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A photograph of a barefoot man in white kurta and white trousers walking across a pale stone plaza, with an orange saffron cloth draped over his shoulder and held at his side. Behind him stands a tall fortified stone wall with crenellated battlements, backed by a steep hillside of dense green trees. To the right is an open-sided stone pavilion with carved pillars and a red-trimmed roof, where a few people stand. Other people walk in the background: a woman in a patterned sari carrying a bag on the left, and a man in a light shirt and dark trousers near the centre. A silver SUV is parked beside a dirt mound along the wall.

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August 05 20092009-08-05A group of men walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a temple gateway with arched pillars and a colourful decorated door. A hill rises behind a tall temple tower, and a long brick wall runs along the right side. Most of the walkers wear white dhotis and white shirts or cloths, with gold-bordered white veshtis. Two men in front wear saffron/orange sannyasi robes, one bald and the other with a shaved head, and one carries a shoulder bag. A man in a dark shirt and a man in a pink shirt stand among the group. Several walkers hold plastic carrier bags and a green garland. Visible people number about twelve.2011-09-26September 26 20112011-09-26Outdoor temple courtyard with a granite paved floor, pink-washed walls and stone pillared corridor on the right. A procession of devotees walks toward the camera. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a garland, hands folded in namaste. Beside him a bald man in orange clothing holds a garland. Behind them several bald men in white dhotis and shawls walk barefoot, one carrying a pink bag and another holding a bucket. A tall tree and gopuram stand in the background.2011-09-09Outdoor photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a paved path beside a tall dark stone temple wall. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red rudraksha mala and a striped sash, walking with his hands folded. Beside and behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes and yellow shawls walk alongside. Behind them, a group of women and men in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, follow. A bald man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. A small shrine niche and a pink building with trees appear in the background under bright daylight.2009-07-14September 09 20112011-09-09May 22 20122012-05-22August 06 20092009-08-06Photo of a group walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a large gopuram tower under a broad tree, with a colonnaded pillared hall on the right. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long garland of orange flowers and a rudraksha mala walks alongside a bearded man in orange robes carrying a bundle of flowers. Around them are men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloths and bare upper bodies or white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, carrying a kalasha-like pot and a pink bag. Several other visitors in colourful saris and shirts are in the background. The central orange-robed figure has long hair and a visible garland, a possible a person candidate, but the appearance is uncertain.2011-09-09A group walks uphill along a rough stone path on a hilltop overlooking a wide, hazy town plain. A low dressed-stone wall runs along the left edge. Several people in saffron and orange robes walk at the centre of the group, with a red-and-orange umbrella held above them. Men in white dhotis and shawls walk beside and behind them. In the right foreground a bare-headed man in a white dhoti and shawl stands facing away on the path. Scattered rocks, dry shrubs and parked vehicles lie along the track below.2011-05-24September 13 20122012-09-13December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04