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A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a tall, ornately carved gopuram temple tower at Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai. Many devotees wear white clothing and some have orange or saffron sashes, while others carry large orange flags bearing a dove-like emblem and a teardrop-shaped embroidered banner. Uniformed police officers stand among the crowd. On the left, a multicoloured wooden ratha or chariot with striped streamers stands near the street. Shop hoardings and billboards line the road behind the crowd. The scene suggests a festival procession, with a distant figure visible at the top centre, but no clear individual can be identified in this view.

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Dense outdoor crowd gathered in a city street before a large gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleswarar Temple under a hazy sky, with a hill behind. Many devotees wear white clothes and hold saffron-orange flags on tall poles; a few wear orange and rudraksha-style garlands. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps stand among them. Flower-garlanded devotees carry flower bundles. A decorated chariot with a deity murti stands in the background near the temple, and a multi-tiered colourful ratha/chariot appears at right. A partial shop billboard shows deities. The visible crowd is very large, with many people visible across the frame. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance; a shaved-headed priest in orange robe in the left foreground is unsure.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a tall gopuram temple tower with white and colourful sculpted levels, in a town set against low mountains. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris raise orange and saffron flags, and some hold up hands or phones. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange garment and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace, seen from behind, raises a hand toward a procession, with a banana bunch and floral garlands hanging at the top right. Police in khaki uniform stand among the crowd, and a decorated chariot and a painted deity float appear in the distance. Banners and flags of several nations hang on the right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Dense outdoor crowd thronging a street in front of a South Indian temple gopuram, a tall tiered stone tower with painted figures. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, some with orange scarves or caps. Foreground center, a golden fringed parasol canopy and several saffron flags with embroidered emblems are carried aloft, marking a procession. A multicoloured wooden ratha stands to the left beside a police officer in a blue-and-white cap. A woman in a white sari with a red border stands among the crowd. Loudspeaker stacks and banners line the roadside. Garlands of white flowers hang in the left foreground.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a South Indian temple gopuram with white stone carvings. Many people wave saffron-orange flags bearing a black emblem, and some hold a white flag with a red crescent and text. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis, some in pink or olive shirts; women wear white saris, and one older woman wears a white sari with an orange border. Several men in the foreground hold cameras aloft. A decorated orange-and-yellow parasol-like banner is visible at left, and a colourful multi-tiered temple tower rises at right under a hazy sky with a hill behind. Individual a person candidates are not clearly identifiable.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense crowd of devotees fills a street outside a large gopuram temple tower, a procession of people in white dhotis and shirts and orange shawls carrying tall orange and gold pennant flags with a red and blue emblem. A multi-tiered colourful wooden chariot stands at left beside a hoarding and a loudspeaker box, while uniformed police officers are visible at right. Many raise hands and carry kalasha pots on their heads.2011-12-20A large crowd fills a street in front of a temple gopuram at Arunachaleswarar Temple. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment, a red flower garland and gold bangles, and raises a hand toward the crowd. Many people in white dhotis and shirts hold saffron flags, and a festival chariot with decorated canopy stands in the background. A saffron-clad figure on a vehicle and a distant tiered ornamental tower appear among the crowd, and a mountain rises behind the temple. A readable sign reads Sakravarthi.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large street procession in front of a gopuram temple tower near a mountain. A decorated chariot with orange and red flags and floral garlands carries a bare-chested man in pink dhoti and a second man in white shirt and white dhoti standing on it. In the foreground at right, a person in orange robes with a rudraksha-bead mala and gold bracelet holds a long garland. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis surround the procession, with uniformed police officers visible. Several people in white clothing are seen lining the street.2011-12-20A large crowd fills a busy street outside a South Indian temple gopuram with a mountain behind it. Two ornately decorated processional vehicles, one with a canopy and one with a fan-shaped halo of striped and coloured fabric, carry deity murti adorned with garlands. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts, many in saffron and red saris, press around the carts, and a few stand on a rooftop at right. Vendors' stalls with sacks and tarpaulins line the left side. a person is not visibly identifiable here.2011-12-20