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Photograph 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.

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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 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.2010-01-08August 17 20122012-08-17A 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 photo of a barefoot procession on a dirt path with a hill and large tree behind. In the centre-left, a man with long swept-back dark hair and white forehead markings wears orange robes and a heavy gold-beaded necklace, looking upward. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold pendant necklace holds his hands together. Behind them, a man in a yellow shawl and white dhoti walks, and a man in white kurta with a black rudraksha-style mala and glasses walks at right. Several other devotees in white and orange follow, with a woman in orange at left and a flower garland being carried at left-centre. Several people are visible in the crowd.2010-01-08October 12 20122012-10-12 +1 copiesOutdoor 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.2010-01-08September 12 20122012-09-12Outdoor procession on a dirt road with a wooded hill and palms behind. In front, a barefoot man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti forehead mark wears orange robes, a heavy gold necklace and smiles while walking and gesturing with a raised hand. He has long swept-back hair, a gold necklace and saffron garments, so he is a probable Swamiji candidate. Beside him, another man in orange robes and a gold chain holds his hands together. Behind them follow young men in white kurtas and dhotis with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and further back several people in white and orange. Large banyan-like tree at upper right.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path beneath trees, with a forested hill behind. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak and a red bindi wears a loose orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking barefoot and smiling upward while holding a long garland of yellow and purple flowers with a woman beside him. To his right, a man in an orange robe with a dark red border holds his palms together in namaskar, wearing a gold necklace and holding a small pink cloth. Around them are men and women in orange and white garments, a cameraman with a video camera, and a white-clad man at the far right wearing a yellow shawl.2010-01-08Photograph 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.2010-01-08May 18 20122012-05-18