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Outdoor photo of a temple visit on a paved courtyard in daylight. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a large yellow marigold garland, and a gold necklace, with gold bangles on his wrist. Walking beside him is a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-beaded mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a beige shirt walks at left. Behind them a camera operator in white films the procession. Temple gopuram-style ornate architecture and a pink building appear in the background, with a ceremonial staff visible among the group.

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December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple path beside a long pillared temple corridor under a large shade tree. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long necklace of golden beads and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair and no crown or turban. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Around them, saffron-clad sannyasis, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk together. The image has no legible text.2010-01-08A photo of a group walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard, past yellow barricades with Tamil signage and uniformed police and guards in the background. A central figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border and a marigold garland, and holds a small orange object. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one carrying a long ceremonial staff, and a shaved-headed youth in white walk alongside, with a man in a white shirt and a boy in a white shirt also in view. Pillars and a pink wall mark the temple architecture.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A procession walks along a dirt path inside a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with tall white gopuram towers and palm trees behind. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and has white markings on the forehead, with long dark hair; a similarly dressed sannyasi walks beside him. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and a uniformed police officer in khaki accompany them, and a bald man in orange robes with a gold necklace walks at the left. Trees and a small shrine structure are visible to the right.2010-01-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A procession walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a tall, white, carved gopuram tower. At centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe, rudraksha-style beaded garland and gold-toned neck ornament raises his right hand in blessing, with a red-and-white turban on a companion beside him. Two men in orange robes walk alongside, one bare-chested in a white dhoti with green border and a garland, and a uniformed police officer in khaki follows. Behind them, a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts carry umbrellas and a tall pole, and a cameraman films at right. a person appears in the centre, identified by the long hair, saffron robe and beaded adornments, in a temple procession.2010-01-08A photograph of a temple courtyard at Tiruvannamalai, with a tall stone gopuram wall carved with figures behind. A man in a saffron robe with a long dark swept-back hair and an orange kurta, hands folded in greeting, walks forward. Beside him, another saffron-robed sannyasi with a white forehead mark and rudraksha-style garlands walks, and a third saffron-robed figure with a white forehead mark follows. Two garlands of flowers hang over the arms of attendants. Priests and devotees in white dhotis, some in yellow-trimmed shawls, line the path, and a metal scaffold stands at right. The courtyard pillars and stone elephant figure are visible at left.2010-01-08December 08 20112011-12-08