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September 26 20112011-09-26Outdoor photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path past a long ornate gopuram-style colonnade with carved figures and a green hillside behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear rudraksha malas; some carry yellow cloth. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one holding a blue bag and a garland of flowers. A yellow bin and a Karur Vysya Bank signboard are visible on the colonnade.2011-09-26A group of men walks barefoot across a stone courtyard in front of an ornate temple gopuram-style facade with a Karur Vysya Bank sign over its pillared entrance. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas lead the procession, one carrying a blue cloth bag, while others in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside them. A few men at the edges are also in white. The setting appears to be a South Indian temple at Tiruvannamalai, with palms and hills behind.2011-09-26Outdoor photo of a group of men walking barefoot across a paved temple courtyard toward a temple gopuram-style colonnade with ornate white sculptural carvings and a green hillside behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk in the front, while others in white dhotis and shirts follow. One man at the left carries a blue bag and a garland. A Karur Vysya Bank sign is visible on the colonnade. Palm trees and a hill rise in the background.2011-09-26A group walks down a stone-floored temple corridor lined with iron grilles and painted pillars showing female deity figures in yellow and red. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and a dark-haired saffron-robed sadhu lead a procession, with a man in white dhoti and white shirt, a man in a striped yellow shirt, and a uniformed police officer in khaki following. A woman in a blue sari with floral print stands in the foreground, and a woman in green sari walks on the left. Fruit offerings are displayed at the right. Black Tamil-language signboards hang on the walls.2012-09-11Photograph 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.2007-08-17A group of devotees walks along a stone temple courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall with pillared colonnades and ornate carved cornice figures under a pale overcast sky. In the foreground, a man with long hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tall man in white shirt and dhoti beside him. Behind them, several men and women in white garments, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, follow along the paved path.2006-09-18January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph taken in a temple colonnade looking out toward a tall, richly sculpted gopuram covered in painted deity figures in many colours. Several men in saffron and rust-orange robes walk in procession along a stone pillared walkway; a few wear rudraksha beaded malas around their necks, and one has a shaved head. Some carry light fabric or walk barefoot. Red-and-white striped seating or barricades and a tall golden pillar stand in the courtyard below, with a few white-clad attendants nearby. Dark stone pillars frame the scene. Whether any of these men is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2012-05-08Photograph of a group walking along the carved stone exterior of a South Indian temple with tall ornate sculpted gopuram-style parapet and pillared colonnade. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a dark top and carries a black bag; beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt walks. Behind them several men in white dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha-style necklaces, follow across a paved courtyard. A tall copper-toned lamp post stands at the left.2006-09-18January 16 20182018-01-16January 14 20092009-01-14