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A large crowd fills a street in front of a tall white gopuram temple tower at Arunachaleswarar Temple, with a hill rising behind. In the foreground, a red and gold ceremonial umbrella-like banner with floral embroidery is carried aloft. Behind it, a decorated processional chariot and a deity murti under an ornate arch are surrounded by people in white and orange clothing, several in saffron, and uniformed police officers at the lower right. Many devotees hold up mobile phones to photograph the procession, and a man on a raised platform at upper left also raises a camera.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Large outdoor street procession in front of a tall gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleswarar Temple with a hill behind it. Dense crowd of hundreds of people, mostly in white clothes, fills the road. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a tall yellow-orange banner flag stands at left. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps walk through the crowd. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a mala stands near centre-left, possibly a sannyasi or devotee, and a figure in white stands atop a vehicle at upper left. A decorated palanquin or chariot with a deity murti and flowers is visible near the temple entrance. Signboards in Tamil script line the street at left and right.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20August 01 20082008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20A procession of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-orange shoulder cloths walks through the open plaza in front of a tall white gopuram of a South Indian temple, with a hillside behind it. Many carry orange flags, and a few hold decorated umbrella-style parasols with gold and red trim. A red banner with Tamil lettering is carried at the front of the group. Motorcycles and scooters pass in the foreground, and roadside stalls line the left and right edges of the square.2008-08-01A large outdoor crowd gathers in front of a tall, ornately carved gopuram temple tower at a temple entrance. Rows of white and blue triangular pennants are strung across the scene. A golden, canopied ratha or palanquin draped with orange and red fringe and a purple curtain stands at the center, with a man in white dhoti and orange sash attending it. Many people in white and pastel shirts and saris surround the ratha, and a red vehicle is visible among them. A brown hill rises behind the temple, and a bearded man's face appears on a banner in the lower right corner beside Tamil script.2006-09-24Dense outdoor crowd gathered in a city street before a large gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleswarar Temple under a hazy sky, with a hill behind. Many devotees wear white clothes and hold saffron-orange flags on tall poles; a few wear orange and rudraksha-style garlands. Uniformed police in khaki and dark caps stand among them. Flower-garlanded devotees carry flower bundles. A decorated chariot with a deity murti stands in the background near the temple, and a multi-tiered colourful ratha/chariot appears at right. A partial shop billboard shows deities. The visible crowd is very large, with many people visible across the frame. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance; a shaved-headed priest in orange robe in the left foreground is unsure.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20August 02 20082008-08-02