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A barefoot procession of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks across a stone courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap stands among them with hands folded in greeting; a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on several men. Many devotees wear white ritual clothing and some women wear saris and braided hair. Stone carvings cover the temple gopuram wall, and a wall with signboards is at right.

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A large crowd walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, with carved granite walls, a gopuram and small shrine structures behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment walks ahead of a group, and another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace walks nearby. Many participants wear white ritual clothes and some hold orange shawls. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films the procession on the left, and an elderly man in a pink shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white, forming a procession through the temple precinct.2006-09-24A photograph of a procession walking across a paved stone courtyard toward a large gopuram temple tower at a South Indian temple, with a tall stone wall and colonnaded pillars on the right. Near the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl and a beaded necklace walks forward; a man in an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads walks beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris, some with orange shawls, walk in a crowd, and a man in white on the right holds a garland. A figure in white on the far left has a backpack. Trees and sunlight shape the scene.2009-08-06A procession of many men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walks along a stone pathway beside carved temple walls. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap, a long ornate gold necklace and a yellow-gold shawl leads the group; his long hair and distinctive adornments are visible, consistent with the appearance of the a person, walking in procession. Several saffron-robed attendants walk around him, with a young boy in white at lower right. A pale carved temple gateway and wall stretch behind the crowd.2007-01-12Outdoor photograph before a tall white gopuram of a South Indian temple, its tiers covered in carved sculptures, with a red-and-white sign in Tamil reading பிரதங்கள் at right. A group of men walks along a stone pavement. A figure at centre-right in an orange shawl over an orange and gold-bordered garment, wearing an orange turban, holds palms together in namaskar with a long-haired, bare-chested upper body and a garland at the neck. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk and stand; one man in a light shirt and dark trousers stands at the centre with hands clasped. Several others in white shirts and glasses stand beside them. A Hindu temple procession scene, with a visible purple logo at top right.2007-01-12A procession climbs temple steps before a grey stone gopuram at Arunachala temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, an orange turban and a long gold-beaded necklace walks upward, with long dark hair visible, and the figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, an orange turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold beads. Around them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls and lanyards, walk and watch, while a bald man in white and a grey-haired man in white stand at the lower left. Behind, more devotees stand on the steps and in the background. Rangoli patterns lie on the stone steps at the bottom edge.2007-01-12August 06 20092009-08-06January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd of men and some women in white dhotis, white kurtas and white shirts walks along a stone paved path between ornate carved temple walls and a tall sculpted gopuram. Many wear necklaces of beads and white garlands. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange turban and a long orange shawl, with a mala around the neck, walks at the front of the group. Another man in white wears a red and gold shawl. A few people in colourful clothes are visible at the edges. The procession moves through a temple precinct beside a carved stone shrine with deity figures.2006-09-24A man with long hair, a saffron-orange turban and orange-and-gold robes stands with hands joined in prayer, surrounded by a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, several wearing orange shawls. Other men in light shirts and trousers walk nearby. A tall metal flagpole rises at right beside a red sign reading Tamil script and a yellow banner. A cameraman with an orange-shawled assistant stands at far right. Procession or temple visit in daylight.2007-01-12Outdoor photo at a stone temple gateway with carved white deity figures on the gopuram above and grey pillared walls behind. A crowd of devotees stands in a procession. In the centre, a person with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange sari with a yellow shawl, a red bindi and a gold-and-beaded necklace, hands pressed together in anjali and smiling upward. Beside them, a man in white shirt and dhoti holds a pink garland, and another man in white with folded hands stands nearby. A figure in saffron robes stands at the left edge. Several men wear white dhotis, rudraksha malas and white shawls. A man in a white shirt at the right holds a pink garland. Page captions associate this scene with a temple procession.2005-12-25