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September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12A photograph of a temple procession outdoors in bright daylight, with tall gopuram towers covered in sculpted figures rising behind a stone colonnade. A man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a shaved head, stands at the center under a yellow umbrella held by a helper. Several people in orange and saffron robes and garlands walk around him, including women in orange saris with red borders and a man in white dhoti and shirt. Other devotees in white dhotis, a woman in a pink sari, and a small boy in a red shirt are nearby. Ornate temple architecture and a lamp post frame the scene.2012-09-12October 12 20122012-10-12Photograph of a group walking along a paved path beside a brick wall toward a large white gopuram temple tower at dusk, with a large tree and a green-and-yellow information board on the right. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk in front, one with a rudraksha mala, while men in white shirts and white dhotis follow, one wearing a white kurta and a beaded necklace near the centre. Devotees stand along the wall, and a figure in orange sits near the left edge. The sky is pale lavender and a nandi statue sits atop the wall.2012-08-17January 12 20072007-01-12Crowd of devotees walks through a covered pathway toward a large whitewashed gopuram temple tower at Arunachala temple, backlit by bright sunlight. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads. In the center, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a saffron head covering and an orange shawl walks at the front of the group, with a red-and-green patterned temple gateway visible ahead. A few devotees in colourful clothes stand at the right edge. Bamboo thatched roof and metal railings frame the procession.2007-01-12September 12 20122012-09-12February 06 20172017-02-06 +3 copiesA procession walks across a paved courtyard in front of a tall, carved white gopuram temple tower under a clear blue sky. Many people in saffron and orange robes lead the group, with several women in orange saris and some men wearing orange shawls and rudraksha malas. A shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks near the centre, while a man in white dhoti and shirt stands at the right edge. Behind them an open pavilion with stone pillars and a loudspeaker sits beside the temple wall, and a small group of people in white and pink clothes walks along the left. The scene shows a temple procession near the gopuram.2012-09-12Photo of a procession walking through a temple precinct beneath a tall white gopuram tower with carved tiers, with a colourful domed shrine and a lamp post in the background. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in front of him. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts with saffron shawls and white garlands walk in step; one at left carries a white and red flower garland, and an older bald man in white at front-centre holds a folded cloth.2006-08-21Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple courtyard with a tall, sculpted gopuram tower on the right and a thatched palm-leaf shelter on the left. A small shrine on a raised stone ledge holds a deity murti of a seated figure with a peacock beside it. A group of men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing saffron or orange shawls and garlands, walk and gather on stone steps, with one man in an orange turban and another in a grey shirt and dhoti standing among them. In the foreground, women with flowers in their hair face away from the camera, and a cameraman in white films the group with a handheld video camera.2006-09-24