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Evening photograph at a large South Indian temple complex with a tall, ornate gopuram covered in carved figures and illuminated at its top. Two saffron-robed men walk forward through a crowd near metal barricades: the foreground man has a grey beard, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch, and holds his hands together; beside him a younger man in an orange shawl smiles. Behind them devotees in white and yellow dhotis and saris move through the area, and the temple wall is lit with glowing lamps in arched niches. Strings of small lights hang across the sky.

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September 04 20082008-09-04Photograph at dusk of two young men in saffron-orange sannyasa wraps walking across a paved courtyard before a illuminated temple gopuram tower covered in painted sculptures, with lights strung along the top. The man in front on the right, with a red tilak on his forehead, wears an orange wrap over a red shirt and holds the wrap's end in his hand, smiling and looking down. The taller man on the left wears an orange wrap over red clothing. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts moves through the area, and an older man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands at the right edge. Lit shrine niches with deity figures line the temple wall. The temple shown is Tirumala.2008-09-04Dusk photograph outside a South Indian temple with a tall white gopuram lit by lamps along its top, flanked by illuminated shrine niches. In the foreground a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt and appears to be a person, given his long hair, orange ceremonial wrap and distinctive presence in a sannyasi role. Beside him a younger man in an orange robe walks with him. To the right an older man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border, wearing a gold necklace, gestures while talking, with devotees and visitors crowding the temple courtyard behind.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Dusk photograph outside a South Indian temple with a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram lit by flames and lamps at its top, flanked by a smaller lit tower on the left. In the foreground a smiling man in a saffron-orange shawl with a red top and a small red forehead mark walks forward, with another man in orange at the far left. To the right, a man in white with glasses and a white shawl with gold border holds a red cloth, a woman in white with an orange shawl and mala stands behind, and a young man in a white kurta with a shoulder bag looks down. Several more people in white dress stand in the background under warm lights.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Outdoor photograph at a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tall whitewashed tower with ornate sculpted tiers and a gilded top rising behind a brick-and-white wall lit with lamps. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt, looking down as he walks. Beside him a younger man in white ritual clothes wears an orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala. To the left an older man in white with glasses and a woman in white with an orange shawl and red bindi stand in the crowd; devotees and onlookers fill the courtyard, and strings of lights hang across the sky. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange shawl and red undershirt with long hair and a bindi matches the page's Tirumala visit, shown with saffron clothing, long hair and a rudraksha-adorned companion.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Evening photograph of devotees walking across a wet, paved temple courtyard toward a white gopuram tower in the background. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a bare upper body, a shawl over one shoulder, walks with a group of men in orange and saffron robes. A woman in a red sari and a woman in a cream-and-white sari with a gold border walk nearby. A man in a white dhoti and shirt walks among them. To the left, closed metal grilles and a blue-and-white shrine facade with carved deity figures line the wall. Strings of lights are draped overhead, and a stone lamp tower stands at right beside a covered shed. Several other people are scattered across the courtyard.2008-09-04Photograph of devotees walking along a wet, reflective pavement toward a tall, ornately sculpted temple gopuram lit with white lights, a striped red-and-white pole and canopy framing the left edge. Several men wear saffron/orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha or bead necklaces, while others wear white dhotis or light shirts. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks at right near a woman in a yellow sari. Street lamps and an evening sky light the scene.2008-09-04A photograph of a temple complex at dusk with a tall white gopuram tower rising behind a long wall with a blue-grey metal fence and decorated panels. Several people in orange and saffron robes walk on a paved courtyard beside a woman in a white sari with a red border and a man in white dhoti and shawl. A tall open metal gateway frame stands on the right. Nearby devotees and onlookers move along a barricaded walkway under string lights.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04