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Outdoor street scene at a temple entrance in South India, with a tall gopuram-style gateway and blue painted tower behind. A man in orange saffron robes stands centre, gesturing with one arm extended toward a man in white dhoti and shirt. Around them devotees in white dhotis and a woman in a cream sari with a dark handbag move through the street. A woman in a red and orange sari stands at left, and a man in a white shirt and dhoti with orange shawl walks at left. A red-striped awning and small roadside shops line the left edge, with a white car parked behind the group.

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A photograph of a street outside a temple gateway with ornate carved stone walls and a blue-painted upper tower. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace walks barefoot down the middle of the road toward the viewer. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered pallu follow. On the left, a woman in a dark red sari with a gold border stands near a striped awning, and a red sign with a vertical stripe of text stands at the right edge. Parked white cars line the road in the background. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, but his face is not identifiable from appearance alone, so this is a person candidate only by compatible presentation.2009-08-01A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple gateway with carved pillars in a South Indian temple complex. A bald man in the centre wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti and shawl and carries a white bag, with sandal marks on his forehead and arms. Around him, women in orange and maroon saris, men in white dhotis and shirts, and others in casual shirts and jeans walk together; several wear lanyards. A man in a teal shirt holds a mobile device. On the right, a stone temple wall with carved pillars and a yellow Tamil-language signboard. A small gopuram tower is visible in the background.2012-10-12August 06 20092009-08-06August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a temple procession in a stone-pillared colonnade with carved columns and a small shop with signboards in the background. A bare-chested priest with grey hair in a bun and white dhoti is reaching out with an outstretched arm toward a central figure. That central figure wears an orange-yellow turban and orange saffron robe, with a large garland of yellow and white flowers draped over the shoulders, hands pressed together in namaste. Around them, men in white kurtas and dhotis, several with orange saffron shawls and lanyard badges, stand in a crowd. A man in a white kurta at left has his arm extended toward the central figure. The scene reads as a garlanded welcome during a temple procession.2006-09-24Outdoor photo on a dusty road beside a colourful gopuram-style temple entrance with painted deity figures on its roof. A tall person in a saffron-orange robe with a long white and red garland and long dark hair stands at center, holding a stick, and appears to be greeted. Next to them, a second person in orange with long dark hair and a wrap is turned toward the group. A bare-chested man with a dark topknot and a yellow-gold dhoti stands at left with a rudraksha-style bead necklace, while a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands with her back to the camera. Men in white shirts and trousers stand nearby. A parked white vehicle, a hillside and a half-built concrete building with scaffolding fill the background, and a roadside banner with Tamil text is visible.2010-02-17A photo of an outdoor street scene in front of an ornate, painted South Indian temple gopuram with colourful sculptures. In the centre, a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment smiles and holds his palms together in a greeting with a folded orange cloth, standing beside a silver car. Beside him, a younger man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a man with a vibhuti-marked forehead stand near. On the right, a bearded elder in orange robes with a striped border walks by, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a beaded necklace stands with hands folded. Behind a railing, a crowd of onlookers in red and white watches from a raised platform, and a banner with Tamil text hangs on the building.2010-02-02August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long multi-coloured garland of white and red flowers, with a gold necklace, and stands at the centre while hands gesture around him. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tall silver staff. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and a woman in a red sari and a woman with a white flower garland stand among the crowd. Behind them, a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with pink and red garlands sits beside stone temple pillars and a pink gopuram wall.2009-08-06Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a blue information board on the wall. At the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-red cloth wrap, a red garland of orange flowers and a rudraksha mala, and reaches out to a man in white shirt and white dhoti who holds an offering. Around them, a man in orange robes with glasses, a man in white with a shawl, several young men in red-orange robes, and women in cream and yellow saris stand close, some with palms joined in greeting. An elderly man in white dhoti carries a plastic bag. a person candidate in the centre with distinctive long hair, garland and red-orange wrap, shown in person as an appearance-based candidate.2009-07-13August 11 20092009-08-11