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A crowd walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard in front of a shop with a large red signboard reading Arunachaleshwara temple prasadam sales. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and cream saris walk together, with several people in saffron-orange robes and scarves among them. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the edge, and a man in a white shirt holds a plastic bag. Pillars of the temple corridor frame the scene, and a row of hanging orange and red banners runs along the right side.

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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai, with a red banner in Tamil reading about Sri Arunachaleshwar temple prasadam and Navaneetha prasadham. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste. In front, a man in saffron robes and a sannyasi-style orange cloth walks barefoot, holding a flower garland with white and yellow blossoms. Beside him, a figure with long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a garland of gold-coloured beads smiles with hands folded in greeting. Others in white dhotis and orange and yellow shawls and a woman in a white sari stand nearby, and a man in a checked shirt and brown dhoti stands at left.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at the Sri Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-and-white flower garland walks forward at the centre, smiling, with his hands held out, while a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround him. Two other saffron-robed sannyasis walk nearby, one with long hair and beard. Behind them stands a temple shop with a red banner reading Arunachaleshwarar Temple, and colourful gopuram carvings rise at the right. a person appearance-based label applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair, a garland and a smile; his identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.2009-08-06A photograph outside the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a red signboard above reading Arunachaleshwar Temple and Tamil text about naivedya prasadam. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, hands clasped, beside a man in orange robes wearing a garland of gold-coloured beads and flowers. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand under the temple colonnade, including a cameraman in white holding a video camera and a photographer in white with a still camera. At right, a colourful ceremonial umbrella and a floral garland are visible during the procession.2010-01-08Outdoor temple-street scene at a Tamil Nadu temple entrance under a blue-and-yellow canopy sign reading திருக்கோயில் கலையரங்கம். A shaven-headed man in saffron dhoti and shawl with rudraksha-style beads walks barefoot beside a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap. Behind him, two saffron-clad figures with long dark hair and beaded necklaces walk barefoot, while a man in white dhoti with a yellow shawl and mala walks at left. Devotees, a woman in a white sari and children crowd the stone pavement, with a gopuram tower visible at top.2010-01-08Outdoor temple scene at Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai under a colonnaded pillared corridor. A man on the left with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange robe and a garland of marigolds and flowers stands with palms pressed together in reverence; a probable Swamiji in orange robes and a garland is among a line of devotees. Around him, people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded. A cameraman in white with a video camera films the group. On the right, a man in a light shirt and dhoti stands near a flame on a lamp, and a red signboard above reads Arunachaleshwar Temple Naivedya Prasadam Available Here.2010-01-08August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photograph at a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower behind and a red signboard in Tamil reading Arunachaleshwarar temple. A tall, long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a layered rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, walks in the centre, smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces, in a temple procession role. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange robes with beaded malas walk, and a woman in orange sari stands at left. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.2012-10-12A crowded procession moves through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a gopuram visible through the doorway. A central figure with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style beaded mala and gold necklace wears a saffron-orange robe, and appears to be the focus of the procession; he is a person candidate based on his long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklace, shown in procession among devotees. Around him, men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walk, some with vibhuti or tilak marks on the forehead, and one bald young man in a teal shirt stands near the front. Flower garlands hang from a stall at left beneath Tamil signage.2008-08-02Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at night. A man in an orange-red robe and orange turban, wearing a long garland of white and pink flowers and green leaves, walks forward with his face lifted upward. Beside him a shirtless young man in a gold-brown cloth and white dhoti walks barefoot. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow, one bearded man wearing an orange shawl and rudraksha mala. A tall gopuram-style corridor opens behind, with painted stucco figures and a Vaishnava-style vertical tilak symbol above the doorway. Tamil notice boards hang on the pillars.2007-08-17December 20 20112011-12-20Night scene at the entrance of a temple gopuram with coloured sculpted towers, a signboard over the gate and a lit shop front at left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back hairstyle and layered rudraksha-style mala necklaces walks forward through the courtyard, flanked by a second person in orange robes and a bald head. Along the sides, women in maroon and red sarees with gold ornaments and jasmine flowers stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a grey shirt walks alongside and a uniformed official in khaki stands near the left, while a crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing gathers behind. Metal barriers and a yellow railing line the walkway.2011-12-20