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A large crowd fills a street in front of a temple gopuram at Arunachaleswarar Temple. In the foreground, a figure seen from behind with long dark hair wears an orange-red garment, a red flower garland and gold bangles, and raises a hand toward the crowd. Many people in white dhotis and shirts hold saffron flags, and a festival chariot with decorated canopy stands in the background. A saffron-clad figure on a vehicle and a distant tiered ornamental tower appear among the crowd, and a mountain rises behind the temple. A readable sign reads Sakravarthi.

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A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a tall gopuram temple tower with white and colourful sculpted levels, in a town set against low mountains. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris raise orange and saffron flags, and some hold up hands or phones. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange garment and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace, seen from behind, raises a hand toward a procession, with a banana bunch and floral garlands hanging at the top right. Police in khaki uniform stand among the crowd, and a decorated chariot and a painted deity float appear in the distance. Banners and flags of several nations hang on the right.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 20112011-12-20A crowded street procession before a tall gopuram temple tower. A dense crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis moves forward, many with raised hands and some holding orange and white flags. Strings of white triangular pennants stretch overhead, and a golden palanquin carrying a deity murti with an orange canopy sits at left. At right, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, seen from behind, raises one arm toward the crowd, standing near a decorated vehicle with garlands. Red and orange banners and flags are visible throughout, along with a large portrait of a smiling elderly man with white hair on a red banner and on a white poster at right.2006-09-24December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor temple procession in a crowded street with a mountain behind and a multi-tiered gopuram tower with a golden top in the background. A man with long dark hair in orange-saffron clothing, wearing a red-and-green flower garland and a rudraksha mala, raises his arm and points toward the procession. Dense crowds in white dhotis and shirts, many holding saffron flags, surround decorated chariots and palanquins adorned with marigold garlands and orange cloth. Police in khaki uniforms stand along the edge. Flower-decorated palm fronds and a canopy hang at upper right, and a red-clad drummer or attendant is visible at the far right.2011-12-20Large outdoor street procession in front of a tall gopuram temple tower of Arunachaleswarar Temple with a hill behind it. Dense crowd of hundreds of people, mostly in white clothes, fills the road. Many people carry saffron-orange flags on poles, and a tall yellow-orange banner flag stands at left. Uniformed police officers in khaki and dark caps walk through the crowd. A bald man in an orange-saffron robe with a mala stands near centre-left, possibly a sannyasi or devotee, and a figure in white stands atop a vehicle at upper left. A decorated palanquin or chariot with a deity murti and flowers is visible near the temple entrance. Signboards in Tamil script line the street at left and right.2011-12-20