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Photograph of saffron-robed men walking barefoot along a temple courtyard paved with colourful kolam rangoli designs in yellow, blue, green and red. The foremost man, bald with a white tilak on his forehead and wire-rimmed glasses, wears an orange-red robe and gold necklaces with a central pendant and holds a pink cloth. Behind him a second man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a folded pink cloth. At right, a young man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a multicoloured flower garland over an orange robe walks beside them. Behind them, a crowd in white and cream clothing, and a yellow-robed figure stands at the left edge. Tall white temple gopuram towers, palm trees and a hill rise in the background.

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Several men in saffron-orange robes walk barefoot along a paved temple lane lined with coloured floor kolam designs. In the foreground a bald man with a red bindi and white forehead markings wears a gold and bead necklace and a pendant, holding a folded pink cloth. Beside him a man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace, and at the right a young man wears a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a gold chain over an orange robe. Men in white dhotis and a beige-clad man with a white shawl are behind them, along with a bald man in white and a photographer with a camera. Pink temple walls, white sculpted animal figures on the roofline, palm trees and a gopuram tower frame the scene under an overcast sky.2010-01-08Photograph of a procession walking along a pink temple wall at Tiruvannamalai, with white stone figures of animals on the roofline and a hill and palm trees behind. In front, a bald man in orange robes with a red-trimmed shawl, gold beaded necklace with a pendant, and a tilak walks barefoot. Beside him, a long-haired figure in orange robes wears a thick garland of yellow and white flowers and a gold necklace, with a white forehead mark. Behind them, other orange-robed attendants and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shoulder bag walk among a crowd. The ground has a painted kolam pattern in yellow and red.2010-01-08August 17 20122012-08-17September 26 20112011-09-26A 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.2011-09-26Photograph of a temple courtyard with a tall gopuram tower, whitewashed colonnades and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a garland of yellow, white and red flowers and a gold ceremonial necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling, with white urdhva tilaka and a red bindi. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a maroon border, gold necklace and glasses holds a pink towel. Behind them a third man in orange robes with a gold necklace walks among devotees in white dhotis and orange clothing. A yellow sign reads Sri Sri Kalagiri Yogishwar Mandapam beside a shrine. The ground has colourful painted floor patterns.2010-01-08A photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and leafy green shrubs. In the centre, a bald man with glasses wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border, a gold necklace with a pendant, and a gold bangle, carrying a pink cloth, barefoot. To his right, a younger person in a saffron robe with a multicolour marigold and white flower garland and a gold necklace smiles and gestures. Behind them, another saffron-clad man wears a gold necklace, and men in white dhotis and a man in a yellow shawl with white tilak marks on their foreheads walk along. A bald man in white stands in the background. Ash marks decorate several foreheads.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a procession walking along a stone temple wall toward a gopuram tower in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a man in saffron robes and gold beaded necklaces walks with palms pressed together; beside him, a long-haired man in a saffron robe wears a garland of yellow, white and red flowers, hands folded in greeting, with tilak on his forehead. Behind them, another saffron-robed man in gold necklaces, a man in white with a yellow shawl, and other devotees in white and saffron follow. A cameraman with a tripod is visible in the crowd. A mountain and palm trees rise behind the temple.2010-01-08Photograph of a procession walking along a stone temple wall toward a gopuram in the background, with a mountain and palm trees behind. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe with ornate gold necklaces and a large gold pendant walks at the centre, a white tripundra mark on his forehead. Beside him, a smiling man with long dark hair in an orange-red robe and a large garland of yellow and white flowers presses his palms together in greeting; the garland and ornate gold necklaces are visible. Behind them, men in white dhotis with yellow shawls, and one with a rudraksha mala, follow. The ground has colourful rangoli designs.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.2010-01-08October 12 20122012-10-12 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20122012-09-12