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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance: a group of men stands in front of an ornately carved, whitewashed gopuram-style facade with a red-brick gateway. A bearded man in the centre wears a dark maroon robe and a long rudraksha-style necklace, holds a decorated golden vel-style staff wrapped in red and white flowers and a garland, and smiles at the camera. Around him, men wear white dhotis, one has a yellow waistcloth, and a shirtless man at left wears a red-and-yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Several men have long braided hair, and one man in a white shirt sits atop a grey elephant at the right edge. Paving stones are in the foreground.

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A group of devotees stands on a dark stone pavement outside an ornately carved temple gopuram at Tiruchendur. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a dark maroon robe, a red and white floral garland, and holds a tall golden trident-shaped staff decorated with green leaves and flowers. Around him, bare-chested men wear white dhotis, one with a yellow waist cloth and others with orange or red wraps, and rudraksha or bead malas. A man in a white shirt sits atop an elephant at the upper right edge. The scene suggests a temple visit with devotees gathered in a crowd.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a large crowd. A man in the centre wears a dark maroon robe with a red and white floral garland and holds a tall golden trident-like staff with ornamental tassels; he smiles broadly. Beside him a uniformed officer in khaki stands behind. On the left, a bare-chested young man wears a saffron-yellow cloth over white dhoti with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace; an older man in a red-orange dhoti wears a white beaded mala. On the right, a bare-chested bearded man with long dark matted hair wears a beaded necklace over a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border. A young man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front. Behind them, an elephant is visible beneath the temple gateway with a man seated on its back, and carved stone pillars and ornate gopuram walls rise in the background.2018-03-17Outdoor group photo at a South Indian temple entrance with carved stone gopuram-style architecture and a grey elephant visible behind the crowd. A bearded man in the centre wears a maroon-brown robe, rudraksha-style beaded garland, and ornate necklaces, holding a golden trident-like staff decorated with flowers and green leaves; he smiles broadly. Around him stand shirtless men wearing rudraksha malas, one in a red dhoti with a sacred thread, one in an orange-yellow dhoti, and two in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind, and a man sits atop the elephant. Bright overexposed sunlight. Seven or more people are visible.2018-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a tall, ornately coloured gopuram temple tower with a stone wall and a sculpted lion-like figure on top. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-coloured garland and a purple-bordered wrap, walking with head slightly bowed. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a gold pendant, another bare-chested man in a red dhoti with purple border on the right has a beard and holds his arm, and a man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange cloth, surround them, and a bright sky fills the upper background.2009-08-11November 30 20162016-11-30 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a group leaving a stone temple doorway, with a dim interior and a figure of a deity visible inside. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, with a red-and-white tilak and a headband. Beside him, an older bald man in a green-and-gold shawl and orange dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white flower garland with red blossoms, and a headband. Behind them, several priests in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk, one carrying a red box. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks, and on the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks by. Several other people stand in the background of the doorway.2012-05-18A photograph inside a carved stone temple corridor, with ornate pillars and sculpted walls. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears a deep orange-red robe, a yellow-gold necklace and a green-and-gold beaded mala, lifting one hand in a gesture of greeting while smiling. Around them, several men in saffron and orange robes wear beaded malas, and devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd close. On the right, a bare-chested older priest in a white dhoti with a yellow-and-green border and a green beaded necklace stands with hands together. A temple tower is visible through the opening at left.2010-01-08A street procession moves past a richly sculpted temple gopuram covered in painted deity figures, with a white-walled building and green awning at right. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a mustard dhoti and white upper cloth holds hands with a saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace and a forehead band. Beside them, a man in an orange robe and bead garland walks with a tiered gold necklace over a red shawl. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, follows.2012-06-05May 15 20182018-05-15