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Night photograph of a procession walking past a tall stone temple tower beneath green canopy cloth strung on ropes. In the foreground a man in a white kurta with a maroon shawl walks at right, while a man in an orange robe and white shawl and a bald saffron-robed figure with rudraksha beads walk beside him. Behind them, men in white dhotis and women in red and orange saris follow, one carrying a long staff. Two people in the centre-left distance wear garlands. Sadhus and devotees process toward the temple, with a streetlight and corrugated shed at left.2016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple corridor at night, past a carved stone pillar on the left. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead the group; the central figure wears an orange garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate crown-like headband, and two others in orange have garlands and white headbands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a green and yellow cloth bundle, and a man in a white shirt walks at the right edge.2012-05-21April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 12 20162016-05-12June 03 20162016-06-03May 21 20122012-05-21December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night procession on a paved temple ground in front of an illuminated white gopuram-style shrine with a lit lamp and sculpted figures above the door. Several people walk together: a young man in the centre wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together in namaskar; beside him a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread. Behind them, saffron-robed men and a woman in orange walk with a bag and offerings, while older men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris follow. No clear marker of a person's identity is visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2011-10-07Night photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a dirt path past a temple-style pillared structure lit by a bright lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-yellow-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a beaded headband and a long necklace of white beads. Beside him, a figure in an orange robe with a headband walks behind, and to the right a bare-chested man in an orange garment with yellow borders and rudraksha bracelet looks on. A man in white with gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet walks at right-centre. Another man in white stands behind them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki appears in the background.2012-05-21