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Night photograph of a dense crowd outside a brightly lit temple gateway decorated with strings of electric lights, festoons and a golden tower. Police officers in khaki uniforms and peaked caps hold back the crowd. At the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth over his shoulders and a long white beaded garland, and is being guided through the press. Several men in white shirts and a man in a grey jacket stand nearby. The scene looks like a festival procession moving past the temple entrance.

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A dense nighttime crowd fills a temple street lit by strings of yellow and red lights along the walls and an illuminated gateway ahead. Police officers in khaki uniforms and caps move through the crowd. In the centre, a bare-chested figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth and a strand of beads, with possible rudraksha-style adornments, and appears to be a sannyasi or devotee; the appearance is only partly visible in the crowd. Many men in white shirts and dhotis are visible around him. The scene is part of the Karthikai Deepam festival at Tiruvannamalai temple.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A dense night crowd of devotees and uniformed police fills a temple precinct lit with strings of multicoloured bulbs and yellow-orange festoon lights along a gateway roofline. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, some with saffron scarves, press forward, with policemen in peaked caps visible among them. The foreground shows close-up faces and a long-haired man in the lower centre. Warm lights and bokeh blur the background architecture.2006-12-04Night photograph of a dense, blurred crowd at a temple festival, with strings of lights and a lit temple gopuram-style structure in the background. In the foreground a young man with dark hair and an orange-brown garment stands among devotees, and a bald man with glasses is visible on the right. Many people in shawls and traditional clothes press together. Lit festoons and a blue-and-yellow canopy decorate the temple entrance.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a crowd outside an illuminated temple gopuram and a long colonnade strung with multicoloured LED lights. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a dark maroon-brown cloth, a white and orange flower garland, and a bracelet on his upper arm, and gestures upward with one hand. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with his back partly turned, and devotees in orange and white ritual dress, some wearing rudraksha-style beads and gold chains, press close. Several people hold up mobile phones.2017-02-06Night procession at a South Indian temple lit with strings of coloured lights along a gopuram and mandapa roof. A bearded man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, walks barefoot with hands joined in front. Beside him, a young man in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass kalasha-like pot. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks closely at right, and several other people in white dhotis and teal shirts surround the group. A rudraksha-adorned figure appears in the background with orange garb. The scene suggests temple visitation during a procession.2017-02-06April 05 20122012-04-05Night photograph at a brightly lit temple precinct with string lights on the gopuram-like structures and a chariot-like structure at left. A central figure in a long reddish-brown robe, with long dark hair and a white garland around the neck, walks forward with hands folded, flanked by a uniformed police officer in khaki and several people in green volunteer shirts. Others in red saris, white dhotis and shawls follow, and a cameraman with a video camera films at right.2017-02-0627 ஏப்ரல் 2008 உலகளாவிய இந்து சமுதாயங்கள் +1 copiesFebruary 06 20172017-02-06