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Dusk street scene in Tiruvannamalai with a tall gopuram temple tower of the Arunachaleswarar temple rising in the background against a hillside. A group of people walks down a narrow street lined with buildings; a yellow sign with Tamil script hangs on the left. In the centre, a figure in long orange robes with a dark rudraksha mala around the neck walks with the group, and a man in pale cream clothing wears a gold chain necklace. Other devotees in light cream and white clothing follow, and some figures are partially blurred in the foreground.

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Evening procession on a paved temple street beside a lit gopuram-style temple entrance and a long colonnaded wall, with a hill in the background. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala, and presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, a man in white kurta and orange shawl holds flower garlands. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas walk, and a woman in a yellow sari stands at right. Several men wear white with orange shawls and rudraksha malas. a person: the central saffron-clad figure with long swept hair and rudraksha mala is a candidate. The walking group appears to be a devotional procession.2006-08-21August 21 20062006-08-21A dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moves through a narrow stone-walled lane toward a temple gateway with a tall white gopuram rising behind a hill. In the centre, a figure wears a saffron-orange turban and an orange shawl over white clothing, with a gold necklace, walking among the procession. Several men wear orange or saffron stoles over white garments. Devotees fill the passage, and some look toward the temple gate. The scene is a Hindu temple procession in a shadowed alley lined with carved stone pillars.2006-09-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A dense crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moves through a stone-walled temple lane toward a tall white gopuram tower set against a green hillside. In the centre, a bearded man in an orange shawl and white clothes with a rudraksha mala walks at the front. Nearby, a figure in an orange turban, orange robe and gold necklaces holds hands folded in greeting. A man at lower left holds a wooden percussion stick and wears a white forehead marking. Many devotees press forward on a stone-paved path, with more people and shrine structures visible in the background.2006-09-24Dusk street scene outside a large stone temple wall with carved ornamental parapet, a lamp post and a red, white and blue striped sign in the background. A group walks along a paved path. Front center, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair and a gold chain walks with head bowed. Beside him, a man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a pink shawl, and a woman in a white sari with an orange shawl and bead necklace. Other devotees in orange, yellow and white saris and white dhotis follow behind. a person is the saffron-robed man at center, shown walking in procession with devotees.2008-09-04A photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved path beside a tall pink-and-cream temple wall, with a gopuram tower rising behind a shrine entrance under a grey, misty sky. A man in front wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha-style necklace and garland; many followers in saffron robes and white dhotis walk with him, and a few men in casual shirts and trousers walk among them. A palm tree and a hillside appear at right. A yellow bucket sits on the left edge.2012-10-12A procession walks along a paved lane between tall grey stone walls at a South Indian temple. A tall white gopuram rises at the centre with a green hill and palm trees behind it. In the centre, a bald man in an orange-saffron shawl and orange-gold dhoti walks barefoot, hands folded, apparently a sannyasi; he has no visible rudraksha, crown or long hair cues, so the appearance is uncertain. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, many wearing rudraksha malas. One man at the far left wears an orange shawl and a mala, and a woman in a blue sari stands at the right edge. Red kolam-style markings are painted on the pavement.2006-09-24October 12 20122012-10-12August 21 20062006-08-21A photograph of a procession walking along a stone paved path toward a tall gopuram temple tower against a hillside. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron-coloured wrap with gold border and an orange head turban wears a long beaded garland of orange beads; he is a probable Swamiji candidate, identified by the orange turban and saffron clothing with a gold-bordered wrap. Around him, many men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear rudraksha malas and walk barefoot, some holding hands. A man to the left in an orange wrap has long hair and a beard. A red sign in Tamil script on the right wall reads 'Om Namah Shivaya'-style devotional text, and a carved stone colonnade lines the right side. Around 20 people are visible in the scene.2007-01-12Dusk street procession in front of a tall, tiered gopuram temple tower on the left, with shops and signboards lining the road. A man in white kurta and orange shawl wearing a white and green flower garland walks at front. Beside him a long-haired man in an orange robe and wooden rudraksha mala walks barefoot, gesturing with one hand. Behind them men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow along the road. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in orange robe and rudraksha mala is the probable Swamiji, walking in the procession.2006-08-21