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Night photograph inside a temple corridor with blue-painted pillars and a painted ceiling, lit by a fluorescent tube. A man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at centre, flanked by devotees. A man in a red shirt and another in orange robes stand nearby, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with chevron stripes stands at lower left. Behind them a crowd of devotees, many with dark hair and some in white with orange shawls, presses forward. Brass bells hang at upper right of the pillar area, and a deity image is painted above.

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Night procession along a narrow temple lane, lit by yellow lamps, as devotees walk the Girivalam route. A uniformed police officer in olive-green uniform and a blue cap walks on the left. Center, a man in a saffron-orange robe and a tall orange turban holds a rudraksha mala in his hands and walks ahead of a group of saffron-clad sannyasis wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls surround him, and a man in a pink shirt stands at the right edge. Crowd of devotees behind them, some in white and some in saffron.2008-01-02Night photo in a narrow temple corridor at Tiruvannamalai, with a green-lit passage and a gateway sign above. A man in a saffron-orange turban, orange robe and ornate necklaces walks with palms pressed together, and a dark-haired figure wearing an orange robe with a rudraksha mala follows nearby. Khaki-uniformed police officers flank the group, one in a peaked cap, and a man in a red shirt with glasses walks in the foreground. Devotees, including a woman holding a child in a pink sari, line the walls and a blue shutter-door stands at left. The orange-robed figure in the turban shows distinctive saffron clothing and turban cues, but appearance alone cannot confirm identity, so this is a probable match. a person in the centre of the procession with sannyasi attendants, police escort and devotees.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Night photograph of a group descending stone steps beneath a blue-green metal roof canopy at a temple entrance. In the centre, a bare-footed man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a beaded mala walks down. Beside him, a figure in a long saffron robe with a tall orange head covering follows. A man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl walks at left, and an orange-clad attendant stands nearby. Uniformed police officers in khaki with caps and belts stand among devotees in white clothes, some wearing orange shawls. Ornate carved stone walls and an illuminated doorway frame the scene.2008-01-02Night-time crowd at a temple gathering in Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a bright orange-saffron turban and orange robe, with a long rudraksha-style bead mala, and is turned away from the camera toward devotees. Around him, sannyasis and devotees in saffron and orange shawls, some in white clothes, press close; one devotee on the right wears a gold necklace and holds up a book bearing a printed portrait. A man in a white shirt in the foreground has his back to the camera, and others have hands joined in greeting. Dark temple walls form the background.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02Photograph of a crowd walking through a dimly lit temple corridor at night. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron turban and orange robe with a long rudraksha mala stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, appearing to be a sannyasi. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk among devotees. A bald man in white in the foreground looks to the side. Pillars and stone architecture of a South Indian temple surround the procession. a person: the centre figure's saffron turban, orange robe, rudraksha mala and namaskar pose fit the presentation, but the face is not used for identification.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02