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Outdoor temple corridor scene at Tiruvannamalai. An elderly woman in a cream sari with a gold-bordered pallu holds a long garland of yellow, white and red flowers toward the group. Center, a bald sannyasi in orange robes with a red-edged shawl and a gold chain pendant walks forward. To the right, a long-haired figure in orange robes with a red bindi and layered gold-bead garlands smiles with hands folded, appearance consistent with a person wearing saffron and ornate garlands, identity uncertain. Behind them, other sannyasis in orange and a man in white walk along a stone-floored corridor beneath stone pillars, with a framed portrait and a yellow-and-red sign in Tamil on the wall.

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A photograph inside a stone colonnade of a South Indian temple, with a gopuram visible at the far end. A man in a red-orange robe with long swept-back hair, a white forehead mark and a gold necklace of ornamental beads walks centre, smiling and gesturing with one hand. He is flanked by a bald priest on the left in saffron robes, holding a garland of yellow, red and white flowers, with red and white markings on his forehead. Two more saffron-robed men walk behind, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace, and a man in white clothing with a yellow shawl stands at the right edge. A yellow Tamil-language shop sign hangs on the right. Five people are visible.2010-01-08April 11 20122012-04-11Outdoor 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.2010-01-08A 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.2010-01-08Photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis walking down a stone temple step outside a temple entrance, with a crowd of devotees behind them. In the foreground left, a bald sannyasi in orange cloth wears a dark rudraksha mala and carries a bundle of red and yellow flower garlands. The central figure, barefoot and wearing an orange dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl, has a long rudraksha-style gold necklace of pale flowers, a brown waist sash and a white tilak on his forehead. On the right, a bald sannyasi in orange robes with a dark mala holds a folded white paper. Behind them, men and women in orange, white and red clothing climb the steps. A Tamil sign on the wall reads a directive about darshan. The figure at centre appears to be a person of distinctive presentation; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-09-12August 20 20122012-08-20 +1 copiesPhoto 11733075Photograph 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 temple scene at Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai under a colonnaded pillared corridor. A man on the left with long swept-back dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, an orange robe and a garland of marigolds and flowers stands with palms pressed together in reverence; a probable Swamiji in orange robes and a garland is among a line of devotees. Around him, people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded. A cameraman in white with a video camera films the group. On the right, a man in a light shirt and dhoti stands near a flame on a lamp, and a red signboard above reads Arunachaleshwar Temple Naivedya Prasadam Available Here.2010-01-08August 20 20122012-08-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group walking down temple steps of grey stone. In the foreground, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white tripundra, wears an orange robe and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. Beside him, another man with long dark hair and white forehead markings wears an orange robe with maroon border and a gold bead necklace. Behind them, a bald man in a white dhoti holds rudraksha beads, and several women in white and orange saris with white forehead marks follow, along with another orange-robed man. The stone wall behind carries carved relief panels.2010-01-08Photo 11733707