroon sari with gold bangles, who holds a flower garland and presses her hands together. Another man in orange with an orange cloth stands at far left and a crowd of onlookers fills the background.2009-07-13May 08 20122012-05-08December 26 20062006-12-26A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with a bright doorway ahead. In the centre, a bare-chested, bearded sadhu in orange cloth walks with a devotee, both holding a small brass offering. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a long red shawl, a large red-and-black rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace walks with his head covered; a flower garland hangs at his side. Around them, men in saffron robes carry a silver trident-topped staff, a woman in a blue and maroon sari with white flowers in her hair walks ahead, a man in a yellow top and white dhoti wears sacred thread beads, and people in white dhotis with red shawls follow. A man in a light grey shirt stands at right.2009-07-13January 08 20102010-01-08Photograph outside a temple entrance with a tall stone gopuram-style doorway behind. A man in white shirt and white dhoti places a garland of red, white and green flowers around the neck of a person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair swept back, who presses palms together. Another man in white and a man in white with a small rudraksha mala stand nearby. A large crowd of onlookers in white, orange and yellow clothes gathers behind, and a stone pillar or elephant leg is visible at left.2009-08-06A crowded outdoor temple-corridor scene in daylight. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears orange robes and a large gold necklace, hands folded in namaskar, with a crown-like ornament absent but orange cloth draped; a person candidate by long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments with orange shawls press forward, some with hands folded. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris with white flower garlands in their hair fill the space. A man in the foreground wears a yellow shirt and a red tilak. Stalls with red caps line the right side and a yellow-and-red banner hangs from the arched pillared gateway.2008-08-02Photograph of a crowd at a South Indian temple courtyard with ornate gopuram-style stone pillars and a colourful domed shrine behind. A central figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a long garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Probable Swamiji: a central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, presented as the honoured guest. Around him are men in white dhotis and orange-robed sannyasis, some with tilaka and vibhuti, and a man in a white shirt holding a silver staff. At left, a gold-covered palanquin or ratha is decorated with flower garlands, and a devotee in saffron stands nearby. Devotees press in from all sides, some with raised hands.2009-08-06May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesJanuary 14 20092009-01-14July 13 20092009-07-13