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A photograph outside the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a red signboard above reading Arunachaleshwar Temple and Tamil text about naivedya prasadam. A man with long dark hair, a white tilak and an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at left, hands clasped, beside a man in orange robes wearing a garland of gold-coloured beads and flowers. Behind them, devotees in white and orange stand under the temple colonnade, including a cameraman in white holding a video camera and a photographer in white with a still camera. At right, a colourful ceremonial umbrella and a floral garland are visible during the procession.

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Outdoor 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.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai, with a red banner in Tamil reading about Sri Arunachaleshwar temple prasadam and Navaneetha prasadham. Several people stand with palms pressed together in namaste. In front, a man in saffron robes and a sannyasi-style orange cloth walks barefoot, holding a flower garland with white and yellow blossoms. Beside him, a figure with long swept-back hair, a saffron robe and a garland of gold-coloured beads smiles with hands folded in greeting. Others in white dhotis and orange and yellow shawls and a woman in a white sari stand nearby, and a man in a checked shirt and brown dhoti stands at left.2010-01-08A crowd walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard in front of a shop with a large red signboard reading Arunachaleshwara temple prasadam sales. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and cream saris walk together, with several people in saffron-orange robes and scarves among them. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the edge, and a man in a white shirt holds a plastic bag. Pillars of the temple corridor frame the scene, and a row of hanging orange and red banners runs along the right side.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at the Sri Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-and-white flower garland walks forward at the centre, smiling, with his hands held out, while a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround him. Two other saffron-robed sannyasis walk nearby, one with long hair and beard. Behind them stands a temple shop with a red banner reading Arunachaleshwarar Temple, and colourful gopuram carvings rise at the right. a person appearance-based label applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair, a garland and a smile; his identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.2009-08-06Outdoor photo of a temple visit on a paved courtyard in daylight. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a large yellow marigold garland, and a gold necklace, with gold bangles on his wrist. Walking beside him is a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-beaded mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a beige shirt walks at left. Behind them a camera operator in white films the procession. Temple gopuram-style ornate architecture and a pink building appear in the background, with a ceremonial staff visible among the group.2011-12-08A crowd walks through a temple courtyard toward a gopuram in the background. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a saffron-orange robe and several layered gold-toned beaded necklaces walks at the centre, flanked by bald men in saffron-orange robes and gold necklaces. Behind them a man in a white kurta and a woman with light hair follow. At the right, a priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl holds a rope and a ceremonial staff. A cameraman with a video camera is at the lower left. Stone pillars, a shrine with painted deity figures and a tall temple tower frame the scene.2011-12-20A photograph of a temple courtyard at Tiruvannamalai, with a tall stone gopuram wall carved with figures behind. A man in a saffron robe with a long dark swept-back hair and an orange kurta, hands folded in greeting, walks forward. Beside him, another saffron-robed sannyasi with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style garlands walks, and a third saffron-robed figure with a white forehead mark follows. Two garlands of flowers hang over the arms of attendants. Priests and devotees in white dhotis, some in yellow-trimmed shawls, line the path, and a metal scaffold stands at right. The courtyard pillars and stone elephant figure are visible at left.2010-01-08December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple courtyard with a marble floor and a stone wall with arched openings behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine doorway. Beside him an older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an ochre dhoti holds a brass aarti plate with lit oil lamps toward a red-and-gold shrine entrance hung with a red and white flower garland. A yellow metal box with a Tamil inscription sits in the foreground, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge.2008-08-03Outdoor 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.2010-01-08December 08 20112011-12-08