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A crowded outdoor temple-street scene during a procession area. In the foreground, a bare-chested young priest with white vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala sits beside a wooden platform strewn with petals and flower garlands. A shaven-headed sannyasi in orange robes with a red border and gold necklaces stands in the middle, with a woman in an orange sari wearing a green leaf garland beside him. Several men and women in white shirts, pink and maroon clothes surround them, and one man holds a compact camera with a flip-out screen. Behind the crowd, a small shrine and trees appear, with a few orange-clad figures further back.

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A crowded outdoor scene at a temple-side street with a green-painted flatbed or platform at left. In the centre, a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands among devotees. A younger man in an orange-saffron top wears a long leaf-and-flower garland and holds a brass plate with offerings, smiling, with a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Nearby, a bald priest with a topknot and a red rudraksha-style bead necklace shows a forehead tilak. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a blue shirt, and onlookers in orange and red fill the frame. A man at right holds a camera. Temple gopuram sculpture and trees are visible behind.2011-01-16Outdoor festival photograph at a temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. A bare-chested man with a red rudraksha mala and tripundra forehead marks stands at left, bending over a wooden cart or ratha platform strewn with flower petals and marigold garlands. Beside him a bearded man in white dhoti and a grey-haired man with white forehead marks bend and pour offerings. At right, a man with a long garland of white and yellow flowers and a saffron-orange shawl holds a fruit or coconut-like offering, with a bald man in the foreground. A crowd of onlookers, many in white shirts, surrounds the cart under trees, with a temple structure behind and a photographer raising a camera. A faint 'Nithyanandapedia' copyright overlay is visible at right, which is excluded from the text list.2011-01-16July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded outdoor temple procession scene with many devotees pressing close around a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. A shirtless man in the left foreground sits on the cart wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold wristwatch, while a bald man in white with a red-and-white cloth and red beaded necklace stands at lower centre. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts with white or red forehead markings, and one man in a pink shirt holds up a phone. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right, with a person behind a camera. A figure in a white shirt with a long dark braid and a green leaf garland is in the centre, and a bearded man with a saffron cloth and gold necklace stands at right beside a shaved-headed devotee. Trees and small shrine structures sit in the background.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor temple-street scene during a ritual procession. In the centre, a woman in an orange sannyasi-style garment with long dark hair and a green leaf adornment on her head holds up a long garland of yellow, orange and white flowers and a red flower offering. Beside her, a man in white ritual dress with a yellow shawl, gold necklaces and a white-and-red tilak stands close. On the right, a bare-chested man wears gold chains and a white dhoti with an orange cloth, and another man in white with a forehead tilak stands nearby. In the foreground, two bare-chested men with tied hair, one with red and white beads, face away from the camera. Behind them, many devotees in white, red and orange clothing crowd the street, with a tree, a small shrine and flower petals on a metal platform at left.2011-01-16Outdoor temple-street scene during a procession. A man with long dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, a fresh leaf-and-flower garland and an orange saffron robe holds an offering toward a bare-chested devotee with a grey-streaked beard and a white sacred thread, while an arm from above reaches down with a flower or fruit. Another bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti stands behind, and a grey-haired man in white kneels in the foreground. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a pink sari and men in white shirts, some holding cameras. A tall white pillar and a yellow cloth stand at left, with flower petals scattered on the stone ground.2011-01-16June 23 20142014-06-23 +2 copiesA crowd of men surrounds a smiling figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange shawl, with a red bindi on the forehead and a thick yellow marigold garland with red flowers around the neck. A man in a white shirt adjusts the garland from the front, while bare-chested men and others in white and grey shirts press close outdoors near a black iron gate and green trees. A photographer with a camera is visible at upper right. The figure wears saffron clothing and a garland in a crowd, matching a person presence, but the crowd is dense and only partly visible.2011-05-24January 16 20182018-01-16Outdoor street scene during a procession in Tiruvannamalai, with a crowd of many men pressing around a central figure in white dhoti and shirt with a long garland of yellow and green flowers around his neck. Nearby, a bare-chested priest with a sacred thread holds up a garland of green leaves and flowers, and a shaved-headed man in front holds a brass plate. Several men in white and off-white clothing hold up mobile phones and cameras, and a woman in an orange sari with a garland stands at the right, with a man in white holding a camera. Behind them are saffron-clad figures, a uniformed police officer, trees, and a decorated temple gateway with colourful painted pillars. The central figure is not clearly identifiable from appearance.2011-01-16July 01 20142014-07-01A crowded outdoor street scene in Tiruvannamalai during a procession, with a decorated ratha or palanquin at the left edge covered in yellow and orange marigold garlands. In the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange sleeveless top wears a fresh green leafy garland and a white-and-yellow flower garland, facing away from the camera and holding a flower garland up to the ratha. Nearby, shaven-headed men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, stand around; one bare-chested man with a red mala holds a plate of fruit and flowers, and another holds a phone camera. A man in a white shirt holds a tray of fruit, and onlookers stand in the background among trees and a small building. The scene is a temple-related procession with garlanded offerings and fruit.2011-01-16