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A large crowd of devotees fills a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, with many men and women dressed in white dhotis, saris and shirts, along with some in orange and green saris. Tall gopuram towers and a pillared temple corridor frame the scene, and a small stone mandapam stands near the center. Many people raise hands or phones toward the front, and a man in a bright turquoise shirt gestures upward. The crowd is dense and extends to the edges of the frame.

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A dense crowd of devotees fills a open courtyard beside a tall pink-washed temple wall with gopuram towers visible above, in a temple town setting with palm trees. Most people wear white dhotis and white shirts or sarees, while some women wear red, green and yellow saris and several young women wear orange shawls. A man in a turquoise shirt raises a phone to photograph the crowd, and a man in a cream shirt with a saffron-tinted head wrap stands near the front. Bamboo barricades and rope lines divide the gathering. The crowd is packed tightly with no clearly identifiable central figure visible.2010-12-29A large outdoor crowd fills a courtyard in front of a tall stone temple wall with gopuram towers visible behind it. Most devotees wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear white saris, pink, red and green garments; a few men wear saffron or orange cloth. A man at left in a white shirt raises his arm holding a phone or device toward the sky, and many people gaze upward. Palm trees and temple spires rise above the wall.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 20 20112011-12-20A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a temple courtyard bounded by a tall grey stone wall with a pink-washed upper section and a small stone gateway with pillars at left. Most people wear white dhotis, shirts and sarees, with a few in green, red and pink. Many have shaved or cropped heads and several wear rudraksha malas. Some hold up phones or cameras overhead, and a man at far left raises a device. Bamboo barricades line the wall, and a palm-fringed skyline rises behind. No individual here is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance, so no candidate is marked.2010-12-29A large crowd of devotees sits in rows on the ground outside a pink-washed temple wall with grey stone base, palm trees and gopuram spires behind. Many women wear white or cream saris with coloured borders, and some wear orange, pink and purple saris; men wear white shirts and dhotis. Several people in the front rows press their palms together in prayer, and a young girl with a red bindi sits in the foreground. Security personnel in uniform stand near the back. No individual can be clearly identified as a specific figure from this view.2011-12-20A large crowd of devotees sits on the stone ground of a temple courtyard before a pink-washed temple wall with a gopuram visible above, palm trees behind. Most people wear white or pale ritual clothing, while women in orange, purple, blue and multicoloured saris and salwar mix among them. Several seated women wear gold necklaces and bangles. A man in a white shirt and checked cloth sits in the foreground, and uniformed police officers stand near the right edge. A tall white-clad figure stands among the crowd, but no clearly identifiable a person is visible.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, mostly people dressed in white, with some in orange and multicoloured saris. Many stand packed together facing a small ornate canopied shrine structure topped with a deity figure, with a red-and-white sign reading in Tamil. Tall palm trees and a gopuram tower rise behind pink-walled colonnades. A saffron-robed figure stands near the centre of the crowd.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large seated crowd fills a stone-paved courtyard in front of a pink temple wall with carved stone pillars and a gopuram top. Many people wear white dhotis and white shirts, while women wear saris in yellow, orange, purple and cream. A woman in a cream-and-gold sari sits at right near a girl in a red dress with a braided ponytail. Coconut palms and a gopuram spire appear behind the wall.2011-12-20