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November 19 2002

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September 23 20062006-09-23Photograph taken from a rocky hilltop overlooking a dense town of low buildings in hazy light, with two tall gopuram temple towers rising in the distance. In the foreground, devotees in white clothing sit and stand on reddish-brown earth among green trees and shrubs. One seated man in orange cloth and several figures in white dhotis and saris are gathered on the slope, some offering prayers while others walk along the path. Some people wear bright blue and pink garments. The scene suggests a quiet devotional gathering on a hill above the city.2010-01-09A photograph taken from a rocky hilltop overlooking a dense city, with two tall gopuram towers of a temple rising in the background under a hazy sky. Below, on a reddish-earth clearing among green trees and shrubs, many devotees dressed in white clothes sit or stand in small groups, some seated on the ground and others on a stone ledge, some with folded hands in prayer. One person in white sits cross-legged on the earth near the bottom right, and another stands at the edge of the clearing. A bare tree stands at the centre of the clearing. A small pale-yellow building with signage sits at the left edge of the hill. No one is identifiable as a specific individual.2010-01-09Elevated view from a rocky hillock overlooking a dense city, with two tall gopuram temple towers rising in the background under a hazy sky. Several devotees in white clothes are scattered across the reddish earth and among green shrubs and trees on the hill, some seated cross-legged and others standing or moving along the slope. A few people in white dhotis and saris sit near a tree and a small offering, while a person in a blue top and white trousers stands nearby. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible; the people appear to be devotees praying on the hill.2010-01-09A large group of devotees in white clothing with orange saffron shawls walks along a dry, grassy hillside path among green trees. Many have orange cloth draped over their shoulders, and several wear lanyard-style badges. Behind them rises a tall white gopuram temple tower of a Shiva temple, with a smaller white shrine tower to the left, a town of low buildings, and distant hills under an overcast sky. a person is not clearly identifiable among the crowd from appearance alone.2008-08-02September 23 20062006-09-23Devotees stand and sit on a dirt hillock among green trees, overlooking a town. A large white gopuram temple tower rises in the centre background, with another smaller tower to its left and a red-and-white telecom tower to its right. A bearded man in white on the left looks toward the group. In the centre, a woman in a light patterned sari stands near a woman in a grey wrap and a man in a white kurta sits cross-legged. A woman in a lavender kurta and white pants stands on the right wearing a beaded necklace, and a woman in a yellow sari holds a red bag at the lower right. No identifiable a person figure is visible.2010-01-09September 23 20062006-09-23Outdoor photo on a rocky hillside with green scrub and a stone temple edge at the right. A young man in an orange-saffron robe and matching orange turban, with a long wooden rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, stands at centre gesturing as he speaks to a ring of devotees. Around him many people in white kurtas and white dhotis, a woman in a pink-bordered white sari carrying a black handbag, a woman in a yellow-green top and a woman in a pink-and-white sari with a shawl. The group stands in a loose semicircle on a rocky platform beneath a clear sky.2002-01-01Outdoor photograph taken from a rocky hilltop with a large gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleshwar Temple in Tiruvannamalai rising in the background above the city buildings. In the foreground, several people in orange robes stand with arms raised holding long poles or staffs topped with fronds, while a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts sits and stands on the rocks, many with hands pressed together in prayer. A woman in a white top and a man in a white shirt sit near a lit oil lamp and a plate of offerings. A pale purple circular logo appears at upper left. The scene suggests a ceremony held at dusk on the hill.2005-12-25Wide hillside view over a dense town toward two tall gopuram temple towers rising from the city, with a hill range behind and scattered rocks and green shrubs in the foreground. Two figures in white dhoti-style clothing stand on the rocky path near a bush at left, and another person in light clothing walks at the far left edge. Overcast pale sky with birds in flight.Outdoor photo on a rocky hilltop above a town, with a large gopuram temple tower in the background and low buildings and palm trees below. Many people in white clothes sit and stand on the rocks; several have hands folded in namaskar. A man in an orange-saffron robe stands in the foreground raising one arm toward a brass or silver ritual object held aloft, and a second person in orange stands nearby. Green fern-like leaves frame the foreground. A man in white sits cross-legged on a rock at right, and a man in a white shirt stands in the centre with a red rosette on his chest. A purple bird-like logo sits at top left, and a red date stamp reading 24 12 2005 appears at bottom centre.2005-12-25