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A large outdoor gathering of devotees sits on a stone-paved courtyard beside a tall grey stone temple wall, with bamboo scaffolding and dried palm-thatch framing above. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas sit cross-legged; one man with long dark hair, a white forehead band and gold armlets holds a long staff. Nearby, a bald man in orange holds a brass vessel, and a robed priest in orange with a beaded mala sits beside silver plates of offerings, sweets and a small lamp. Behind them, many people in white dhotis and shirts, plus women in pink and green saris, sit closely packed. A garland of flowers is visible at the right edge. The ritual appears to be a seated temple ceremony in progress.

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Outdoor temple ritual at Arunachaleswarar Temple: a seated group of devotees in saffron and orange robes, some with white tilak and rudraksha malas, surrounds a lit camphor aarti flame in a metal dish held by a man in saffron cloth with a bell-like object nearby. A priest in white dhoti sits in front with ritual trays and brass vessels. Behind them a large crowd of people in white and saffron clothing stands among bamboo scaffolding, with a garland of pink and yellow flowers on the right and temple walls and a palm tree in the background. A man in saffron on the left holds a long staff and a standing figure in orange at the upper left appears to be in a respectful pose.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photo of a temple courtyard where a large crowd sits and stands before a stone temple wall with a pink-painted top edge and ornate gopuram-style finials. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange and red robes sits on a raised mat beside flower garlands of white and orange blossoms, plates of food and brass offerings. A central group of seated saffron-robed sannyasis wear rudraksha malas, one with a visible orange and white shawl. Behind them, many devotees in white dhotis and saris and children in maroon uniforms sit or stand, and uniformed police stand near the wall. A man in a white shirt crouches in the foreground with a camera. Large crowds fill the background.2011-12-20Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a stone wall and bamboo scaffolding. Many devotees sit and stand on the stone pavement, most in white ritual clothes or orange and saffron robes, with women in pink and green saris. In the foreground a sannyasi with long swept-back hair, a long mala of rudraksha beads, gold ornaments and saffron-orange robes sits cross-legged with hands folded in prayer, while a shaved-headed man in saffron nearby also sits with palms joined. On the right, a priest in white with a sacred thread kneels before offering plates of flowers and a small brass vessel, and a uniformed police officer stands in the background. A person with long hair and an orange wrap, with distinctive adornments and rudraksha necklaces, is in the centre, consistent with a person presence in the ceremony, though the appearance is not fully certain.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20