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A dense outdoor crowd gathers in a stone-paved temple courtyard at dusk, with stone pillars and a granite wall behind them. In the foreground, a group of young girls and boys in maroon and gold costumes with gold necklaces sit cross-legged, some with their hands joined in prayer, while several women in orange saris sit among them. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in colourful saris stand and sit along the walls. No specific a person candidate can be confidently identified in this view, so the figure is not named.

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December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large crowd sits on stone paving in front of a tall brick temple wall at sunset, many with palms pressed together in prayer. Devotees in white and cream clothes stand along the back, while seated women and girls wear maroon garments with gold necklaces. At the front right, a figure in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back hair and rudraksha malas sits with hands folded, beside a seated man in saffron and a bald man in white with a sacred thread. Sunlight flares near the wall top, with temple gopuram carvings visible above and a small sign on the wall.2011-12-20Evening crowd seated on the ground in a stone-walled courtyard of a temple, with a glowing lamp on the wall and palm trees and a gopuram visible above. Many devotees sit close together, mostly women and men in white ritual clothes, some in saffron and orange saris, one woman in a blue sari with a crossbody bag, and several children in dark red and maroon tunics. Uniformed police officers stand near the back wall among standing spectators. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person; the seated group in white and maroon appears to be attending a ceremony.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large crowd of devotees sits and stands in an open temple courtyard at dusk, lit by a low sun glowing through palm trees beyond a stone wall. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while women wear white saris, orange-yellow and maroon sarees, and red-and-blue dresses with gold-bordered cloth. Several women sit with hands folded in namaskar and some wear jasmine-style and bead necklaces. A man in a yellow garment stands at the right near the wall. The scene suggests a temple gathering, though no specific ritual or a person figure is clearly visible.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard of Arunachaleswarar Temple setting, with a tall grey stone wall behind. Many young girls in maroon and gold-bordered uniforms with rudraksha-style beaded necklaces sit cross-legged on stone pavement, holding open books and chanting. Beside them, women in orange and pink saris sit with books, and a woman in white and gold-trimmed sari stands at right. Behind, a large crowd of devotees in white and light clothing stands and sits along the wall, with several uniformed police officers at the left edge. a person is not visibly identifiable among those shown, so no candidate is marked.2011-12-20