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A long queue of devotees stands along a temple's outer wall at Tiruvannamalai, with a large gopuram tower rising in the background behind palm trees. Men and women wait in line, most wearing plain shirts, dhotis and lungis, while one woman in a magenta saree holds a bag. A man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti carries a yellow bag, and another in a saffron-orange dhoti walks barefoot past the line. Several people carry plastic bags of offerings. No a person is visible in this image.

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A long queue of devotees stands along a red-and-grey wall at a temple complex, with a tall white gopuram tower rising behind a palm-lined forecourt and a hillside beyond. Men in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a yellow sari, and women in orange and yellow saris wait in line. Two men in white shirts and orange dhotis walk across the paved courtyard, and a few uniformed officials stand near the left side. Stone lions or nandi-like carvings sit atop the wall, and the scene is overcast with wet paving.2006-12-04A long queue of men stands along a street beside a tall grey concrete wall and corrugated red metal sheeting. Most are in ordinary shirts and dhotis or lungis; one older man with white hair and a moustache wears a checked shirt and carries a folded cloth bag, and several others hold yellow cloth bags with orange printing. Overhead wires and a street lamp are visible at right, with a small shrine structure at the far right edge.2006-12-04A long queue of men, women and children stands along a stone-block temple wall beside a corrugated red-and-brown metal panel. Most wear light shirts, white dhotis and mundus, and some carry cloth or plastic bags, including one with a yellow and orange printed design. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the far left near a green bin. The people wait barefoot on a paved walkway. No deity, priest or a person is visible in the frame.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A long queue of devotees stands along the outer wall of a temple complex, with a tall gopuram tower visible in the background against a hilly landscape and palm trees. In the foreground, a man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks away from the line, and a uniformed officer stands at the left edge. Many people in the queue wear light shirts, dhotis and saris, including a woman in an orange sari near the middle. A metal barrier and corrugated shelter line the right side.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photo of a procession walking along a paved courtyard beside a long pink-topped stone wall with a corrugated roof awning and metal railings. Several men in white dhoti and shirt and women in white saris lead the group, with a line of saffron-robed sannyasis in orange cloth walking in the middle; one shaven-headed monk is bare-chested with an orange wrap. Stone bull-like figures sit atop the wall, and a hill and temple gopuram appear at left. A visible figure in orange with a bare upper body stands out in the centre; the appearance-based cues for a person candidate are not distinctive enough to confirm identity, so this is unsure.2011-09-09A photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved courtyard beside a long pinkish-washed temple wall of dark grey stone blocks, with a green hill and a white gopuram tower behind. Stone bulls sit on the wall top. A large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saris, and several men in saffron and orange robes, walk in a column; one bare-chested man in orange cloth stands in front of the group, and a shaved-headed priest in white walks at the rear. A man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at the right edge beside metal scaffolding.2011-09-09October 12 20122012-10-12A long queue of devotees stands behind metal barrier railings beside a stone temple wall under a corrugated metal shelter at Tiruvannamalai. Men and women wait in a line; a woman in an orange sari stands at the left edge, and women in pink and magenta saris are visible in the queue. Several men wear white dhotis, checked shirts and grey trousers. A bamboo pole supports the barrier, and a man in a white shirt stands at the right edge pointing toward the line. Discarded paper litter lies on the ground in front of the railings. No a person candidate is visible in this crowd scene.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04