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Outdoor temple scene in Tiruvannamalai with a gopuram-style shrine roof carved with deity figures and a gold-tipped flagstaff in front. A person in orange robes lies prostrate on a leopard-print mat on the stone courtyard, feet bare. Around them, a priest in a white dhoti and shawl stands on the left holding ritual items, and a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and orange shawls stands in a line on the right, hands folded in prayer. A large metal pot or vessel and a golden lamp stand sit near the central pillar, with a red-and-yellow banner on the wall behind.

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Outdoors at a temple courtyard, a devotee in orange robes lies prostrate with arms outstretched on a leopard-print mat in front of a fire pit. Two shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls, with rudraksha malas, stand over the scene, one holding a small black case. A crowd of people in white dhotis and sarees and some in orange stands around, many with hands pressed together. Behind them is a temple gopuram under scaffolding, palm trees, and a stone lion sculpture on a pavilion at the right.2012-10-12October 12 20122012-10-12A photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a stone-paved floor, wet and marked with white kolam designs. In the centre a man in an orange robe lies prostrate face-down on the ground in a full-length obeisance, his head toward the left, while attendants watch. Around him, a row of onlookers stands with hands folded, including women in colourful saris and men in white dhotis and shirts. Two shaved-headed men in orange robes stand near a black cloth held open, and another in orange holds a small brass plate with offerings. Stone pillars, a gopuram-style tower and a small shrine structure form the background of a temple precinct.2011-09-26August 06 20092009-08-06August 17 20122012-08-17December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of an outdoor temple-approach ceremony on a ground painted with red, orange and white kolam designs. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban lies prostrate face-down on the ground in full devotional prostration. Around him stand a crowd of men mostly in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha-style necklaces, with hands folded or joined in reverence. One standing man in the centre wears a white kurta and a long orange shawl and has long dark hair and a beard, with hands clasped; he is a candidate for a person but the appearance is uncertain, so he is described only by role as a devotee in white and orange. A man in olive-green shirt stands nearby holding a small book. A white gopuram-style temple tower with decorative spires rises in the background under a pale sky.2007-01-12Outdoor temple courtyard with a large grey stone gopuram tower at left and a pillared colonnade at right, the ground patterned with white and yellow kolam designs. A group of about twenty people stands in the open courtyard. Several men wear saffron or orange robes and some have shaved heads; one central figure in an orange robe with long dark hair stands with hands joined. Other men wear white dhotis and white shirts, and women wear colourful saris in maroon, pink, orange and purple. Some people stand barefoot. The scene appears to be a temple visit or devotional gathering.2011-09-26January 12 20072007-01-12A prostrate devotee in orange robes with a gold-trimmed cloth lies flat on a leopard-print mat on a stone pavement, arms stretched forward, hair in a bun with gold ornaments. Around them a crowd stands in a covered hall: men in white dhotis and orange shawls, a bald priest in orange with a rudraksha mala pressing palms together, and women in orange and blue saris. Several people hold their hands in anjali. A man in white kurta and an orange shawl on the right holds his hands folded. Several photographers stand at the edge.2012-09-12A photograph of a temple courtyard at an outdoor ritual, with a pillared temple gateway and a tall stone tower in the background. A man in a white shirt and dhoti stands at left, facing the group. In the centre, a woman in a red sari with a red garland presses her palms together in prayer. Nearby, several men wear orange and saffron cloths with rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces, some carrying brass items. A bald priest in white stands near the centre. A man in a red and yellow cloth kneels low on the floor at lower centre, next to a decorated kolam design. Men in white dhotis and a man in a lavender shirt stand along a rope barrier at right. Many devotees stand in the background.2011-05-17A crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis moves through a temple colonnade with carved stone pillars, a golden kalasha-topped structure and ornate gopuram-style shrine towers behind them. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and a bright orange head covering stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Nearby, a man in white wears an orange shawl and a green-and-white badge, and several men wear rudraksha malas over their white shirts. Hills and palm trees rise behind the temple complex.2006-09-24