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Young girls and boys in maroon dresses with gold borders sit on a stone paved courtyard reading small orange-covered books, with rudraksha malas around their necks and bangles on their wrists. Behind them a pink-washed stone wall and temple gopuram-style stonework with carved figures are visible, and a crowd of onlookers stands further back, including a woman in a yellow sari. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the frame.

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Outdoor temple courtyard event with a large crowd standing and seated along a stone wall and ground. In the foreground a row of young girls in maroon dresses with yellow borders and red-beaded necklaces sit cross-legged, holding open books and chanting. Behind them, women in orange and saffron saris sit on stone paving with hands folded, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a large gold-bead garland sits at right. Uniformed police stand at left and many devotees in white and colourful clothing fill the background near a tall stone wall.2011-12-20Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard of Arunachaleswarar Temple setting, with a tall grey stone wall behind. Many young girls in maroon and gold-bordered uniforms with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit cross-legged on stone pavement, holding open books and chanting. Beside them, women in orange and pink saris sit with books, and a woman in white and gold-trimmed sari stands at right. Behind, a large crowd of devotees in white and light clothing stands and sits along the wall, with several uniformed police officers at the left edge. a person is not visibly identifiable among those shown, so no candidate is marked.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20April 06 20122012-04-06May 25 20132013-05-25A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a stone-paved temple courtyard at dusk, with stone pillars and a granite wall behind them. In the foreground, a group of young girls and boys in maroon and gold costumes with gold necklaces sit cross-legged, some with their hands joined in prayer, while several women in orange saris sit among them. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris stand and sit along the walls. No specific a person candidate can be confidently identified in this view, so the figure is not named.2011-12-20A large group of young women in saffron-orange robes with magenta borders sits on a floor during a ritual. Many wear rudraksha malas and white forehead markings, and several hold small brass oil lamps with lit wicks, while others hold brass spoons and plates of flowers and offerings. Brass vessels, a plate of petals and small lamps are set on a low table in the foreground, with a red curtain and a chair behind them.2013-11-14A group of young girls and boys sit cross-legged on a green mat at an outdoor evening event, wearing maroon and gold-bordered garments with gold-striped shoulder wraps and red-orange beaded necklaces. Several have white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and hold open books, with microphones on stands in front of them. Strings of small lights and orange banners appear in the background. The scene suggests a group chanting or reciting together.2011-12-20June 04 20132013-06-04