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Outdoor photo of a group walking along a stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight. In the centre, a person with long hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a marigold garland, with bangles on the arm, walking barefoot beside another person in saffron-orange robes holding a mala. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a grey shirt, walk around them. Behind them stands a gopuram temple tower with orange-and-white draped decorations, and a pillared mandapam roof is at right. Visible text on a shop sign at left reads partly as 'SPE...ARAR' and 'PRA...'. About ten people are visible.

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A photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a ceremonial gold-and-beaded garland and a rudraksha-style mala; he smiles and walks barefoot. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe and a thin orange shawl carries a ceremonial staff. Around them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and white shirts walk, one carrying a long pole or staff. A man in a pink shirt and dark trousers, and a shaved-headed man in white, appear at right. A temple gopuram tower rises in the background beside a decorated pavilion with red and green bunting and a thatched roof, and a stone pillar with carvings stands at right. Approximately ten people are visible.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Photo of a temple procession outside a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and sculpted figures. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth, a thick orange-and-gold flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and carries a white staff with a red tip. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, walk along; one shaved-headed man in front holds a white staff and another wears dark-rimmed glasses. A man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold and saffron attire, and is walked with by attendants, so the appearance is a probable match for a person in a temple visit context.2011-12-08A group walks across a wide stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, casting shadows. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland walks beside a man in a white dhoti and shirt; a few others in white ritual dhotis and light shirts accompany them. Behind, a man in a blue shirt and grey trousers walks, and to the right others stand near a yellow metal barrier. Stone pillars, a gopuram tower and trees frame the scene. Photo of temple grounds with a small group of walking devotees and attendants.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor temple-path procession under a large shade tree on a stone-paved walkway. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-bead necklace and gold armbands, with long dark hair and a forehead mark; he walks ahead of a white-clad attendant holding a long ceremonial staff topped with a bird-like finial. To the right, a shaved-headed monk in orange cloth with rudraksha malas carries a small object, and a white-robed devotee walks beside him. A man in a grey shirt and a man in white dhoti with a yellow flower garland walk in the foreground, with more people behind under the trees.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved path beside a high brick wall, with a tall, intricately carved gopuram tower of a temple rising behind a tree at left. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold border and a gold-bead garland, and holds his hands together. Around him are devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, one carrying a bundle of orange cloth and another holding a floral garland of white and red flowers. A man in a white shirt and brown trousers walks at far left, and a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks at the right edge. Procession or temple visit.2011-09-09December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard in bright daylight. A woman in an orange sari with hands folded in prayer leads a file of men in white dhotis and shirts, one of them shaved-headed and bare-chested with a white cloth. A man in a grey shirt and trousers walks barefoot near the front, and a uniformed policeman stands at the left edge. Yellow and red barricades and a colourful temple gopuram appear behind them, with a painted kolam design on the ground at lower right.2011-12-08August 11 20092009-08-11December 20 20112011-12-20