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A street procession moves past a large white gopuram temple tower with a gateway in Tiruvannamalai, with a mountain behind. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange sashes, walk in a group carrying orange flags and a decorated banner. Along the roadside are market stalls, shops, a yellow auto-rickshaw, bicycles, and pedestrians including women in sarees.

A procession moves through a busy street toward the tall gopuram of a South Indian temple, with a mountain behind it. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange scarves or saffron cloth, walk in a group carrying orange and saffron flags and a long banner with pink and red lettering. A woman in an orange sari and another in a yellow sari walk nearby, and a man in a white dhoti holds a yellow paper. Traffic includes a yellow auto-rickshaw, motorcycles and bicycles, while market stalls with blue and red canopies line the road. Several people carry umbrella-style canopies over the group.

A busy street scene in front of a tall South Indian temple gopuram with carved white tiers and a gateway with pillared entrance, set against a hillside. A procession of many people in white dhotis and white shirts, many carrying or walking behind orange and saffron flags, moves toward the gateway, with a long white banner with printed text carried among them. Foreground pedestrians include a woman in a yellow and green sari and a woman in red with an orange shawl. Motorbikes, autorickshaws, roadside shops and market stalls with blue awnings line the road. Several people in the procession appear to be wearing saffron-orange garments.

Outdoor street procession in front of a tall white gopuram temple tower with a multi-tiered entrance gateway, flanked by a mountain. A large crowd in white and saffron clothing walks down the road carrying orange flags and a banner, some people under decorated umbrellas. Market stalls with awnings line the street, motorbikes and a yellow auto-rickshaw are in traffic, and a woman in a yellow sari and another in orange walk nearby. Many people are visible, a few wearing white dhotis and saffron shawls.

A street procession walks toward a tall white gopuram temple tower under a clear sky, with a trident symbol on a pole. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a red-orange shawl with a large orange and yellow flower garland walks barefoot with long dark hair. Beside him, another man wears orange robes and a bare-chested figure is not visible; a man in white dhoti and shirt walks in front. Behind them, a group of women in white saris with orange borders carry themselves in a line, and several people in orange and white robes follow. Shops with snacks line the right side of the road, and a banner reads Rameshwaram Temple. A visible tall temple tower and a shop sign mark the Rameshwaram street setting.

A street procession moves down a busy town road on a dusty surface. In the foreground, a group of men walks barefoot wearing white dhotis and white shirts with saffron orange shawls draped over their shoulders. One man in front wears a full saffron orange robe. Several walkers carry rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. Behind them, more participants in white and orange follow in a long line. Traffic passes alongside: motorcycles, a yellow auto-rickshaw, cycle rickshaws, and a woman in a purple sari riding a scooter with bags. Shopfronts with painted signs and hoardings line the street, with palm trees and power lines overhead.

A photograph of a street procession in a Tamil town on a bright day. A large crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts walks in the foreground, many with palms pressed together in namaskar and some wearing dark rudraksha-style malas. Behind them a decorated ratha or palanquin with garlands of yellow and pink flowers moves forward. A tall temple gopuram rises in the distance. On the right a man in an orange-saffron cloth walks among the white-clad devotees.

Photo of a procession walking through a temple precinct beneath a tall white gopuram tower with carved tiers, with a colourful domed shrine and a lamp post in the background. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl and orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala, hands folded in front of him. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts with saffron shawls and white garlands walk in step; one at left carries a white and red flower garland, and an older bald man in white at front-centre holds a folded cloth.

July 08 2012

A photo of an outdoor procession walking along a narrow street toward a tall white gopuram (temple tower) of Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai, with ornate carved sculptures visible on its tiers. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a gold-coloured beaded garland and walks barefoot. Flanking him, several shaven-headed men in orange-saffron robes and beaded necklaces walk; one carries a brass kalasha-style pot. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right, and women in orange and white saris and white-clad men walk among the crowd. A yellow canopy and shop stalls with a banner reading 'Dhanush Fancy... Take any thing... Rs. 10 Only' line the street. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold-coloured garland, positioned at the center of the procession.

A photograph of a procession walking along a stone paved path toward a tall gopuram temple tower against a hillside. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron-coloured wrap with gold border and an orange head turban wears a long beaded garland of orange beads; he is a probable Swamiji candidate, identified by the orange turban and saffron clothing with a gold-bordered wrap. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and walk barefoot, some holding hands. A man to the left in an orange wrap has long hair and a beard. A red sign in Tamil script on the right wall reads 'Om Namah Shivaya'-style devotional text, and a carved stone colonnade lines the right side. Around 20 people are visible in the scene.