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Photograph of a large crowd walking past a tall white gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleshwar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful multi-tiered shrine roof to the right. In the centre foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial gold necklace, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a yellow-gold garment, holds his palms together in anjali. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white dhoti holds a small red object, and many devotees in white clothes with rudraksha malas walk alongside. Crowd of people in white garments fills the procession, with a temple setting behind them.

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Outdoor procession in front of the white gopuram of the Arunachaleshwar temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a colourful painted shrine tower on the right. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a ceremonial gold necklace stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange-saffron shawl over a yellow-gold garment. Beside him a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe holds a small red object, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, some with rudraksha malas, moves around them. A date stamp reads 24 12 2005 along the left edge.2005-12-25Large crowd of devotees moving in a procession in front of a massive white gopuram temple tower with a smaller colourful painted gateway tower in the centre. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis with black cords around their necks, and some hold folded hands. A figure in the centre-right wears a deep orange-red robe with a yellow sash and a long gold bead necklace, walking with hands clasped. Other figures wear orange saffron robes. A large black stone bull statue is visible in the gateway under the tower. Overcast sky above.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Photograph of a crowd procession moving past a large white gopuram of a Hindu temple, with a smaller ornately painted colourful gopuram-style shrine structure on wheels in front. Many people in white dhotis, white kurtas and white saris walk in dense crowd; a few wear saffron and orange clothing. Near the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange garment with a yellow-and-orange shawl and long gold-coloured beaded necklace walks in front of the crowd, with long dark hair; the figure's appearance is consistent with the page's a person reference but cannot be confirmed, and other devotees wear rudraksha-style neck beads and red ribbon badges. Behind the procession, a dark stone statue of a bull (nandi) is visible under a dark stone canopy, and a second smaller shrine with coloured tower stands to the right. Overcast sky.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Photograph of a crowd moving through a temple precinct in Tiruvannamalai, with a tall whitewashed gopuram tower rising behind a smaller colourful gateway tower. In the foreground, a man with grey hair and white shirt walks beside a man with a red tilak and head covering. A central figure with long dark hair, hands pressed together in namaskar, wears an orange-red garment with gold border and a long gold-bead necklace. Other devotees wear white and saffron. A stone wall with carved pillars and a dark stone figure stands to the right, under overhanging tree branches.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks in procession out of a tall, intricately carved gopuram gateway of a stone temple. At the centre, a long-haired figure in an orange-saffron shawl over a gold-bordered yellow garment, wearing a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together in greeting; the figure is shown with long, swept-back hair and ornate ceremonial gold adornment, consistent with Swamiji (probable). Around him, men in white and orange shawls carry a small orange cloth bundle and walk alongside, one in a dark-rimmed rudraksha mala. A few onlookers in the background watch from the temple entrance.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25 +1 copies