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Photograph of a temple entrance with a tall gopuram tower behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear long gold-coloured beaded malas, and a man in front with long dark hair and a dark beard wears a large orange garland. They walk barefoot up a stone step. Crowd of devotees in white and cream dhotis, and a woman in a yellow sari, stand and sit in the courtyard and gateway. Brass bells hang at the left of the doorway.

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Outdoor photo of a group walking through a stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and sculpted stone walls on the left. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a golden crown-like headband wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala, and a white ceremonial necklace, with one arm extended. Two shaven-headed men flank him in orange robes with rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man at right holds a brass pot. Several people in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and a gopuram tower rises in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the centre figure, identified by his long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace.2012-05-31 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard at a South Indian temple with gopuram towers in the background. Two saffron-robed men walk together across the paved ground: the left one has long dark swept-back hair and wears a gold pendant on a bead necklace with an orange shawl; the right one is an older bald man wrapped in an orange shawl over saffron cloth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti carries a ritual tray behind them. A man in a white shirt walks at left, and people sit on the ground at right, with a crowd of visitors further back near a low wall and a shrine.2006-12-04A procession of people in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot through a stone temple colonnade, with tall carved granite pillars on both sides. In the centre a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap and layered beaded necklaces, leads the group, while a bald orange-robed man beside him carries a garland of white and red flowers. A man in an all-white dhoti and shirt walks at the front right, and a large crowd of devotees in white and bright clothes fills the background near a gilded kalasha-like finial. Several orange-clad participants have a white vibhuti mark on the forehead.2012-10-12Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in front of tall gopuram towers at a South Indian temple. Several men walk barefoot in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and multiple gold-beaded necklaces, with white tilak on their foreheads. The central figure has long dark swept-back hair, a white and yellow flower garland, and an orange cloth, appearing to smile. Around them men in white dhotis with yellow borders and white shirts walk alongside, some holding hands. A man in a white shirt on the right holds a phone up to film. Stone pillars and a Nandi-style bull statue appear at left.2010-12-29May 31 20122012-05-31 +1 copiesOctober 12 20122012-10-12A photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis walking through a stone temple courtyard beside carved temple walls. In the centre, a young man with long hair pulled back, a thin garland-like headband, a white bead necklace and a rudraksha mala stands in orange and gold-bordered cloth, gesturing with one hand. To his left, a shaved-headed man in orange wears a rudraksha mala. On the right, another shaved-headed man in orange holds a mala and wears a red forehead mark. Devotees in white dhotis and white shirts walk around them, with a dome visible in the background and pillared colonnades on the right.2012-05-31 +1 copiesOctober 12 20122012-10-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04May 22 20122012-05-22A procession of saffron-robed devotees walks along a paved path beside a stone temple wall, with a tall gopuram tower and a hill in the background. Most wear orange and saffron garments; several men are bare-chested with sacred ash or tilak on their foreheads and rudraksha or beaded garlands around their necks. A central figure in an orange wrap and long beaded garland, with ornate gold-toned necklace and bracelet, walks barefoot at the front. Women in white and orange saris with flower garlands walk to the right, and men in white dhotis are interspersed in the group.2012-10-12