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January 18 20242024-01-18A photograph of a group of people at a temple entrance, with carved stone doorframes and a colourful gopuram-style structure visible through the open wooden doors. In the foreground, a woman in a red and gold brocade sari with a red bindi holds a brass tray of offerings: a bunch of bananas, an orange, and two printed books with colourful covers. Nearby, a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala stands beside her, and a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings on his forehead stands to the left. Several men in shirts, some with vermilion or sandal markings, crowd around, and a woman in a red top and glasses is at the lower right. No candidate for a person is clearly identifiable from appearance, so no identification is made.2024-01-18Outdoor temple-entrance scene with a crowd of men in shirts, many with tilak and vibhuti marks on their foreheads. In the centre, a woman with a red bindi and a red-and-gold silk shawl over a magenta sari is being greeted with a shawl draped on her shoulders. On the right, a woman in a cream sari with a rudraksha mala and gold bangles smiles and holds the shawl. A man in the right foreground stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Carved stone pillars and a doorway with tiled panels frame the background. No a person candidate is visible in this group.2024-01-18Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with grey stone pillars and wooden doors. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and red-and-white rudraksha garland offers a small book, a red-covered volume, to a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with orange-yellow border and rudraksha mala, whose forehead bears white vibhuti. A bearded man in an orange-and-saffron shawl and white shirt receives a book with a portrait cover while other devotees in white shirts, some with kumkum and vibhuti marks, crowd around. Behind them, a brass or glass-fronted interior with a clock and plaques is visible.2024-01-18January 18 20242024-01-18A photograph of a crowd gathered outdoors near a temple entrance. In the foreground a smiling woman with grey-streaked hair, white sari with gold border, white forehead markings and layered rudraksha malas holds a book with a temple illustration on its cover. Beside her a man in a white shirt with a red and black sash holds the book, while a man in a white shirt and a bald man with a thick moustache stand nearby. Several men in white shirts and a few women are visible in the background near golden temple columns. A woman in an orange and gold garment with flower decorations stands behind. The group appears to be exchanging a book presentation.2024-04-08Photograph of a covered temple colonnade with a crowd of devotees in white clothes and red-orange satsang-style neck cords. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a large white and multicoloured flower garland and a rudraksha mala around his neck. Around him, a bearded man in white and several older men in white and a woman in a white sari with a red cord walk alongside. A bald man in a cream shirt stands in the foreground facing the group, and a woman in white with a red cord is in the lower right. Shop stalls and a blue dome are visible in the background. Tone and presentation are consistent with a procession or walkway at an ashram gathering.December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A group of devotees stands with palms pressed together in namaste outside a temple gateway with heavy grey stone pillars and wooden doors. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange shawl over a white shirt and jeans, and a priest beside him in a bare-chested style with white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth offers something to him. Several men wear white shirts and dhotis, women wear cream and gold-bordered saris with red-brown garlands, and some wear rudraksha-style garlands. Visible people number about twelve. Inside the doorway a shrine interior and a stone lion sculpture appear at upper right.2024-01-18A group photograph taken outside a temple with carved stone pillars and sculptured figures behind them. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth over white dhoti-style garments, a rudraksha mala, and a large garland of orange and white flowers. Beside him a bare-chested man in white dhoti wears a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala. Around them stand devotees: a woman in a white and grey sari with a handbag, a woman in pink and red, an older woman in peach sari with a red bindi, a man in white shirt, and a man in a white kurta with folded hands. Several other people stand in the background. The scene is a welcome or darshan moment in front of the temple.Crowded photo at a temple entrance gate with a stone carved wall on the right. A man in the centre wears a saffron/orange robe, a long gold-coloured necklace of beads and a bright orange shawl, smiling and raising his palms in greeting; he has long dark swept-back hair and a small white mark on his forehead. Around him many devotees crowd forward: men in white dhotis and white shirts, a bald man with a saffron robe and white forehead band, and women in orange and yellow saris and yellow shawls. A man in white with glasses and a white-and-red forehead mark stands in the lower right foreground, and a man in a white shirt with glasses is at the lower left. The people are walking through the gate in a procession-like crowd.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a large crowd. A man in the centre wears a dark maroon robe with a red and white floral garland and holds a tall golden trident-like staff with ornamental tassels; he smiles broadly. Beside him a uniformed officer in khaki stands behind. On the left, a bare-chested young man wears a saffron-yellow cloth over white dhoti with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace; an older man in a red-orange dhoti wears a white beaded mala. On the right, a bare-chested bearded man with long dark matted hair wears a beaded necklace over a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border. A young man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front. Behind them, an elephant is visible beneath the temple gateway with a man seated on its back, and carved stone pillars and ornate gopuram walls rise in the background.2018-03-17