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A photograph of a crowded temple courtyard at Tiruvannamalai with a tall gopuram covered in carved figures rising behind a stone pillared hall. Women in cream and gold-bordered saris with yellow shawls walk in a crowd, one in front gesturing with her hands. At the left, a man in a saffron-orange robe stands beneath the carved pavilion, raising an arm toward a group in white dhotis and cream clothing. The arrangement suggests a temple procession. Several people in white and saffron are gathered by the stone columns, and the sky is overcast.

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A 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.2012-09-12A large crowd of devotees fills a stone courtyard in front of a white ornate gopuram temple tower at the Arunachaleshwar temple. Most people wear white clothes with saffron-orange shawls draped over their shoulders, and many stand with hands folded in anjali. Pillared stone walkways and a small ceremonial lamp stand on the right frame the scene. Several figures in white stand at the edges of the crowd, and a few people wear dark or patterned clothes. The mood is orderly and devotional.2008-08-02A photograph of a procession on a paved temple courtyard before a large white gopuram tower with carved sculptures. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walk in the crowd. Near the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban, with a long garland of yellow and orange flowers around the neck, walks with hands joined in greeting. Behind them, another gopuram rises at the right edge and a small shrine with stone lion carvings stands beside the path. Some men in the foreground hold hands. The overcast sky and clean white architecture set the scene.2006-09-24January 08 20102010-01-08October 12 20122012-10-12Photograph of a group walking in procession across a sunlit stone courtyard in front of a tall, carved gopuram temple tower with a pillared open hall beside it. In the centre, a woman in an orange sari with a long gold necklace carries a small object, and a shaved-headed man in an orange dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads walks beside her. Other devotees wear orange robes and white dhotis, and a man in a white shirt walks at right with a young child in red. A loudspeaker sits on the roof of the hall. The scene suggests a temple procession with devotees in saffron.2012-09-12A large crowd walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, with carved granite walls, a gopuram and small shrine structures behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment walks ahead of a group, and another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace walks nearby. Many participants wear white ritual clothes and some hold orange shawls. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films the procession on the left, and an elderly man in a pink shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white, forming a procession through the temple precinct.2006-09-24A procession passes through a temple courtyard in India under bright sky, with tall gopuram towers covered in carved sculptures behind. In the foreground, a shaven-headed man in saffron-orange robes walks at the front, wearing a long gold-and-beaded necklace, with a saffron cloth draped over one shoulder. Around him, a group of saffron-robed sannyasis and women in orange, red and pink saris walk along, while men in white shirts and dhotis and visitors in mixed clothing stand and walk nearby. A stone pavilion with pillars and a small loudspeaker sits to the left. The procession appears to be a sannyasi-led walk through the temple grounds.2012-09-12A 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.2012-09-12October 12 20122012-10-12October 12 20122012-10-12Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple complex with a tall white gopuram tower behind a pillared colonnade and a stone nandi-style bull statue at upper right. A central figure with long dark hair and an ornate red, orange and gold garland of marigolds and white flowers stands in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, walking through a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. Around him are several saffron-robed attendants, one bald and bare-chested with a white cloth, and a man at left in white with a camera bag. a person: the central garlanded figure with long swept hair, ornate garlands and saffron robes is described as a person, walking in procession as the honoured guest.2012-08-17