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Night photograph of a crowd gathered at a temple entrance lit by a street lamp. At the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard wears a rust-brown wrap over his body, a long gold-coloured necklace and several beaded garlands, and clasps hands with a uniformed official in khaki wearing a white flower garland. Around them, men in teal and white sports shirts, people with white sacred ash on their foreheads, and devotees in orange and red clothing press close. A signboard and metal railing are visible behind. a person is greeted by devotees at the temple entrance.

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Night-time photo outside a temple entrance with a dense crowd pressing in. A bearded man in a reddish-brown silk dhoti and matching shawl, wearing long beaded and gold-toned garlands and a rudraksha-style necklace, stands at centre clasping hands with a smiling man in a cream shirt draped in white jasmine garland with a red flower. Around them devotees in teal and white polo shirts, one in a white and navy jersey, and bare-chested men in ochre cloth press close; a photographer's lens is visible at left. A wall board and string lights are behind. Ceremonial presence at a temple visit; the central figure shows distinctive garlands and ornate clothing, so a person is noted as the appearance-based label.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph of a dense crowd outdoors near a temple entrance, lit by a street lamp and small lights. At the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rudraksha mala and an ornate gold necklace over a rust-brown wrap; he is smiling and grasping the hand of a man in a cream kurta wearing a white flower garland. Men around them wear green and white sports shirts and a white T-shirt with blue stripes; a bald man in a white dhoti and a woman in an orange sari stand nearby. A signboard with printed notices is on the left wall. Probable Swamiji is the bearded man with long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace, shown as a person in the crowd.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph of a crowd gathered outside a temple entrance with lit lamps and a metal gate behind. At the centre, a bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown cloth wrap over bare shoulders, a heavy gold-toned beaded necklace and gold arm bands, and smiles as he clasps hands with a man in a white garland. Around them, devotees in green and white polo shirts, a man in khaki, and a bald man in an orange-brown shawl press close. A banner on the left shows printed multi-language notices. a person: the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a brown wrap matches the page's claim of a visit to Arunachaleshwara temple during the Maha Kumbhabhishekam.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph of a temple visit at a Tamil Nadu temple, with a stone wall and bamboo scaffolding on the right and illuminated decorations behind the crowd. In the centre, a man in an ochre-red robe wears a long white and red flower garland and gold necklaces, hands pressed together in greeting. a person: a bearded man with a garland and gold necklaces walks through the crowd. Beside him, a man in a saffron-toned robe and gold chain follows. On the left, a man in a teal polo shirt with a yellow emblem faces away from the camera. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, and devotees crowd the lane.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photo of a procession walking along a temple street lit by strings of coloured lights and a street lamp. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard wears a dark reddish-brown dhoti and a large white and red flower garland, holding a khaki-uniformed police officer's hand. Around him, a man in an orange robe with a bead necklace, and men in white dhotis and gold-bead necklaces walk among volunteers in teal and green polo shirts with yellow emblems. A man in a green polo shirt with an identity badge on a lanyard and a uniformed officer with a belt are also visible. Illuminated temple gopurams and a decorated structure stand in the background. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen, walking together.2017-02-06Night photograph of a crowd moving through the stone gateway of a temple, lit by oil lamps set into the carved granite walls. Beside him, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border and gold necklace walks, and another man in brown robe and gold chains stands behind. On the left, men in teal green polo shirts with a yellow temple emblem move through the crowd, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. The scene includes many more people in the background.2017-02-06Night photograph at a temple colonnade lit with strings of coloured lights and a decorated gopuram-style structure behind. A bearded man in a brown-red robe with a white and red flower garland stands at centre, smiling, while a bearded man in white dhoti and gold necklace stands beside him. A devotee in an orange shirt bows and reaches toward the garlanded man's feet. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands at right, and several men in white shirts, a teal shirt and a white-and-blue sports jersey surround them in a crowd. a person cues are limited to the garland and robe; identity remains uncertain. Stone pillars with carvings frame the scene.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06