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August 03 2008

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A street-side courtyard scene of devotees in white clothing with orange saffron shawls draped over their shoulders, walking across a patterned tiled path. Many women wear white saris with orange or gold borders and braided hair, while men wear white kurta-style shirts and white dhotis. Some carry bags and one carries a small item. Palm plants, a leafy tree and a yellow STD/PCO sign on a building are visible in the background. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person in this view.2008-08-03Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees walking along a paved path between ornate white stone pillars toward a temple entrance. Many wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with arms folded among the group. Above the temple gate hangs a framed portrait of a man with folded hands, decorated with a garland, and a yellow-and-black sign is mounted beneath it. Palm fronds and green trees surround the courtyard, and a man in a blue striped shirt and a man in a white cap are in the foreground.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a large crowd walking in procession through an ornate stone gateway at a temple-style ashram in India. Many people wear white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in white with a rudraksha-style mala and bare feet holds a mobile phone, while a man in saffron robes with a red-bordered cloth and a red tilak walks beside him. A seated sadhu with a bare torso and ash marks sits at the right edge. Palm fronds and a framed image above the gate appear in the background.2008-08-03September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of a temple courtyard in Tiruvannamalai with a large crowd of devotees behind a metal railing on the left, many women in saris and men in white dhotis. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and a marigold garland and walks towards the camera. Beside her, a man in white shirt and dhoti wears a dark pendant on a cord and walks with a camera crew nearby. On the left foreground, a young man in an orange robe holds prayer beads and walks along the steps. Other men in white clothing follow along the stone-paved courtyard. A tall stone temple gopuram and carved pillars frame the scene.2009-08-06A procession of devotees walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a gateway topped with two stone bulls. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large ceremonial mala of wooden beads and gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands folded in greeting. Around him, men and women wear saffron and orange robes and sarees, while others wear white dhotis and white sarees, and a few hold their palms together in namaskar. A pink-washed temple wall and a tall gopuram appear in the background under an overcast sky.2012-10-12August 03 20082008-08-03A group of people walks barefoot along a stone-paved lane beside a tall grey stone temple wall, with a gopuram tower and a wooded hill behind. In front, a man in white shirt and dhoti carries a blue bucket. Several men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas walk nearby, one in a white shirt. A central figure in long, curly hair wears a saffron garment, a flower garland and a mala, with a gold-trimmed robe, and walks with a bearded man in orange robes. Two women in pink and magenta saris and a bald man in white with a forehead marking complete the scene.2011-09-09August 03 20082008-08-03A photograph of a group walking along a covered concrete walkway past a large tree and yellow ashram-style buildings. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair walks forward, flanked by other saffron-robed sannyasis. Behind and around them, men and women in white dhotis and kurtas wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style neck beads. A man in the right foreground wears white with hands folded at his chest. Children and a few onlookers stand under the trees on the left.2009-01-18September 09 20112011-09-09