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A photograph of a group walking through a temple gateway in bright daylight, with a stone-carved doorway on the right and yellow barricade rails on the left. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment, a gold-coloured lei-style garland of beads, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, with hands pressed together in greeting. Beside them, a shaved-headed devotee in orange cloth wears a garland. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shirts walk, one holding a golden vessel, and a uniformed police officer stands near the gate. A man in a white shirt walks in the foreground.

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May 09 20122012-05-09 +1 copiesPhotograph of a procession moving through a temple doorway, with a crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly priest with white forehead marks and a red-and-gold saffron cloth, a red headband and rudraksha mala walks forward holding a ceremonial object. Beside him, a man in saffron dress with a heavy gold necklace and white tripundra marks walks alongside. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Women in saffron and green saris and men in white shirts follow. Stone temple architecture frames the entrance, with a deity visible in the background. Sanskrit-style procession with devotees in ritual dress.2012-06-05A photograph of a procession moving through a narrow stone-walled passage of a temple. In the centre, a man with swept-back hair, a tilak on his forehead, a heavy gold necklace and an orange-saffron garment walks forward with a white and orange floral garland held at his side; his distinctive long hair and ornate gold necklace are the appearance cues for the Swamiji (probable) candidate. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and rudraksha mala holds a small object. Behind them, a woman in a brown and gold sari and other men in white shirts and dhotis follow, and a crowd of men in white and checked shirts stands in the background near yellow and blue metal barriers.2012-09-11December 29 20102010-12-29A crowded photograph inside a stone temple passage at Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and shawl with a gold border wears a rudraksha mala and white tripundra markings on his forehead and arms. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with a pen in his pocket walks past, and to the right a woman in a red sari with gold jewellery and a yellow flower in her hair smiles. A uniformed policeman in khaki stands at the right edge beside a carved stone pillar. Behind them, devotees in orange, white and red clothing crowd the corridor toward a gateway, and a bald man in the bottom right corner is partially visible. Watermarked copyright text appears at the lower right.2011-05-17December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in Thiruvannamalai, with a temple gopuram and hill behind. Several saffron-robed monks walk in a group, most with shaved heads and gold-bead necklaces with pendants. The central monk has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a saffron cloth and a large white-and-yellow flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround the group, and one older man in a white shirt in the foreground looks toward the camera.2010-12-29May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard at dusk. Several people in orange and saffron clothing lead the group. In the centre, a man in a deep orange robe wears a long strand of gold-coloured beaded garland and a white forehead mark, with a sash draped over his shoulder. Beside him, a man in orange wears a rudraksha-style mala and a bare upper body with a light cloth. Behind them, women in orange and salmon saris and men in white dhotis follow, some carrying white bags and garlands. Yellow metal barricades, wooden scaffolding and a pink temple gopuram-style building with arched windows form the background. Visible people number about 20, including those partly out of frame.2012-10-12Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with weathered granite pillars and a potted plant. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long-haired style, a heavy ornate gold-coloured garland and a rudraksha-style mala, walking away from the camera. Probable Swamiji (in person) by appearance cues of swept-back long hair, saffron clothing, ceremonial garland and mala, though the face is not visible. Around him are men in white dhotis and shirts, a shaved-head priest in orange with a beaded mala on the right, a man in a checked shirt, and a metal blue-and-yellow scaffold frame on the right. Several other people are partially visible at the edges.2012-09-11September 12 20122012-09-12October 12 20122012-10-12