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A photograph taken at the entrance of a stone temple with a white gopuram tower above and a teal metal canopy over the steps. A group of about a dozen people in white dhotis and orange or saffron robes descends the stone steps. Two figures in saffron robes walk near the center, and a man in brown trousers and white shirt carries a small blue bag. Blue banners with white text line the entrance. In the foreground, a photographer in a white shirt with a red thread necklace holds a video camera.

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September 09 20112011-09-09September 09 20112011-09-09A photograph of a large white gopuram temple tower rising behind a grey curved canopy at a South Indian temple entrance. A crowd of devotees descends a broad stone staircase in front of the gate. Near the centre, a man in an orange dhoti and a garland walks with a bare-chested man in orange, and several men in white dhotis with gold borders walk barefoot. A man in a white shirt carries a blue bucket. Others wear pink and red shirts and saris. A carved shrine niche with deity figures sits at right. A blue banner with a timetable hangs near the entrance. Many devotees are visible, and a few of the men show distinctive garlands or ornaments, but no appearance cue reliably identifies a person, so the presence is uncertain.2011-09-09A photograph in a sunlit courtyard before a tall, carved gopuram-style temple gateway with a dark doorway. A person in a white kurta and dhoti, seen from behind, holds a video camera toward a group walking forward. A man in a white shirt and dhoti with a white sacred thread walks beside a woman in an orange saffron robe with a large orange-and-gold beaded necklace, and a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace walks alongside. Other devotees in white, a woman in a blue sari and people in colourful saris are scattered across the courtyard, with a blue canopy tent to the left.2011-12-08A photograph of a group descending stone steps at a temple entrance, with decorated orange and yellow marigold garlands on the pillars and a tall stone gopuram at the right. A tall figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace walks in the centre, flanked by bare-chested or lightly clad attendants in orange cloth and white. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a yellow cloth, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a metal barrier, and blue signboards with Tamil text are visible at left and centre. a person (long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads), walking as a visiting sannyasi through the temple entrance.2011-12-08Several men walk out through the dark stone gateway of a South Indian temple tower, its upper levels densely carved with sculpted figures and a white gopuram visible beyond. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with dark-rimmed glasses carries a pink-and-white garland. To his right a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace and long dark hair walks forward, a probable Swamiji by appearance. Behind them an older man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala, another man in white holds a large green-and-yellow flower garland, and a seated woman in orange sari sits at the right with a few onlookers nearby. Overcast sky and overhead wires frame the scene.2006-12-04August 06 20092009-08-06A procession walks out of a stone temple gateway (gopuram entrance) with ornately painted sculptured tower above. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a shaved head and a tilak walks forward gesturing with one hand, flanked by a man in a saffron robe behind him. To his right, a bare-chested man in a red shawl and red dhoti carries a decorated kalasha pot with a green coconut-style top and garland. Around them, men in white dhotis and white shirts walk, one bare-chested man holds a bunch of bananas, and a few men wear rudraksha or beaded necklaces. The stone pavement and temple architecture set the scene.2009-08-11September 09 20112011-09-09July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking out through a stone temple gateway with carved niche sculptures on either side and a tall gopuram tower visible beyond the doorway. A woman in an orange sari with a long plait leads on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside, a man in a grey-blue shirt walks at the centre, and a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with orange-robed figures follows behind. Paved stone courtyard in bright daylight.2011-12-08Photograph of a large stone temple gateway with a white-stuccoed gopuram tower packed with sculpted deities and figures. A group of people in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walks out through the dark granite entrance. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and a saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala strides forward holding a small paper, while a bald man in white clothes folds his hands at his chest. A woman in an orange shawl and white sari walks at the right edge, and another man in white with a saffron shawl and beads walks at the left. Sculpted figures stand in niches on the gateway walls.2009-08-06