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Night photograph of a procession moving through a temple precinct lit with strings of lights and decorated with marigold garlands and orange-yellow fabric canopies. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a rust-red dhoti and a bead necklace, walking beside a companion in a cream dhoti with an orange shawl. Around them, men in cream and saffron clothing and a man in a white shirt follow along metal barriers, while a gopuram tower glows with lights at left. A man in a white shirt in the foreground gestures. Several dozen people are visible in the scene.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a crowd walking through a temple precinct lit with string lights. On the right, a large decorated deity murti with a crown and a multicoloured garland of flowers stands against a wall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron shawl over a dark red-brown robe, a long garland of rudraksha-style beads, and holds his hands together in greeting. Around him, men in white kurta-style clothes and orange shawls walk, and a man at lower left holds an oil lamp. A decorated palanquin or chariot with lights appears in the background. Swamiji (probable): the central man has long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing and a bead garland, cues that fit the page's identification, so he is marked as an appearance-based candidate.2006-12-04Night procession through a temple lane lit by strings of electric lights along the building facade. A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red robe with gold border, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and a gold border on the saffron wrap, walks centre frame; he has the distinctive long hair, saffron/ornate clothing and gold necklace cues noted in the instructions, so this is an appearance-based a person in the procession. Around him, men in white dhotis and white kurtas wear orange shawls, and some wear pink rosettes. Arched windows with green shutters and carved pillars line the temple walkway.2006-12-04Night photograph of a crowd at a temple street outside an illuminated structure strung with yellow lights, with a red and gold poster on a board behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap over a white undergarment and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace, walking forward with his gaze lowered. Beside him a bearded man in white clothing and an orange shawl walks, and at the right foreground a young man in an orange garment looks down. Seated devotees and standing onlookers in white and colourful clothes fill the left side. a person cues: long swept-back hair, saffron wrap and gold necklace, but the appearance is not conclusive enough to confirm.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a procession walking along a lit temple lane. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the foreground, and a man in a rust-orange cloth and a rudraksha mala walks at centre, with long hair visible. A tall gopuram covered in lights rises behind them, with illuminated deity figures in blue and yellow lights on the left and colourful striped canopies on the right. Other people in white and orange cloths follow. Strings of fairy lights hang overhead.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Night photograph of a procession at a temple street during a festival. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a thick ornate gold necklace, walking forward with his head lowered. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure given his long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Beside him on the left, a bearded man with curly hair wears a white kurta and an orange shawl. Behind them a man in a white shirt and a younger man in an orange shawl walk among a dense crowd of onlookers, with warm lamplight, pillars and a railing visible in the background.2006-12-04Night photograph of a procession walking through a temple precinct lit by rows of electric bulbs along the roofline. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis wear orange shawls and some carry pink rosettes, with a bearded man in white and orange at left. Several onlookers crowd the stone pathway and walls.2006-12-04Night procession along a dirt path beside a terracotta-coloured wall, with a lit ratha-style float decorated in red and gold at the right. Many devotees in white clothes walk in a long line; several carry flaming torches, and one woman in a red-orange shawl and another in a white sari with green border walk near the front. A man in a yellow t-shirt stands at lower left, while a bald man in white robes walks at centre. Illuminated trees and a street lamp frame the scene.2011-12-05