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A group walks across a stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, past a sand-coloured temple wall and yellow-and-white barricades. Two figures at the centre wear saffron-orange robes; one bald man in saffron walks beside a bald man in white dhoti and shawl with hands folded. A woman in a white sari-style garment and a man in a blue shirt walk nearby, with other men in white dhotis and kurtas behind. A colourful floor rangoli in green, yellow and red decorates the pavement in front of them. Uniformed guards and onlookers stand near trees and railings in the background.

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A photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight. A woman in an orange sari with hands folded in prayer leads a file of men in white dhotis and shirts, one of them shaved-headed and bare-chested with a white cloth. A man in a grey shirt and trousers walks barefoot near the front, and a uniformed policeman stands at the left edge. Yellow and red barricades and a colourful temple gopuram appear behind them, with a painted kolam design on the ground at lower right.2011-12-08A group walks across a wide stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, casting shadows. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland walks beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt; a few others in white ritual dhotis and light shirts accompany them. Behind, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers walks, and to the right others stand near a yellow metal barrier. Stone pillars, a gopuram tower and trees frame the scene. Photo of temple grounds with a small group of walking devotees and attendants.2011-12-08A photograph of a group walking across a large stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, with tall trees and a gopuram tower in the background. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and a shawl walks near the centre, flanked by a man in orange clothing and a bald man in white dhoti and shawl. A woman in white sari and a man in grey shirt and trousers walk nearby, with other people in white and light clothing behind them. Yellow-bordered railings and small shrines line the courtyard edges. a person is among the group, identified by long swept-back hair and saffron-orange garments, walking in procession through the temple grounds.2011-12-08A photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a ceremonial gold-and-beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala; he smiles and walks barefoot. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and a thin orange shawl carries a ceremonial staff. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts walk, one carrying a long pole or staff. A man in a pink shirt and dark trousers, and a shaved-headed man in white, appear at right. A temple gopuram tower rises in the background beside a decorated pavilion with red and green bunting and a thatched roof, and a stone pillar with carvings stands at right. Approximately ten people are visible.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor photo on a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a large shade tree and a stone gateway. A group of about ten people walks across the pavement. In the centre, a man wears an orange-saffron robe with a layered orange-and-white garland around his neck and walks barefoot. Men in white shirts and white dhotis surround him, one holding a yellow flower garland, another in a grey shirt and blue trousers. Two uniformed women officers stand at left near a railing. A man in a lavender shirt and a man in white dhoti with a sacred thread walk at right beside a pillared temple corridor. a person: the saffron-robed central figure wears an ornate garland and walks in the centre of the group, identified by the presentation cues of saffron clothing and a ceremonial garland.2011-12-08Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard at a South Indian temple. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a long orange garland, walking beside a bald man in saffron robes with a dark rudraksha-style necklace. Around them men in white shirts and white dhotis, a man in a grey shirt, and a man in an orange-striped dhoti walk alongside. Behind them is a multi-tiered gopuram with colourful painted figures and a striped canopy decorated with orange and green garlands, and a stone pillared hall stands at right. Several people are visible in the background at left near a pillared walkway.2011-12-08