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A photograph of three men walking together on a polished marble floor inside a building with pale yellow walls. The central man has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, and wears an orange-saffron garment with a white shawl draped over his shoulders. He holds his hands joined at his chest and wears a pink flower garland and a rudraksha mala. He is flanked on the left and right by two shaved-headed men in orange-saffron robes with gold borders, each wearing rudraksha malas and white tilak marks. A man in white dhoti and shawl is partially visible at the far right edge, and several people stand in the background.

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Photo 11733687Three men walk together through a temple corridor with a light stone floor. The central man, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white urdhva pundra forehead marks, wears a pink flower garland, a white shawl over orange clothing, rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace, and holds his hands together at his chest. The two men flanking him are bald, with white tilak on their foreheads, and wear orange dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and pendants. Behind them stand devotees and onlookers in a columned hall with doorways and trees visible outside.2012-08-20September 24 20122012-09-24May 24 20122012-05-24Three men in saffron and orange ochre garments walk barefoot along a paved courtyard beside a temple building with white pillars and a gopuram in the background. The man on the left has white marks on his forehead, a white and red garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds the hand of the central man, who wears a dark headband, a white jasmine and red rose garland, a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed orange cloth. The man on the right has a grey beard, a pink flower garland and a red cloth with gold border, holding a folded green-and-white cloth. Behind them several more people in orange and white clothing and a uniformed police officer walk in the crowd.2012-05-24Photo 11732827Outdoor photo of a group walking along a stone-paved path beside a carved dark stone temple wall with tiered niches. In front, a bearded man with glasses wears an orange shawl and dhoti and holds a long decorated staff wrapped in yellow and pink thread. Beside him, a younger man with long swept-back hair wears an orange robe and a long beaded golden garland with a purple cloth draped over his shoulder. Behind them are men and women in white and orange, including a man in white with a rudraksha mala, and a woman in white with a red bindi. Green trees and sunlight fill the background.2009-08-11September 26 20112011-09-26Photograph of a procession walking along a pink temple wall at Tiruvannamalai, with white stone figures of animals on the roofline and a hill and palm trees behind. In front, a bald man in orange robes with a red-trimmed shawl, gold beaded necklace with a pendant, and a tilak walks barefoot. Beside him, a long-haired figure in orange robes wears a thick garland of yellow and white flowers and a gold necklace, with a white forehead mark. Behind them, other orange-robed attendants and a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shoulder bag walk among a crowd. The ground has a painted kolam pattern in yellow and red.2010-01-08Photograph inside a temple hall of two saffron-robed figures standing before a crowd. The elderly, bald, bare-chested man in front wears a rudraksha mala headband and multiple rudraksha and gold necklaces, with gold bangles and a ring, and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist with gold borders. Beside him stands a younger man with a short-haired head wearing a rudraksha headband, a long gold garland, rudraksha bracelets, and an orange robe with gold trim, hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, several onlookers in white dhotis and a man in a grey shirt stand among the crowd, and a teal and gold ceremonial fan or umbrella panel is visible at right. Stone walls and pillars form the setting.2012-05-16Photograph of saffron-robed men walking barefoot along a temple courtyard paved with colourful kolam rangoli designs in yellow, blue, green and red. The foremost man, bald with a white tilak on his forehead and wire-rimmed glasses, wears an orange-red robe and gold necklaces with a central pendant and holds a pink cloth. Behind him a second man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a folded pink cloth. At right, a young man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a multicoloured flower garland over an orange robe walks beside them. Behind them, a crowd in white and cream clothing, and a yellow-robed figure stands at the left edge. Tall white temple gopuram towers, palm trees and a hill rise in the background.2010-01-08May 10 20122012-05-10