A photograph of a stone temple colonnade at dusk beside a carved stone wall, with a tall gopuram tower of a temple visible in the background under a cloudy sky. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus one person in a reddish-brown garment, walk along the paved courtyard path to the right. The pillars are heavily carved, and the path runs along the base of the colonnade. - Nithyanandapedia

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A photograph of a stone temple colonnade at dusk beside a carved stone wall, with a tall gopuram tower of a temple visible in the background under a cloudy sky. Several people in white dhotis and white shirts, plus one person in a reddish-brown garment, walk along the paved courtyard path to the right. The pillars are heavily carved, and the path runs along the base of the colonnade.

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A group of devotees walks along a stone temple courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall with pillared colonnades and ornate carved cornice figures under a pale overcast sky. In the foreground, a man with long hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala, with a tall man in white shirt and dhoti beside him. Behind them, several men and women in white garments, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, follow along the paved path.

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Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard beside a large ancient temple wall carved with niches, pillars and sculpted panels, with a tall gopuram tower at right under a pale sky. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron robes with long dark hair walks at center, flanked by men in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A man in a white cap and white clothes walks at right, and a figure in light green trousers walks at left. The scene shows a procession-style walk through the temple precinct. a person is the orange-robed figure with long hair, shown in the centre of the group walking through the temple grounds.

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