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November 11 20082008-11-11A photograph of an outdoor ceremony under a thatched canopy with palm trees and a hill behind. A long-haired figure in orange robes and a heavy red and white flower garland sits on a white-draped seat, a golden ornate frame to the right. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands with hands folded in namaskar, another in white bends forward to offer blessing or receive it at the figure's head, and a man in white with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray of flowers and food. A uniformed official in khaki stands at left, and several people in white stand around the platform with orange flags on poles. Green mats and scattered petals cover the platform.2006-11-13November 13 20062006-11-13Outdoor photo at a roadside event with banners behind. A bare-chested priest in red dhoti with white ash on forehead and arms, wearing beaded rudraksha-style malas, drapes a fresh garland of white flowers and green leaves over a man in orange robes and wire-rimmed glasses with a grey beard. A bald man in white dhoti on the left presses palms together in greeting, and a man in orange cloth stands behind with hands folded. Several onlookers, including a woman in a red sari, stand in the background. Large banners show a smiling man in orange and white text, and a green roofed building appears behind.2011-12-08August 06 20092009-08-06September 24 20122012-09-24 +1 copiesJuly 30 20082008-07-30A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple path beside a long pillared temple corridor under a large shade tree. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long necklace of golden beads and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair and no crown or turban. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Around them, saffron-clad sannyasis, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk together. The image has no legible text.2010-01-08December 25 20052005-12-25July 25 20072007-07-25A crowd of men at a temple entrance surrounds a brass tray holding a poornakumbham, a pot wrapped in mesh and topped with yellow marigold garlands and mango leaves. A bare-chested priest with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white cloth over his shoulder places his hands over the pot. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a white forehead mark watches. On the right, a man in a saffron robe wearing a heavy gold necklace and bangles stands next to a figure with long swept-back hair and a saffron wrap, whose tall garland of yellow, white and red flowers and green leaves is prominent. Several men in white shirts and white forehead marks stand around.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a procession on a stone-paved temple approach at Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in a loose red-orange robe, with a gold necklace and a white forehead mark, raises one hand in greeting while walking barefoot. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in orange robes and a gold chain holds a long garland of yellow and purple flowers. Other figures in orange robes follow, a man in white dhoti and shirt with a beaded necklace leads at left, a uniformed police officer in khaki cap smiles at right, and a bald man in white stands behind. Behind them is a gopuram-topped temple entrance with a green shop sign, palm trees and a hill.2010-01-08