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A photograph of a procession on a dusty courtyard path lined with a red carpet, beside a red brick wall. In the centre, a bearded man in a deep maroon-brown robe wears a maroon turban, a pink and white flower garland, layered gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, and walks smiling. Around him, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, bare-chested with rudraksha malas and bangles, carry a long bamboo pole, a staff and a tray of offerings. Two young women with long hair and jewelled headpieces walk behind, and a man in white ritual dress stands at the back. Dreadlocked children in orange in the foreground.

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January 14 20182018-01-14A procession on a dusty path lined by a red-painted wall, with a red carpet runner down the centre. A central man wears a maroon-brown turban and dark-brown garment, with a pink-and-white flower garland and heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist belt, and is smiling as he walks. Around him, young attendants in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry a long bamboo pole and walk barefoot; several wear rudraksha malas and beaded necklaces, and one woman wears a crown-like headpiece. Another man in white walks behind. The scene suggests an arrival procession at a Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam event.2018-01-14July 22 20132013-07-22June 07 20162016-06-07January 01 20172017-01-01Night procession on a red carpet under a open-sided shed. A central figure in a deep reddish-brown robe and a long gold-chain necklace, wearing a red and multicolour flower garland, walks barefoot and smiles, holding a silver ceremonial staff with a silver canopy umbrella raised above. Around him, saffron-orange robed devotees with white head-bands, rudraksha malas and bare feet carry trident-topped staffs, a kalasha-style decorated pot, and bright lights. Other attendants hold silver ceremonial implements aloft, forming a festive ritual procession.2013-07-22A procession of men and women walks along a tree-lined path, with a central bearded man in a deep maroon dhoti and shawl wearing a pink flower crown, a long multi-strand flower garland and a large gold pendant. Around him, devotees wear orange and saffron garments, rudraksha and bead malas, and gold armbands; several men have long swept-back hair and bare upper bodies. Behind them stands a crowd of onlookers and a sloped temple roof. The central man, a person with a distinctive pink flower crown, long garland and ceremonial gold pendant, appears to lead the procession.2018-05-08May 19 20132013-05-19July 22 20132013-07-22January 01 20172017-01-01July 22 20132013-07-22April 21 20152015-04-21