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September 26 20112011-09-26September 09 20112011-09-09A group of men walks along a narrow paved lane between grey stone temple walls, with a white-pillared structure and palm trees behind. Many men wear saffron-orange robes and others wear white dhotis and shirts. A central figure in orange robes wears a long orange-beaded mala and walks in the middle of the group, carrying a small object. Several bare-chested men with shaved heads and white dhotis follow. The ground has faded colourful kolam patterns and puddles. Nearby walkers include men in white and a man in a dark shirt.2011-09-26Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a paved path between a rough-hewn stone wall on the left and a whitewashed yellow compound wall topped with a red coping on the right, with palm trees behind. A central figure with long hair, a teal cloth on the head and saffron-orange robes walks at the front, flanked by other people in orange robes. Other men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a small child in a red-and-white outfit and an elderly man in white stand to the right. A tall stone wall and dry grass fill the foreground.2012-05-22A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved path beside a high stone wall toward a white gopuram of Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, an older bald man in a saffron-orange shawl walks beside a younger man with long dark hair, wearing orange robes and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, who smiles and holds his hands together. Behind them a woman in a red-and-gold sari and men in white dhotis walk, one holding a garland of yellow and white flowers and others wearing pink rosettes. A uniformed police officer stands at left under a tree. Overcast sky above.2006-12-04May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22September 09 20112011-09-09Photo of a group walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a large gopuram tower under a broad tree, with a colonnaded pillared hall on the right. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long garland of orange flowers and a rudraksha mala walks alongside a bearded man in orange robes carrying a bundle of flowers. Around them are men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and bare upper bodies or white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, carrying a kalasha-like pot and a pink bag. Several other visitors in colourful saris and shirts are in the background. The central orange-robed figure has long hair and a visible garland, a possible a person candidate, but the appearance is uncertain.2011-09-09Outdoor photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a paved path beside a tall dark stone temple wall. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red rudraksha mala and a striped sash, walking with his hands folded. Beside and behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes and yellow shawls walk alongside. Behind them, a group of women and men in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, follow. A bald man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. A small shrine niche and a pink building with trees appear in the background under bright daylight.2009-07-14Outdoor temple courtyard with a granite paved floor, pink-washed walls and stone pillared corridor on the right. A procession of devotees walks toward the camera. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a garland, hands folded in namaste. Beside him a bald man in orange clothing holds a garland. Behind them several bald men in white dhotis and shawls walk barefoot, one carrying a pink bag and another holding a bucket. A tall tree and gopuram stand in the background.2011-09-09December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04