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Photo 11680916May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and dim lighting, where a group stands with hands pressed in anjali. In the centre, a man in orange robes and an orange shawl with a gold necklace stands with palms joined. Beside him, a bare-chested priest with white sacred markings on his torso holds a lamp area in a white dhoti. On the right, a person in orange robes and a gold necklace presses palms together, and another in orange with a rudraksha mala and a headscarf stands nearby. A woman in a green and gold sari with gold bangles folds her hands on the left, and several men in white dhotis and a uniformed officer in khaki stand in the background.2009-01-14May 18 20122012-05-18May 31 20122012-05-31Night photograph inside a dimly lit South Indian temple corridor with weathered stone pillars and faded painted walls. A shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha beads stands at left, holding a small object, beside a man in a white shirt and cream dhoti. Several men in white dhotis and shirts move and gather near an open doorway where a circular garland or wreath hangs on the wall and a lamp glows. A cameraman with a video camera stands at right. Overall the scene suggests a temple ritual or darshan being recorded.2012-05-21Photograph inside a dim temple shrine of a stone Nandi bull statue lying before a sanctum, with a yellow sign reading Sri Nandhi Bhagavan above a doorway. Several people in orange and saffron robes stand around; a bare-chested priest with a white forehead mark and a tall figure with a long flowing hairstyle in orange sari-style cloth stand near the shrine. Two men in white dhotis, one bare-chested with gold-bordered cloth, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a belt stand to the right. Ornate painted pillars frame the scene.2012-05-21A man with long dark matted hair and a bare upper body in a maroon-brown cloth bends low and presses his forehead and joined palms against a stone platform in a temple at night. A white flower garland with red blooms hangs from his neck and gold bangles are on his wrists. Behind him stand a crowd of devotees, including a man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala, a woman in orange with a garland, a man in white shirt holding a camera, and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Strings of green and red lights and a lit temple gopuram decorate the walls, with oil lamps flickering at the base of the stone. a person is the prostrating figure, shown with long hair and a crown-free but ascetic presentation in devotional posture.2017-02-06Dense crowd inside a dark stone temple hall with carved pillars and ornate columns. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace stands at centre, with a man in white shirt and dhoti beside him and people pressing forward. Many devotees in white dhotis and colourful saris sit or stand behind, some with palms pressed together. A large brass lamp or vessel stands near the centre back, and a small screen glows high on the left. Rosette-style rosettes are pinned to some men's white clothing.2009-01-15Photograph inside a stone temple hall at night, with carved pillars and a lit shrine niche at the back. Many devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls crowd around a stone platform, several with hands raised or folded in prayer. A uniformed police officer stands at the left. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and orange shawl holds a handheld video camera, and a man in an orange cap sits at the lower right. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2008-08-02October 12 20122012-10-12December 29 20102010-12-29