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July 13 20092009-07-13A procession of saffron-robed sadhus and devotees walks along a red-tiled path beside a grey stone temple wall and a tall yellow iron railing with spiked finials. A man in the centre wears a red-orange dhoti and shawl with a large gold necklace and rudraksha mala, and his long dark hair is swept back, with a tall red-orange headwrap nearby. Several others wear saffron and orange robes, while women in white saris and white-robed attendants follow behind. A cameraman with a video camera films from the left, a man in white stands at the edge, and a long wooden staff leans against the wall. Blue sky and a tree show above the temple structure.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple corridor with a red tiled floor and a yellow spiked iron railing on the right. Several young men in saffron-orange robes walk along the path; the foreground figure in an orange robe and beaded rudraksha-style necklace walks toward the camera. Another man in orange with garlands and a trident-like staff walks behind them. A man in white dhoti and orange waist cloth stands at left holding a staff, and a woman in a blue-and-white sari stands nearby. Beige temple walls and pillars with a blue sky are visible in the background.2009-07-13A procession walks through a stone temple corridor with wet, polished floors and a tiled ceiling. In the centre a bare-chested man in saffron-orange cloth wears a long rudraksha mala and an ornate gold necklace, raising his right hand in greeting and holding a tall trident. Behind him, saffron-robed men carry on, and a man in white dhoti and yellow shawl with a rudraksha mala walks at left. A white-shirted attendant stands at right beside carved wooden doors. Ornate pillars and devotees line the background. The man at centre has distinctive adornments and a trident; the appearance cues are suggestive but not conclusive, so the identity is uncertain.2009-07-13December 29 20102010-12-29August 02 20082008-08-02July 13 20092009-07-13Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in Thiruvannamalai, with a temple gopuram and hill behind. Several saffron-robed monks walk in a group, most with shaved heads and gold-bead necklaces with pendants. The central monk has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a saffron cloth and a large white-and-yellow flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround the group, and one older man in a white shirt in the foreground looks toward the camera.2010-12-29January 16 20182018-01-16December 29 20102010-12-29January 01 20122012-01-01July 24 20122012-07-24