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A photograph of a street procession at a temple precinct with a mountain and palm trees behind. A multicoloured zigzag canopy in orange, purple, green, yellow and white is held overhead. Around 12 men walk in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing red-and-gold shawls over their shoulders. The man in front wears an orange-brown shirt and jeans and holds a garland. A man in the centre carries a bright yellow-and-orange flower garland. Temple gopurams and shops line the background. A red date stamp reads 2005-01-03.

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January 04 20052005-01-04Outdoor photograph of a procession at a South Indian temple complex with a rocky hill and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and multiple flower garlands, walking forward through a crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis move among devotees, some with glasses and one older man in a white shirt. A temple gopuram-style roof with painted sculptural figures and a kalasha-like finial rises on the left, and a pink wall with shuttered stalls stands on the right. A metal canopy with decorative green trim frames the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person, wearing saffron, long hair and a garland, walking in procession.2005-12-25 +1 copiesKailaasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Sarvajnapeetha Surangi Samrajyam +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a crowd walking past a temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai, with a rocky hill and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a gold-beaded garland wears an orange saffron wrap with gold borders and walks with hands clasped. Beside him on the left, a bespectacled man in white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha-style pendant and a shawl. Other men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. A yellow canopy and ornate gopuram-style temple roof appear in the background. A date stamp reading 24 12 2005 is printed in red in the lower left corner.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor procession in front of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with a row of painted deity figures along the roofline, a yellow tarpaulin to the right and a hill behind. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and is garlanded with thick multicolour flower garlands and a gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands together. Around him, many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees follow closely; one man in white holds a tray with flowers. A woman in white sari presses palms together nearby, and a cameraman in light clothing films at right. The sign above the entrance reads in Tamil script. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garlands.2005-12-25Photograph of a temple street outside a gopuram-topped temple with a colourful sculpted facade, a rocky hill and palm trees behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and marks on their foreheads, moves forward. In the centre a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, stands with hands folded in greeting while others walk beside him. A cameraman with a video camera and a young man in an orange scarf stand at right. The scene suggests a procession or temple visit.2006-09-24Outdoor procession at a South Indian temple gateway with a colourful gopuram covered in painted sculptures and a rocky hill behind. A man in the centre wears a saffron-orange shawl over white clothing and has long hair and a beard; a second man beside him wears an orange turban and an ornate garland of yellow and orange flowers. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, some wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces. A woman in a white sari stands at left with her palms pressed together in greeting, and a blue tarpaulin and stalls sit at right. A sign on the gate reads Arunachaleswarar temple name in Tamil. Several people are visible, most in white, consistent with a temple procession.2007-01-12Outdoor photograph of a procession near a colourful gopuram temple entrance with a rocky hill behind. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely, and a man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak stands to the right. A woman in a blue sari appears at the left edge. A yellow signboard with Tamil script is mounted above the entrance.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Kailaasa Paramparagatha Surya Vamsa Sarvajnapeetha Surangi Samrajyam +2 copiesKailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam