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Outdoor street procession before a tall gopuram temple tower in Tamil Nadu. A central figure with long dark hair, a white garland of flowers and beads, and an orange saffron garment with yellow trim walks among a group. Men in orange and saffron sannyasi robes with gold beaded necklaces and tilak marks hold hands in a chain. Men in white dhotis and shirts crowd the street, and a photographer stands on a roadside ledge. Pillared shrine walls line the right side.

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A photograph of saffron-robed devotees walking in a procession outside a South Indian temple with tall gopuram towers in the background. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a green and white flower garland and a gold bead necklace, and smiles while raising a hand in greeting as he clasps hands with a bald priest in orange on the left. Other men in orange robes with gold bead necklaces and forehead markings surround him, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow border stands at the right. A man raises a camera above the crowd. a person is the central figure in a visible role of being greeted during the procession.2010-12-29Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple complex with a tall gopuram tower behind a pillared stone colonnade. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold bead necklaces and white tilaka marks on their foreheads walk and greet one another, clasping hands. A central figure in saffron robes with long swept-back dark hair wears a white and yellow-orange garland and a gold necklace and smiles while raising a hand. To the right, men in plain white dhotis with orange borders and shaved heads walk in the crowd. Onlookers and a person holding a camera fill the background, and a white animal statue stands near the colonnade.2010-12-29Outdoor 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.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor procession at a temple complex with tall gopuram towers behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand gold necklace with a white and green-leaf garland smiles and walks among devotees. Around him, men in saffron shawls and gold necklaces walk, and men in white dhotis with saffron borders accompany them. One bald man in orange wears horizontal sandalwood tilak and a red bindi and holds hands with another. A photographer raises a camera in the background. Candidate matches the a person appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces, and is walking in procession.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A procession of men walks barefoot along a stone-paved path beside temple buildings with painted pink and yellow walls and palm trees behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and vibhuti on his forehead wears a white and marigold garland with a red and yellow flower accent, a saffron-orange robe with gold border, and a gold ceremonial necklace, raising his hand in greeting. Around him, devotees wear saffron robes and gold-bead necklaces with pendants, while others in white dhotis with saffron-gold borders and shaved heads walk alongside. The scene suggests a temple procession with the central figure acknowledging the crowd.2010-12-29