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Photo of a procession entering a carved stone temple gateway with dense sculpted pillars and niches holding figures. A group of men walks through the arched opening carrying drums, including a bass drum and a hand drum, while others in white dhotis and orange or red saffron-toned garments walk alongside. A man in white shirt and white dhoti stands at the left edge, and drummers in checked shirts and a blue shirt play at the front. Light glows from the far end of the passage, where another temple tower is visible.

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A large procession of devotees moves through a stone temple gateway, with a tall ornate gopuram tower behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and some women wear orange and saffron saris. Musicians play drums and long wind instruments, while an ornate red and gold palanquin or deity carriage is carried in the centre. A man in a red dhoti at left and a drummer in a teal shirt lead the group. Stone pillars and a banner-like structure frame the scene.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large procession moves through a stone temple courtyard toward a tall carved gopuram gateway. Many people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk together, with drummers beating large drums in the foreground and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti drumming. Men in white with yellow shawls clap and gesture. A decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy is carried near the gate, and devotees with orange shawls and brass instruments follow. Carved white temple walls and a stone Nandi-style figure on the roof frame the scene.2008-08-02A photograph of the tall dark stone gateway of a South Indian temple, its walls covered with rows of carved niches and sculpted figures. A woman in a yellow blouse and white sari stands at the lower left beside young women in white and pale blue salwar outfits. Further in, a man in white dhoti and women in red saris walk along the stone corridor toward an open courtyard lit by sunlight. A small painted deity sculpture stands in a niche on the left wall.2009-08-11August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12A photograph looking up at the tall carved gopuram gateway of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, its stone walls covered in sculpted figures and niches. A procession walks through the central passage toward the bright opening at the far end. In the middle foreground, a figure in orange saffron robes with long hair walks with hands folded in greeting, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Several white-clad men are at the lower edge, and a man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak stands at the right. a person appears as the saffron-robed figure leading the group, identified by long hair and orange robes beside the entrance procession.2007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02A procession leaves a stone temple gateway at dusk, with carved stone pillars and figures on both sides and a hanging lamp overhead. In the front row, men in white dhotis and shirts play long brass horns, one wearing a red tilak on his forehead and garlands of yellow and orange flowers hanging from the instruments. Behind them, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a long orange garland walks at the centre, flanked by devotees in white with orange shawls. A woman in a white saree with green leaf print plays a horn, and another woman in a dark patterned sari plays beside her. A small ornate umbrella or standard is visible in the background. Several dozen people follow in the crowd.2008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12September 26 20112011-09-26