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Outdoor temple courtyard procession at Arunachaleshwara temple, Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower behind. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes with a gold ceremonial necklace and bald head walks on the left, a bespectacled man with grey hair in saffron robes and a gold necklace is lowered in the centre, and a long-haired man in orange-red robes with a long gold-bead necklace and white forehead markings raises his hand and smiles on the right. Behind them, a man in white with a dark rudraksha-style neck cord, another saffron-robed man, and a crowd of devotees and onlookers fill the walkway under a corrugated metal canopy.

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Photograph of a temple walkway with a gopuram tower and metal-roofed shelter in the background, where a crowd of devotees stands. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and white forehead markings, wearing an orange robe and a long gold bead necklace, smiles and gestures with an open hand. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a pink cloth. On the left, a bespectacled man with curly grey hair and a red bindi wears an orange garment and a rudraksha mala. Several devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the smiling man with long hair, orange robe and gold necklace.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a procession walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large Dravidian temple gopuram with white tiers and a golden flagstaff. A central barefoot man wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style garland of yellow and orange flowers, and a vertical white-and-red tilak; he is smiling and gesturing with his hands. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes carries a large floral garland of purple, yellow and white flowers. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange robes and men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths walk alongside, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Stone pillared pavilions and palm trees frame the scene.2010-01-08A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple path beside a long pillared temple corridor under a large shade tree. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long necklace of golden beads and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair and no crown or turban. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Around them, saffron-clad sannyasis, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk together. The image has no legible text.2010-01-08A photograph of a crowd in a temple corridor with carved grey stone walls. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold bead necklace stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe with white tripundra marks bows slightly. Behind them devotees, including women in yellow, red and pink saris and a man in white, fold their hands in namaskar. Swamiji (probable) appears in person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and ornate gold necklace are visible cues.2010-01-08A photograph of a crowd walking outdoors past a carved grey stone temple tower covered in sculpted figures, with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a heavy gold bead necklace and a white sacred ash mark with a red dot on his forehead; he appears to be walking in a procession. Beside and behind him are other men in orange robes and gold beaded necklaces, and men in white dhotis and kurtas with rudraksha malas and a yellow shawl.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple complex with a tall white gopuram tower in the background and a carved stone colonnade on the left. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, walks barefoot and smiles while holding a bunch of white and yellow flowers strung as a garland. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk with a shaved-headed man holding a floral garland. Men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas follow, along with a woman in an orange shawl and a uniformed police officer. Devotees fill the courtyard.2010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with pink-and-grey stone pillars and a carved stone canopy at left, decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a maroon head cloth, round-framed glasses, a gold pendant on a gold bead necklace and white vertical forehead markings walks beside a man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead paste with a red dot, an orange robe and a gold bead necklace, wearing a long garland of yellow, white, purple and red flowers. Behind them, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala, and other men in white and orange robes follow. The long-haired man in orange with flower garland appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on long hair, orange ornate clothing, gold bead necklace and garland cues.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a crowd walking past a South Indian temple with a tall white gopuram and palm trees behind it. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and glasses holds a pink towel. Behind them, another man in orange with a gold necklace and men in white dhotis walk through the crowd. A small shrine with a signboard reading Sri Arunachaleshwara Mandapam sits to the left, and a bird is flying at the top left.2010-01-08A procession walks through a temple complex with tall gopurams rising behind. At the front left, a man with long dark swept-back hair, an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant walks with his hand raised. Beside and behind him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a folded pink cloth. Several men in white kurtas wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and forehead tilaks are visible. Older devotees and women in white and yellow stand in the background among stone pillars and temple structures.2010-01-08A photograph of a procession along a stone-paved temple corridor with tall carved pillars and a hillside with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a red-and-orange shawl wears a gold ornamental necklace and a sacred ash marking, and walks with a pink cloth in one hand. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white ash mark on his forehead, wearing an orange robe and a multi-coloured flower garland with a gold pendant, presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. Behind them, men in orange robes and gold-bordered white dhotis with yellow shawls follow, and a cameraman is visible at the left.2010-01-08Outdoor procession on a dirt path with a crowd of men in saffron-orange robes. In the centre, a long-haired man in white silk with a gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a thick gold necklace and a red-and-white flower garland, gesturing with one hand while smiling. Beside him, a bearded man in orange wears a gold bead necklace and a pendant. A bearded attendant at left wears orange and holds a long wooden staff, and a red-and-green ceremonial parasol is visible above the group. Others in orange and a man in a cream kurta stand nearby, many wearing gold malas.2009-01-01