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Night-time photograph of a crowded covered walkway with a dirt floor and bright overhead tube lights. In the foreground, a woman in white with dark hair and a man in orange-brown robes with a rudraksha mala walk past, while a man in a white dhoti and shirt and a woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha mala walk toward the camera on the right. Behind them, many devotees in white and saffron-orange clothes move along the aisle, and a stone platform with a dark grey top stands in the background. The scene is blurred from motion.

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August 02 20082008-08-02December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph of a procession moving through a temple doorway, with a crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly priest with white forehead marks and a red-and-gold saffron cloth, a red headband and rudraksha mala walks forward holding a ceremonial object. Beside him, a man in saffron dress with a heavy gold necklace and white tripundra marks walks alongside. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Women in saffron and green saris and men in white shirts follow. Stone temple architecture frames the entrance, with a deity visible in the background. Sanskrit-style procession with devotees in ritual dress.2012-06-05October 24 20152015-10-24July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a procession moving through a narrow, wet stone passage inside a temple complex, with a gopuram-style gateway and ornate shrine in the background. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks with his head bowed and a rudraksha-style mala, while a young man in a red wrap wears a long garland of gold beads and rudraksha. Behind them, a man in an orange robe carries a brass vessel on his shoulder. Others in white and yellow shawls, and women in red and white saris, follow along the wet floor.2009-07-13May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesNight outdoor photo under a white and red striped canopy at an ashram-style courtyard. A central figure in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti-style robe wears a large red flower garland and carries a white flower offering. Around him, several men in similar rust and saffron robes with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand with him, while a girl in orange and a girl in teal and pink stand nearby. Men in white dhotis and red shawls and a man in a pink shirt stand among the crowd, and some people hold their hands together in greeting. Lights glow on the building behind.2015-05-29Evening photograph under a white tented pavilion with red trim and hanging fans and lights. Several saffron-robed monks with shaved heads walk in a line across a gravel floor, one with hands in anjali near the left edge. A man in the centre wears a dark-red and gold-bordered robe with a long red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, and behind him a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks alongside. Devotees in orange and white clothing follow, including a child in orange, and onlookers stand in the background. The setting suggests a procession or walk among devotees.2015-05-29Evening procession under a tented pavilion with scaffolding and red-edged canopy overhead. Several saffron-clad sannyasis in rudraksha malas walk forward, with a central man in a dark red robe and a thick red flower garland carrying a brass kalasha-style pot with greenery. To the right, a man in white dhoti with a white forehead band and rudraksha mala walks beside him. Devotees in white and mixed clothing follow behind, including a small child in a teal outfit.2015-05-29April 11 20122012-04-11May 08 20122012-05-08