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A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, while others wear saffron-orange garments and sarees; several hold orange flags. Behind them stand a colourful multi-tiered gopuram and a cream temple dome, with palm trees and a partly built structure beyond. A red barrier in front reads Traffic Police Thiruvannamalai. On the left, a large banner shows a smiling man in an orange turban and white clothing, with printed text above him, and on the right a large portrait shows a woman with long dark hair. A vendor stall with blue tarpaulin and sacks stands at the left edge.

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Large outdoor crowd gathers in a open street plaza in front of a temple complex, many men in white dhotis and shirts with some women in saris, carrying orange flags on poles. A red metal barrier marked Traffic Police Thiruvannamalai runs across the foreground beside a roadside stall with heaps of packaged goods and produce. In the background a multi-tiered colourful gopuram tower with painted deity figures stands beside a white domed temple structure. A large banner portrait of a saffron-turbaned man with long hair is hung near a blue-domed stage and orange-decorated arches. Crowd count is large but not exactly measured.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a public street in Tiruvannamalai during a festival procession. Most people wear white shirts and white dhotis, with some in checked shirts and colourful lungis. Many hold up orange flags along the street. A decorated ornate float with a blue domed canopy stands in the centre, surrounded by orange banners and a pulpit-like platform where a man in white raises an arm. Red barricades labelled Traffic Police Thiruvannamalai line the foreground, and a large tractor-like vehicle sits at right. Commercial hoardings, a cutout billboard of a woman, and tall signboards with scaffolding frame the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor crowd of devotees fills a street during a procession. Most men wear white shirts and dhotis or trousers, and many raise orange-saffron flags on poles. Behind them, a colourful multi-tiered temple ratha/chariot stands beside a white domed temple gate. A large vertical banner in the background shows a portrait of a man in an orange turban and saffron clothing, with printed text in a local script. Several uniformed police officers stand among the crowd on the right. Some people hold papers or objects aloft, and palm trees and a speaker stack appear at the edges.2011-12-20A dense street procession moves through a crowded town road lined with onlookers and many saffron-orange flags on poles. Uniformed police in khaki shirts and peaked caps stand along the route, holding back the crowd. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several women wear white saris, while one woman in a teal sari stands in the foreground. A figure in the centre wears a white garment and is surrounded by devotees. In the background a multi-tiered temple gopuram rises above the street, with a white domed structure and a decorated arch with a banner. Loudspeaker boxes and banana plants line the roadside.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd of mostly men in white shirts and dhotis fills the street in front of a decorated temple-style dais. On the raised platform beneath a multicoloured canopy with garlands and banana leaves, several people in saffron and orange robes stand and sit around a central figure in orange clothing, with a kalasha and ceremonial brass lamps nearby. Saffron flags flutter above the crowd, and a painted arch behind the stage reads in a regional script. A figure in saffron-coloured robes stands near the front of the dais with a mala. Police officers in khaki uniforms are interspersed through the crowd, and large portrait banners hang on the right side.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a colourful gopuram-style temple tower with striped tiers. Many men in white shirts and dhotis, and some women in saris, press forward while many raise orange-saffron flags on poles. A white domed structure stands behind them, and a tall banner beside it shows a bearded figure in an orange turban and saffron robes, with Tamil script beneath. Palm trees and roadside shops line the scene under a pale sky. The crowd is dense.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A dense street procession moves past a temple gopuram in a town setting. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk among saffron-orange flags carried on poles. Uniformed police in khaki with peaked caps and a stripe-shouldered officer line the foreground, facing the crowd. A tall ornate temple tower with colourful tiers rises behind, beside a domed building, banana plants, and a decorated arch with lettering. A loudspeaker stack stands at right.2011-12-20