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A large outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in front of a pink-walled temple with a gopuram tower and palm trees behind. Dense rows of people in white clothes and colourful saris and salwar kameez stand and sit, many with hair in braids adorned with flowers. On a raised bamboo-framed platform in the centre, a figure in orange robes stands among attendants in white, with a second person in white beside them. A stone pavilion with a sign reading in Tamil stands at left. Photographers are visible among the crowd.

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A large crowd gathers in an open courtyard before a temple complex with pink-washed walls, a gopuram tower and palm trees behind. Most attendees wear white dhotis, kurtas and sarees, with some in coloured saris, a green sari and a blue sari. A bamboo scaffold structure stands at centre left, with a sign reading 'Yoga Arunachala Mandiram' above a gateway. Near the middle, a few figures in saffron and orange robes stand among the crowd, and one person in orange stands out from the surrounding white clothing. Several people in the foreground look toward the centre.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor crowd gathers in a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, densely packed with mostly men and women dressed in white. Along the left, a stone pavilion bears a blue sign with Tamil script. Bamboo poles and a thatched canopy stand in the centre, and a man in orange robes with a shaved head stands near the middle of the gathering, surrounded by attendants in white. Behind the crowd, pink temple walls and a gopuram rise above palm trees under a pale sky. Some people in the foreground have braided hair and wear white or yellow garments. The scene appears to be a public gathering at a temple.2010-12-29A dense outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in front of a pillared pavilion with a small shrine canopy at its centre, topped by a figure and a signboard with Tamil text. Most people wear white clothes, with some in orange, pink and green saris and shirts. A tall gopuram tower rises at right and palm trees line the background. In the middle of the crowd, a figure in saffron-orange robes stands near the shrine, though the face and details are too distant to confirm any identity.2010-12-29A large outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, mostly people dressed in white, with some in orange and multicoloured saris. Many stand packed together facing a small ornate canopied shrine structure topped with a deity figure, with a red-and-white sign reading in Tamil. Tall palm trees and a gopuram tower rise behind pink-walled colonnades. A saffron-robed figure stands near the centre of the crowd.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large crowd of devotees fills an open courtyard in front of a temple, most dressed in white with women in saris and salwar in green, teal, orange and pink. In the centre, a figure in orange-saffron robes stands on a raised wooden platform beneath bamboo poles, among several white-clad attendants. Ornate temple gopuram towers and a pale pink wall with a signboard reading Yogi Arunagiri Mandapam frame the scene, with palm trees behind. The gathering appears to be a public darshan or discourse.2010-12-29A dense crowd of devotees gathers in a temple courtyard in front of a tall white gopuram tower and a long colonnaded pillared hall. Most people wear white clothing, with some in orange or saffron and bright saris. A raised balcony pavilion above the gateway carries a small figure and a decorated canopy, with a signboard reading Sree Aruna Mandapam beneath it. Palm trees and a low hill sit behind the complex under an overcast sky.2010-12-29A large outdoor crowd fills a temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai, mostly people in white traditional clothes with women in saris and some wearing flowers in their hair. A plank and bamboo platform stands at left beneath a signboard reading Yogi Arunagiri Mandapam. Near the centre, two figures in saffron orange robes stand within the crowd, one holding up a hand as if addressing devotees; the surrounding people are gathered closely around them. Gopuram towers and palm trees rise behind the pink temple wall.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A large outdoor crowd fills the courtyard in front of a tall white gopuram of a temple, with palm trees and a hill behind it. Most of the dense crowd wears white clothing, with some in saffron and bright saris. At left, a few saffron-robed sannyasis stand near a covered pavilion whose signboard reads Sri Arunachaleswarar Mandapam.2010-12-29A dense outdoor crowd gathers at the entrance of a stone temple with carved pillars and a sculpted gopuram-style roof lined with deity figures. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and a few wear orange or saffron cloth. Women in yellow and orange saris with flowers in their hair stand in the crowd. Behind the stone gateway stands a tall temple tower, and a smaller shrine with colourful painted spires sits to the right beside a hill. A man in a saffron-coloured garment on the left raises an arm while others push forward. A person in orange and white wears a saffron turban in the middle right. No one in the crowd is clearly identifiable as a person from this view.2006-09-24