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A temple procession in front of a tall, richly sculpted gopuram covered in painted deity figures, its entrance bearing a Tamil signboard. In the foreground a bare-chested priest in an orange-saffron cloth and rudraksha-style neck adornments stands with arms raised. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt stands near a small decorated palanquin-style ratha carrying a figure draped in flowers, pulled by a blue New Holland tractor garlanded with yellow and red flower strands. Uniformed police in khaki stand by, and devotees in white dhotis and mixed clothing crowd the street, one wearing a grey hooded cloth. A yellow MAHA CEMENT billboard and a hill are visible at left.

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January 16 20182018-01-16A colourful gopuram temple tower with tiers of painted deity sculptures rises above a green-walled temple entrance. Crowds stream out through the doorway in daylight. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes with orange shoulder cloths and rudraksha malas walk forward smiling, one holding a garland. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt and a man in a dark blue shirt move among devotees, and a woman in white with a yellow sash and tilak stands at left. A grey car is at lower right, and roadside stalls with red garlands sit to the right of the gate.2012-08-20November 05 20062006-11-05May 16 20122012-05-16October 24 20062006-10-24Outdoor temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. On the left, a decorated golden palanquin carrying a deity murti is heavily garlanded with white, yellow and purple flowers. A man in a white shirt and orange dhoti-cloth stands on it with an orange shawl, while a man below rings a brass handbell. Behind, devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, press forward with folded hands. A stone temple gateway with carved sculptures and a signboard in Tamil script stands at right. Several men wear white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in a white shirt stands centre with a red-and-white cloth at his waist.2018-01-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesA gold-ornate ratha (chariot) vehicle is processing through a busy street before a tall gopuram temple tower covered in carved sculptures, with a Murugan banner on its face. The chariot's front panel carries a large framed portrait of a man wearing a white turban and a dark garment, placed in an arched gold frame with Tamil lettering beneath. A red and white striped canopy stretches over the street, and a shop with hanging flower garlands lines the right. Pedestrians walk around the chariot, including a man in a white shirt and dhoti, women in sarees, and a man in a maroon shirt.2006-11-05May 30 20122012-05-30January 16 20182018-01-16A colourful gopuram-style temple facade with tiered tower and painted sculptures of deities and figures in blues, reds, greens and gold, with a rocky hill behind. In the street in front, several people walk and stand: an elderly woman in a red-bordered sari at left, a man in an orange dhoti and shawl, a bare-chested man in an orange cloth, and others in white dhotis and saris near a parked black car and roadside stalls. A roadside banner hangs at right. The scene reads as a Tamil Nadu temple street outside a shrine, with no visible ritual activity or identifiable Swamiji figure.2012-05-09August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01