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Outdoors on a dirt path beside a long stone temple wall with palm trees and a green hill behind. A group walks in procession. Two central figures wear saffron/orange robes and rudraksha malas; one holds a garland of flowers. Men in white dhotis and shirts flank them, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas. A uniformed police officer walks near the left side, and a barefoot foreigner in white stands at the far left. A barefoot man in white at right wears a rudraksha mala and a man in white with glasses and a black bag stands at right. Trees and shrubs line the path.

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Outdoor photo on a dirt path beside a temple wall, with green trees, palms and a hill behind. A group of people in orange and red robes and white kurtas walks through the crowd. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long garland and a woman in a red sari with garlands and a rudraksha mala face the camera. A man in a white dhoti and shirt gestures toward them. Behind them stands a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing yellow shawls and lanyards. A stone temple tower is visible at the right edge. Printed , , which is omitted from the text field2010-01-08A crowd walks along a stone path outdoors with a green-painted gate and a rocky hill behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a large gold ceremonial necklace wears a saffron-orange robe and dhoti and smiles while walking. Beside him, a man in an orange kurta with an orange shawl holds his arm and points forward. Around them, men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange or yellow shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, follow closely; two shaved-headed men in white and orange shawls stand at right. Overcast sky. Appearance-based a person in saffron with long hair and gold necklace, walking in a procession-like crowd.2010-12-29Outdoor procession at a temple area with palm trees, a temple wall and a hill behind. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace, with a bare upper body visible; he appears to be a person, walking forward. Around him are men in orange robes with rudraksha or gold necklaces, a woman in orange with a floral garland, a man in white dhoti with a yellow sash on the right, and a man in white on the left in a dhoti. A man with a dark camera is visible behind. Several people in orange and white walk together in a ritual procession.2010-01-08A photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a long whitewashed wall, with a wooded hill behind and palm trees. In the centre a man in a deep red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace of several strands, walks barefoot and touches his forehead with one hand. Two men in orange robes with gold necklaces walk alongside him, and behind them devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas follow. A few onlookers stand farther back.2010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29A procession outdoors in front of a temple complex with a gopuram-style tower and palm trees behind it. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white tilak on his forehead walks barefoot in the centre, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti with gold borders, a white-and-green flower garland and a gold pendant necklace; he smiles and looks to the side. Around him, bald and shaved-head men in orange and white dhotis and gold necklaces walk alongside, some holding hands, with white-clad onlookers and devotees behind and to the sides.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photograph of a procession on a dirt path lined with trees, with a small hill and a red-roofed structure in the background. Two central men walk in front, both in saffron-orange robes: the man on the left wears a plain orange garment and rudraksha beads, while the man in the centre wears an orange dhoti-style garment, a long garland and a gold-toned necklace and walks barefoot in sandals. Around them, about a dozen men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk in the crowd, some with hands raised. Sign texts are not visible; the page refers to an Arunachaleshwara temple visit, which is not visually confirmed by any sign here.2011-12-08Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in Thiruvannamalai, with a temple gopuram and hill behind. Several saffron-robed monks walk in a group, most with shaved heads and gold-bead necklaces with pendants. The central monk has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a saffron cloth and a large white-and-yellow flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround the group, and one older man in a white shirt in the foreground looks toward the camera.2010-12-29Outdoors on a paved temple courtyard, a procession moves past a gopuram with carved figures and a hillside behind it. At the centre, a man in an orange-saffron shawl and dhoti, with a long flowing beard and an orange head covering, walks with palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a thick garland of yellow and red flowers. Around him, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas and one with a green badge, walk closely, one holding a green bag. A figure in a white dhoti and orange shawl follows nearby. Brightly painted shrines and palm trees appear in the background, and kolam designs decorate the ground. a person cues: the central saffron-clad figure wears an orange head covering, a saffron shawl and a flower garland, and is being escorted in procession.2006-09-24A group walks barefoot along a paved road lined with palm trees, flowering shrubs and a forested hill, in what appears to be a procession. Many participants wear saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, while several in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and a woman in a yellow sari appears in the middle. A central figure in a deep orange robe with long dark hair and a long garland walks at the front of the group, with a man in a striped shirt and white dhoti to the left. The scene is outdoors in a temple-town setting with a stone wall at left.2012-10-12A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a sandy path lined with green trees, shrubs and yellow flowers. In front, two men in saffron-orange robes walk on the left and right edges; the man on the right has long dark hair and a full beard. Behind them, a bearded man in white robes and a white shirt, with a loose white shawl, walks with an outstretched hand, beside a bald man in white clothes wearing a red-orange shawl. About a dozen men in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow sashes, follow along the path. A red and white painted border stands at the left edge.2009-10-15