A photograph of a crowd gathered in a stone temple courtyard. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand among the pillars of a stone colonnade with carved capitals and a painted teal and red roof trim. A man in a light tan shirt and a man in white stand near the centre-right. Women in red and pink saris are visible in the background. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at left. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a crowd gathered in a stone temple courtyard. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts stand among the pillars of a stone colonnade with carved capitals and a painted teal and red roof trim. A man in a light tan shirt and a man in white stand near the centre-right. Women in red and pink saris are visible in the background. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at left.

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A dense crowd of devotees stands in a stone-pillared temple colonnade, many men in white shirts and dhotis, women in saris including a pink-shawled figure and one in an orange sari. Massive carved granite pillars frame the view toward a temple gopuram covered in painted sculptures and a golden kalasha-topped shrine at the centre, with a hill behind. No identifiable a person figure is visible among the people. Faint tiny characters are not legible.

A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.

A photograph inside a stone temple colonnade, with dark granite walls and carved pillars, showing a dense crowd of devotees moving through the passage. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron shawl and an orange turban-style cloth, with rudraksha malas around his neck, and presses his palms together in namaste. Around him, many men wear white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, and some wear red or saffron cloths. One person in the foreground wears a grey cap printed with text. Ornate carved pillars and a gopuram-style structure appear in the background, with a loudspeaker mounted on a pillar at upper left. This appears to be a procession or devotional visit at a temple, with devotees gathering around the central figure in saffron.

A procession moves along a stone-pillared colonnade of a South Indian temple, with a mountain rising behind the roofline under a pale blue sky. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a long line on the left, several wearing orange or saffron cloths. Two bare-chested men in white dhotis walk near the centre, one holding a bag, and a man in a red shirt stands among others beside the pillars. Decorated grey granite columns carry carved figures, and colourful rangoli kolams decorate the paving. A street lamp and power lines run overhead. No figure can be identified as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.

Outdoor temple scene at Arunachaleshwara temple grounds: a large stone shrine canopy supported by carved pillars, topped with two nandi bulls, sits in front of a high grey stone wall with a gopuram tower behind. A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, several women in red saris, stands around and bends forward toward the stone structure, some holding yellow flowers or garlands. One man in saffron or orange clothing kneels or bows near the centre of the platform. Some people on the right wear white. Two temple structures and a partly visible spire are visible in the background.

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A 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.

A large crowd walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, with carved granite walls, a gopuram and small shrine structures behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment walks ahead of a group, and another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace walks nearby. Many participants wear white ritual clothes and some hold orange shawls. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films the procession on the left, and an elderly man in a pink shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white, forming a procession through the temple precinct.

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A crowd of people walks through a long pillared colonnade at a South Indian temple, toward a gopuram tower visible beyond the hall. A tall sign with Tamil script hangs over the entrance. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron head wrap and orange shawl over white clothing walks with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a rudraksha-style necklace and has long dark hair. Around him, many men in white dhotis and shirts with lanyards or malas move through the passage, and a bald man in white stands further back. Dark hills rise behind the temple under a pale sky.

A dense crowd of men fills a stone-pillared temple corridor, many bare-chested with white or saffron cloths over their shoulders and some wearing gold chains or rudraksha-style necklaces. Faces are close to the camera; several men look toward the right. Behind them, ornately carved pillars and beams frame a bright walkway lined with framed deity pictures, banners and lamps, with a decorated shrine area at the far end. A man at the right raises a phone to film. Overall a busy temple darshan scene.

A crowd of men in white dhotis and white shirts, many wearing orange or saffron shawls and green-beaded neck cords, walks through a long colonnaded corridor of grey stone pillars toward a gateway. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange robe and has a shaved head, standing out among the white-clad devotees. Beyond the arch, a white gopuram with ornate sculpted tiers rises above the temple entrance, and a rocky hill stands behind it under a pale sky. A signboard above the corridor carries Tamil text. Some devotees carry small yellow and red items as they move in a procession-like flow.