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Outdoor photograph at a temple entrance with a carved stone gopuram-style facade behind a crowd. A central bearded man in reddish-brown cloth, with a red and orange flower garland and a ceremonial staff, is surrounded by many shirtless men with long matted hair, rudraksha malas and white body markings, plus a man in white dhoti holding a fan-like object. A decorated elephant with a rider stands at right, and uniformed police are nearby. Several people are paying respects and touching the central figure. The a person appearance cue is only partial (garland and robes, no clear distinctive hair or crown), so identity is uncertain.

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March 17 20182018-03-17 +1 copiesA crowd of shaved-headed and long-haired men, many bare-chested with white sacred ash marks on their foreheads and arms, moves through a street before a stone temple gopuram carved with sculptures. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a red and white flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace holds a golden trident-topped staff with a white cloth. Beside him, a man with a wrapped white headband carries a red and white cloth, and on the right a man with long hair, rudraksha malas and a white dhoti holds a mobile phone. Some devotees wear orange and saffron garments, and a small sign and stalls appear in the background, with a deity murti visible on the temple.2018-03-17A grey elephant with a rope and chain harness, its trunk extended toward a group of men in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and brackets. On the left, a man with long dark hair, a red flower garland and red-orange cloth stands beside a figure holding a decorated ceremonial staff with white and green ornaments. Nearby, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl and a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a white sacred thread stand among devotees, several of whom hold up phones to record. A rider sits on the elephant's back.2018-03-17Outdoor street procession in Tiruvannamalai with a crowd of devotees pressed behind orange-painted barricades beside a stone temple wall. In the centre, a man with a trimmed beard and swept-back dark hair holds his palms together in anjali, wearing a maroon-brown robe, a long garland of yellow, white, pink and red flowers, and rudraksha bracelets. Around him devotees have white vibhuti bands and red tilak marks on their foreheads; one in front wears an orange garment and rudraksha mala. Several people visible, mostly partially framed at the edges.2018-01-16A photograph of a crowd of devotees walking in procession outside a temple gopuram with ornate white and cream sculpted stone carvings. In the foreground, several men have long dreadlocked hair, bare chests, white sacred ash smeared on their foreheads and bodies, and rudraksha or bead malas. The central man, wearing a white headband and glasses, holds a ceremonial staff with a flower garland of red and green blossoms and a brass-topped spear-like ritual object. Some men wear white dhotis or saffron-coloured cloth, and a hand holds a mobile phone at lower right. An elephant with decorative fabric is visible behind the crowd beside the temple columns, and a green signboard appears at left.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17April 29 20182018-04-29Photograph outside a temple entrance with a tall stone gopuram-style doorway behind. A man in white shirt and white dhoti places a garland of red, white and green flowers around the neck of a person in saffron-orange robes with long dark hair swept back, who presses palms together. Another man in white and a man in white with a small rudraksha mala stand nearby. A large crowd of onlookers in white, orange and yellow clothes gathers behind, and a stone pillar or elephant leg is visible at left.2009-08-06Photograph of a procession outdoors near a red-and-white temple wall at Tiruchendur. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe, rudraksha-style neck beads and a garland of white and red flowers holds a tall silver staff (vel-like) topped with a decorative finial, with a rope tied to it. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and bare torsos walk barefoot, one in a saffron-orange cloth with a sacred thread, another in white with a shawl. Uniformed police and security officers in khaki and light-blue shirts stand behind. On the left, a man in a purple-and-pink shawl and gold chains raises a phone to photograph the group, and another wears white vibhuti marks on his forehead. a person: the central man, with a long beard, a garland and a ceremonial staff, is the procession leader.2018-03-17April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesA crowded temple corridor with carved stone walls and a painted gateway topped by white elephant figures. In the centre a bearded man with long dark hair wears a red-orange robe and a large multicoloured flower garland, his hands pressed together in greeting. Around him robed men wear saffron and orange cloth, many bare-chested with white and ochre tilak on their foreheads and beaded necklaces; one man on the right holds a wooden staff. 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