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A large outdoor temple courtyard crowded with seated devotees, mostly women in white, cream and yellow saris and some in orange, green, pink and red. In the centre, near a raised stone platform with a fire pit, a bald priest in a saffron-orange robe stands beside another man in white dhoti and cream shawl. Several people in the foreground wear white shirts and dhotis. Pillared corridors and pink-painted walls frame the scene, with a few photographers visible. Many women have long braided hair with white flowers. The setting suggests a homa or puja gathering with devotees seated on the ground.

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A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and warm lamplight. A large crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with orange or red borders and some with flowers in their hair, sit on the floor facing a raised platform at centre. On the platform, a man in an orange and saffron garment and a turban-like orange head covering sits before a decorated altar with flower garlands and brass vessels. Two bare-chested priests in white dhotis stand on the steps beside him, and several men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with orange shawls, stand around the edges. The scene appears to be a ritual offering in progress.2007-01-12A large outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, mostly people in white traditional clothes with women in saris and some wearing flowers in their hair. A plank and bamboo platform stands at left beneath a signboard reading Yogi Arunagiri Mandapam. Near the centre, two figures in saffron orange robes stand within the crowd, one holding up a hand as if addressing devotees; the surrounding people are gathered closely around them. Gopuram towers and palm trees rise behind the pink temple wall.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits on the ground in front of a dark grey stone wall at a temple complex. Many are dressed in white dhotis and saris, with some wearing orange, pink and red garments and red shawls. A bald man in white garments with a rudraksha-style mala stands at the lower right edge, facing the crowd. Ornate temple gopurams with painted sculpted figures rise above the wall in the background. The gathering appears to be a satsang or public discourse, though no individual is clearly identifiable as a person.2010-12-29A crowded temple courtyard at dusk with many seated and standing devotees. In the centre, a woman in a crimson sari with long dark hair and a red-and-saffron cloth draped over her shoulder sits among several men in saffron and orange robes wearing orange and rudraksha malas; one shaven-headed man in white robes sits beside her. A younger man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward to make an offering or receive a blessing near them. Behind them stands a tall rainbow-coloured banner on a pole, and carved stone pillars and lit lamps frame the hall. Spectators in white, saffron, purple and yellow saris and dhotis fill the foreground and background.2012-04-05A large outdoor crowd gathers in a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, densely packed with mostly men and women dressed in white. Along the left, a stone pavilion bears a blue sign with Tamil script. Bamboo poles and a thatched canopy stand in the centre, and a man in orange robes with a shaved head stands near the middle of the gathering, surrounded by attendants in white. Behind the crowd, pink temple walls and a gopuram rise above palm trees under a pale sky. Some people in the foreground have braided hair and wear white or yellow garments. The scene appears to be a public gathering at a temple.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Large outdoor gathering of devotees seated on stone ground in front of a tall dark stone wall, many with palms pressed together in namaskar. Men wear white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls and shaved heads; women wear white and yellow-bordered saris and orange garments. Bamboo poles frame the foreground, and a few standing people and a photographer in orange stand at the back. Crowd is dense with well over a hundred visible people.2010-12-29December 20 20112011-12-20December 29 20102010-12-29