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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai

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Photograph inside a temple hall. In the foreground a figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala bends forward, pressing both hands and forehead against a stone platform or yoni-like base. Behind, a man in a white shirt and a second man in white dhoti-style clothing with an orange shawl stand and observe. Tall polished metal vessels and stone pillars line the background. a person (saffron robes, long hair, rudraksha mala) performing reverent prostration at a temple shrine.2006-12-04Night photograph inside a temple courtyard lit with strings of lamps along the roofline. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair bows forward, pressing the forehead and hand against a carved stone pedestal or altar edge. To the left, two young men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls, one with a rudraksha-style mala, and an older man in a white shirt stands behind them. Stone pillars, a metal-clad column and carved stone architecture frame the scene, with a few onlookers in the background.2006-12-04A photograph of a person in saffron-orange robes bending forward and touching their forehead to a carved stone platform in a temple courtyard. The robe drapes over the head and shoulders, and a gold headband is visible in the hair. Beside the platform, a deity murti is decorated with orange and purple marigold garlands and a gold necklace, and brass lamps, a kalasha-style vessel and a silver plate with offerings sit on the stone surface. In the background, a drummer in white and a musician in a green shirt stand near a red curtain and a wall with a dark inscribed panel.2010-12-27December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph inside a lit temple hall at night, with rows of small oil lamps along the upper walls and bright overhead lights. In the foreground a person in a flowing orange-red robe bends forward with hands pressed together in prayer, face toward a carved stone platform or altar. A man in a blue shirt stands at left, and several other people in white and light clothing are visible in the background near a tall yellow lamp stand. A large metal vessel stands near the pillars. The swami is described only by role; the figure's build and hair are not sufficiently distinctive to confirm identity from the image alone.2006-12-04September 09 20112011-09-09February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a devotee in an orange sari bowing forward with her forehead pressed to a carved grey stone block at a temple. Her hands rest on the stone, with ornate carved motifs visible on its edge. Behind her, a group of standing people watch, including women in cream and yellow saris, a man in a white shirt with an orange sash, and a man in a striped shirt holding a fruit or offering. A pink colonnaded building and a stone pillar are in the background under a thatched canopy.2012-10-12August 07 20102010-08-07December 03 20162016-12-03January 15 20132013-01-15 +1 copies