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Night street procession in a crowded town lane, with a dense crowd of devotees pressing around a central man with a smiling face, forehead tilak and a white flower garland draped over his shoulders, wearing an orange-brown cloth. Men and women around him wear white vibhuti markings on their foreheads, gold and beaded necklaces and bare or light upper-body clothing. A man on the left wears a red-and-green sari-style garment, and a man on the right in a yellow shirt is partly visible. Illuminated temple chariot with lights and decorative canopy appears in the background at the top left, along with shuttered shops and hanging banners.

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February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight street procession in a crowded lane lit by string lights and illuminated temple chariot in the background. At the centre, a bearded man in an orange-brown robe wears a large white and multicoloured flower garland and has white tripundra markings on his forehead; he is surrounded and held by many devotees. Around him, a bald man in a white dhoti and shirt, men in white shirts, a man in a saffron-yellow shawl, and women in dark and blue saris press close. Shuttered shops line the right side of the street. Visible physical people number roughly 20 to 30, and the identity of the central figure is uncertain from appearance alone.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight photo of a street procession. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard, wearing a white tilak on his forehead and a large garland of white, yellow and green flowers around his neck, walks among a crowd. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts with white forehead markings and gold-beaded necklaces walk close by, and a man in an orange cloth stands at the right edge. Bright illuminated decorations glow in the background, and a lit temple chariot or structure stands behind the crowd.2017-02-07 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20092009-01-15February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowd on a temple street lit by bright floodlights, with gopuram-style temple architecture and shop fronts behind. In the foreground, several bare-chested men wear white dhotis with gold or coloured borders; one holds a metal staff with ornamental top. A man in the centre wears a dark turban and a garland of colourful flowers over a dark robe, and others wear rudraksha malas and forehead marks. No individual can be confidently identified as the a person from appearance alone, so the a person field is unsure.2018-04-29February 07 20172017-02-07Night photograph of a crowd gathered outside a temple entrance with lit lamps and a metal gate behind. At the centre, a bearded man with long swept-back dark hair wears a rust-brown cloth wrap over bare shoulders, a heavy gold-toned beaded necklace and gold arm bands, and smiles as he clasps hands with a man in a white garland. Around them, devotees in green and white polo shirts, a man in khaki, and a bald man in an orange-brown shawl press close. A banner on the left shows printed multi-language notices. a person: the central figure with long hair, ornate gold necklaces and a brown wrap matches the page's claim of a visit to Arunachaleshwara temple during the Maha Kumbhabhishekam.2017-02-06