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A procession moves down a hall decorated with colourful paper balloons and bunting in orange, pink, green and blue. At the centre, a woman in an orange robe with a red-and-white flower garland walks beneath a multicoloured canopy, flanked by two orange-robed attendants, one carrying a tall golden staff. Behind her, another orange-clad figure with a long beard and gold necklaces walks barefoot. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a brass pot, stand with palms joined in greeting, and women in sarees and a woman in a blue sari look on. Mats cover the floor and the walls display framed panels and banners.

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December 25 20082008-12-25Indoor photo of a devotee procession walking down a green carpet in a hall with ceiling fans and a red-and-orange draped backdrop. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a red shawl walks forward, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts and one in an orange robe. Devotees line both sides with hands folded in anjali, including women in white sarees with gold borders and a woman in a blue saree. a person (saffron robe, long dark hair, red shawl) is the central walking figure. Approximately a dozen people are visible.2009-08-09December 23 20082008-12-23December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 24 20092009-12-24March 10 20132013-03-10December 29 20082008-12-29A crowded temple hall decorated with hanging balloons, streamers and mango-leaf festoons. Many devotees wear white dhotis and kurtas and white garlands with orange and purple flowers. In the foreground a man in white holds his hands in anjali, a woman in a green and gold sari with a white and marigold garland stands with eyes lowered, and a woman in an orange and navy sari carries a flower garland. Smoke and a small flame glow in the background among the crowd, with children in school uniforms and a red shirt visible.2008-12-26December 29 20082008-12-29A procession walks along a mat-covered path inside a corrugated-roof pavilion decorated with banana plants, hanging green leaves and orange pennants. A tall man in an orange turban and orange robe with rudraksha beads walks at the front-center, smiling, with a long-haired man in orange beside him. A bearded man in orange and a bald, bare-chested elder in a pale peach cloth walk in the middle. Two men in white dhotis and shirts with mala necklaces walk on the left, one with hands folded, and a man in orange holds a tall golden staff at right. Two ornate multicoloured umbrellas with tassels shade the group. Printed copyright text appears on the right side of the image.2007-12-30December 23 20092009-12-23March 10 20132013-03-10