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A large outdoor procession of many devotees walks along a stone-paved temple street toward a temple gateway with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man wears an orange-saffron shawl and a saffron-orange lower garment and walks at the front of the group. Behind him, a barefoot man in a white dhoti and a white upper cloth carries a bundle of yellow flowers in both hands. Most people around them wear white dhotis and white shirts, with some in orange or red, and a few wear saffron wraps. Musicians in brown and white walk in front, one playing a long brass horn. Dark carved stone structures and a black stone pillar stand at left and a yellow metal railing at right.

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A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads, walks in procession through a stone temple courtyard in morning light. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a long ornate necklace, walks beside another figure in orange and white with long flowing hair. Near the bottom, a bare-chested priest in a dhoti carries a tray of flowers and garlands. Behind them, a dark stone deity sculpture stands at a temple pillar, with ornate gopuram carvings and dark-robed attendants in the background. a person is the central figure in saffron with the orange turban, walking in procession toward the temple.2007-01-12A large crowd of mostly men in white shirts and white dhotis walks down a stone street in a procession. Two musicians in the front play long brass horns, one in white and one in an orange-brown shirt. A bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread carries a tray of flowers and offerings. Near the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with an orange head cloth and long hair, wearing a beaded necklace, walks among the devotees, a probable Swamiji (probable) in a procession. Metal railings in yellow and red line the right side, and a few women in bright saris appear at the back.2007-01-12A procession of many men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas walks along a stone pathway beside carved temple walls. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes, an orange head wrap, a long ornate gold necklace and a yellow-gold shawl leads the group; his long hair and distinctive adornments are visible, consistent with the appearance of the a person, walking in procession. Several saffron-robed attendants walk around him, with a young boy in white at lower right. A pale carved temple gateway and wall stretch behind the crowd.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12A large crowd of devotees descends a stone temple staircase in a procession at a Tamil Nadu temple entrance. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis with rudraksha malas, and several wear orange shawls. Near the centre, a figure in an orange robe with an orange turban-like headwrap and long hair walks with palms pressed together in greeting, with a white-clad attendant beside. Stone gateway pillars, iron grilles and spectators line the scene, and a bundle of yellow flowers is visible at the lower left. Appearance-based candidate, a person, is present in the procession with the orange-clad devotee cues; the scene shows a temple procession of devotees.2007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02Photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple courtyard beside carved stone pillars and an iron railing at dawn. A long column of people, dozens visible, mostly men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas, some women in white saris, moves toward the right. At the front center, a figure in long saffron-orange robes with a matching orange head covering walks with hands folded in anjali, with a shawl-draped orange-clad companion nearby. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt stands with palms joined at left, and a man in a checked shirt watches. Temple gopuram walls and a white structure appear in the background.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12