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May 07 20122012-05-07May 21 20122012-05-21Night photo of a procession walking through a temple entrance with tall carved stone pillars and an illuminated shrine or chariot visible in the background. In the centre, a man in deep orange-red robes wears a gold ceremonial necklace, a small crown-like headpiece and a rudraksha-style mala, walking with an attendant beside him. Flanking him, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear large gold or beaded necklaces and rudraksha malas, and one carries an object in his hand. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white malas, and women in saffron shawls follow.2012-05-07September 23 20122012-09-23August 02 20082008-08-02December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a procession walking along a lit path toward a temple gopuram strung with rows of lamps, with bright floodlights above the colonnaded hall. In the centre, a long-haired man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks beside a figure in a red-orange robe with a long gold-beaded necklace and long dark hair; the figure appears to be a person, based on long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and ornate gold necklace. Other devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls accompany them, one wearing a red rosette badge on the chest. Tall tower lights and a bright lamp illuminate the scene.2006-12-04Night photograph of a group walking out through a stone temple gateway toward a brightly lit tower decorated with rows of electric lights. In the centre, a figure in a long orange-red robe with a bare upper body and a light shawl walks ahead, flanked by men and women in white dhotis and white shirts or saris. Several people are visible, including those at the edges; the ornate gateway frames the procession.2006-12-04A night photograph of a group of men walking out through a stone temple gateway lit by warm lamps, toward a distant temple tower strung with lights. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron clothing and a gold necklace walks in front, while companions in white dhotis and white shirts flank and follow. The stone walls are dark and the foreground is shadowed.2006-12-04A photo at a temple doorway, with an ornate stone entrance and dark wooden doors with metal fittings. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and wearing a gold armlet, walks at left looking toward the right. Center, a man in a bright red-orange wrap with a red hood and face painted with white markings wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, several men in orange robes and a few devotees follow through the doorway toward a lit inner sanctum with a golden grille.2009-07-13July 28 20082008-07-28