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April 28 20182018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28 +1 copiesEvening crowd at the East Tower Entrance of a South Indian temple, beneath a long white canopy with red and blue trim and hanging floral strings. Devotees and men in white dhotis and shirts move through metal barricades, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right. A woman in a red sari and another in a pink sari walk near the center, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti stands among them. Green and white directional signs point to the entrance, with a Tamil-language sign reading East Tower Entrance on a board. Illuminated pillars and a lit inner hall are visible beyond.2018-04-28A photograph inside a stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and ornate brackets. A blue and white sign reads 'Tower Entrance' with Tamil text above it, and a red and yellow barrier with a Tamil sign stands at the left. Several devotees walk toward the camera; a woman in a red saree and a man in a white shirt are prominent in the centre, and others in white dhotis and mixed clothing move through the passage. A metal gate with decorative scrollwork lines the path, and dried palm fronds hang on the right. Pedestrian crowd is visible, with a figure partly seen at the right edge.2018-04-28April 28 20182018-04-28A dense crowd of men and some women moves through a stone temple gateway toward a tall gopuram visible in the distance. Several musicians in white dhotis and shirts play brass horns and trumpets near the centre, and a man in a saffron-orange turban stands among them. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside the procession. Many people wear white, beige and checked shirts, and a few have sacred marks on their foreheads. A long yellow cloth or pole is carried on the left. Blue-painted gates stand open on either side of the arch, and carved stone panels line the walls.2006-09-24July 24 20122012-07-24Photo 11730891 +1 copiesPhoto 11733788 +1 copiesDecember 08 20112011-12-08Photograph of a procession leaving a large carved stone temple gateway at dusk, with a tall gopuram-style stone structure behind. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a rust-brown dhoti and shawl and a long ornate necklace, walks at the centre with hands folded at his chest; the row of sannyasis around him wear saffron-orange robes and beaded necklaces. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and men in green and navy sports tops form a guard line on the left. A man in a white dhoti and an older white-clad devotee stand on the right, and an elderly woman in a light blue sari with hands joined in greeting stands at the right edge. A purple sign reads in Tamil that it is the route to the Yagasalai, and yellow barriers line the path.2017-02-06