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January 02 2008

A photograph of a man in saffron/orange clothing with a bare upper back, kneeling and bowing forward with his forehead touching the ground on a floor decorated with large colourful kolam rangoli designs in purple, blue, yellow, green and orange. Standing devotees in white dhotis and orange garments watch from the left and right edges, some with hands folded in prayer. A tall brass lamp stands in the background. A woman in red and several other people stand at the edge of the scene. The man's orange wrap and shaved-to-short dark hair are visible, and the scene appears to be a temple prostration on the sacred ground.

September 09 2011

A figure in orange robes lies prostrate with forehead to the ground on a large floor covered with colourful kolam designs in red, green, blue, yellow and white. Around them stand a crowd of devotees: on the left, people in white dhotis and yellow shawls, and on the right, several men in orange saffron robes with rudraksha malas, one holding a long garland of yellow and white flowers. Women in cream and yellow saris stand among them, hands folded in reverence, as part of a procession-style gathering at a temple event.

A photograph of a temple courtyard with a large colourful floral kolam drawn on the grey stone floor in white, green, yellow and purple. A figure in orange robes lies prostrate face-down on the kolam, arms extended, performing a full-length obeisance. Nearby, several men in white dhotis and orange cloth stand, one holding a long garland of red and white flowers. A man in white kneels and photographs with a camera, and a small child in a red dress stands at the right edge. Blue and yellow signboards with notices stand behind the barricades in the background.

Outdoor temple courtyard with a stone-pillared mandapa and a carved gopuram top; a stone nandi and elephant ornament sit on the roof. A man in orange robes lies prostrate with his forehead on a rangoli-decorated stone floor with coloured patterns, an elephant motif and a small flower. Standing nearby, a bald man in orange robes and a garland of yellow and purple flowers watches, with a grey-bearded man in orange and a rudraksha mala beside him. Devotees in white dhotis and cream saris, including a man in a yellow shawl, stand behind, and a uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Several people hold lamps or offerings. The scene shows a prostration before temple authorities during a ritual welcome.

August 17 2012

Night gathering of devotees seated on a dirt ground in Tiruvannamalai. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe and matching orange turban sits cross-legged with palms pressed together in namaskar, head bowed. Beside him, a man in orange with a gold necklace and bangles leans forward holding a small object, and another orange-clad man with a gold pendant and rudraksha beads sits with hands folded. Around them, men and women in white dhotis and mundus, orange shawls and kurtas, some with gold chains, sit close together; a bald man with a white moustache in a white shirt sits at right, and bamboo scaffolding is visible behind. Foreground heads are seen from behind.

A devotee in an orange saffron robe lies prostrate face-down on a granite floor decorated with white, red, yellow, green and purple kolam rangoli patterns. Around them stand a crowd of people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas and a garland of yellow and white flowers, and others in white dhotis and yellow shawls. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right, and a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a wristwatch is in the foreground. Several saffron-clad figures stand in the background, and the crowd watches the devotee's act of prostration.

Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a large ornate gopuram tower and pink-washed colonnaded halls behind. In the foreground, a long decorative floor kolam in purple, green, yellow and white forms a flowing scrollwork pattern. A figure in a flowing orange robe stands with palms joined in anjali mudra, a garland of white and red flowers and green leaves draped over the shoulders. Around them, several men in white dhotis with gold borders stand barefoot; one holds a garland of marigolds, white jasmine and green leaves, and another carries a pink bag. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands at the right. Women in colourful saris sit on the ground in the background near a yellow bucket.

A person in an orange saffron robe lies prostrate face-down on a stone pavement decorated with white and coloured kolam rangoli designs in yellow, green and purple. Garlands of red and white flowers hang over the arm of a standing person in white and orange at the left edge. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands behind, while a photographer in white crouches at right with a camera. Other people in saffron and white sit in the background near yellow barricades and blue information boards in Tamil, beside a temple gateway with stone pillars.

A person in an orange saffron garment lies prostrate face-down on a stone floor decorated with white and coloured kolam chalk designs, arms extended forward with palms together in a full-length pranam or pada namaskar. Standing behind and beside them, a bald man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, watches with hands folded. Other men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt stand nearby, one holding a yellow garland. Metal crowd barriers run across the background, behind which several uniformed police officers stand in khaki uniforms, and a temple entrance is visible on the right.