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Outdoor temple courtyard with a stone platform edged by long garlands of yellow, white and pink flowers strung along the railing and pillar. Rose petals are scattered on the dark stone floor. A red woven mat runs across the paving. Along the mat stands a crowd of devotees in white garments: a woman in long white robes at centre, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and men in white dhotis and shirts, some with shawls. A bald man in white at right carries a bag. Photographers with cameras stand near the front. Pink temple walls and palm trees fill the background.

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January 08 20102010-01-08A photograph at a temple courtyard showing a figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe and matching orange garment, barefoot, standing with palms pressed together in namaskar before a dark stone structure draped with long garlands of yellow, pink, and white flowers. Behind them, a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis watches, and a photographer with a camera stands at right. Pink temple walls and white pillars surround the scene. The figure matches the appearance cues of the a person, so the identity is noted here as a person, shown in a worship posture; the mood is reverent.2010-01-08A photograph of a temple courtyard where a long-haired figure in an orange robe bends low and touches their forehead to a dark stone base or pedestal wrapped with garlands of yellow, pink and white flowers. Around them, devotees in white clothes stand or kneel, and several photographers and videographers with cameras watch closely. A man in a white outfit and a man in a striped shirt stand nearby, and a pink temple wall rises behind. Flower petals scatter the ground. The person in orange wears a matching orange-and-white shawl draped over the robe, and a camera operator in a white shirt holds a stole. Several people in the crowd are visible at the back.2010-01-08Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a crowd of devotees gathered around a stone platform decorated with yellow, orange and pink flower garlands. In the centre, a figure in an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap bends forward with head lowered, a mark of obeisance, while others in white and yellow shirts and saffron wraps stand close. A man in a white shirt holds his palms together in namaskar, and a woman in a white sari stands nearby. On the right, a figure in an orange robe with a saffron head covering and ornate gold-toned necklaces, wearing spectacles, holds a pink cloth and appears to be a sannyasi. A uniformed police officer stands in the background. a person is the figure in the orange robe and head covering, with saffron clothing and ornate necklaces visible on the right, while the figure bowing centre is a devotee.2010-01-08A photograph of devotees at a temple in Tiruvannamalai, outdoors on a stone platform strewn with petals and red powder. In the foreground a man in a white shirt with a yellow shawl stands with his back to the camera. At right, a person in orange robes with a flower garland bows low, head near the stone, while a figure in orange with gold necklaces stands beside them with hands folded. Behind them, people in white shirts press palms together in prayer, and marigold and rose garlands hang across the stone. A uniformed guard stands at the top left. Several robed and white-clad devotees are visible in the background.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08A crowd moves through a temple corridor with stone pillars and a gold-canopied palanquin bearing a deity murti at the top left. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead band and a long multicoloured flower garland, walks barefoot. Nearby, an older man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a red sari with a white shawl walk among devotees. On the left, women in white saris with gold borders and red-marked foreheads walk with an older woman in dark glasses. A cameraman in a cream shirt films from the lower right. Gopurams rise in the background.2009-08-06January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor temple courtyard with a pink-washed wall and grey stone wall, palm trees and a gopuram tower beyond. Devotees sit on the ground with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron robes and a gold-beaded necklace, with long hair, leans forward with hands folded, and beside them a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a patterned mat. Others in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments sit nearby. A man on the left holds up a phone beside a flower garland of yellow and pink blooms, and a photographer in white kneels to take pictures. The crowd of onlookers stands behind the wall.2010-01-08Outdoor temple ritual at a stone shrine with a small oil lamp burning on a platform beside a carved pillar. Priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls sit on the ground with folded hands, one holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white and shirts stands watching and some photograph with cameras. A standing man on the right wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a gold-coloured garland, while another bald priest in white stands near the right edge. Pink temple walls and palm trees fill the background.2010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard scene with a stone pillar on the left and an orange cloth hanging from a red-framed pavilion. In the foreground a man in a white shirt and white dhoti and a woman in a pink silk sari with gold border walk while wearing yellow and orange marigold garlands. Behind them a woman in a magenta sari and other people in white and yellow clothing, several with yellow shawls, follow in a procession. Near the left background a figure in orange robes stands beside a small ritual setup. Hanging colourful cloth and a tall decorated pole are visible, with smoke rising inside the pavilion.2009-12-26