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Night-time street scene outside a temple area in Tiruvannamalai, with a yellow Parking sign and white walls behind. A central bearded man in an ochre-brown robe wears a large multicoloured flower garland and holds a small silver bowl; a white-clad man in a dhoti and gold chain stands beside him, and a man in white shirt and dhoti bends forward to receive from the bowl. Around them devotees wear saffron and orange cloths, rudraksha malas, tripundra marks and gold necklaces, while one devotee holds a white ceremonial pot.

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Night photograph of a street procession outside a temple area. At the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe and a large garland of white, yellow and green flowers around his neck, with white markings on his forehead. He holds a small silver bowl, and an attendant in white clothes with gold-bordered cloth and a gold necklace pours or offers from a small vessel. Beside them, a younger man in an orange robe and orange shawl holds a decorated brass pot with white contents. Around them stand many people in orange and white robes, rudraksha beads and gold chains, some with white ash markings. A parking sign and a blue shutter are visible in the background, and a white-clad onlooker in the foreground faces the group with hands together.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a street procession outside a temple wall. A central man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a thick green leaf garland with white flower strands, a brown-maroon wrap, and white-and-red forehead markings, while holding a small white cloth or ritual item over a flower-filled brass bowl. Around him, young men in saffron-orange wraps wear beaded rudraksha-style necklaces and gold chains, and bystanders in the foreground are partly visible. Plain buildings and a tree stand in the background.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight street procession in a Tamil town. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala wears a large garland of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers and walks at the centre with a tilak on his forehead. Around him, disciples in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry a brass kalasha-style pot and hold ritual items, while a man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold necklaces walks at left. Street lamps, shopfronts and signboards line the road behind them. Pilgrims in the background look on.2017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copies