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Photograph of a temple gateway crowded with people walking through a narrow passage lined with carved stone pillars. A central figure with long, curly dark hair and an orange robe with a gold necklace smiles broadly, while a woman-like figure in orange with a gold necklace and a shaved head walks beside. An orange umbrella is raised by a bald man in an orange robe and white dhoti, and devotees in white dhotis with rudraksha malas surround them. A police officer in khaki uniform and white cap stands at the yellow barriers in the foreground. Yellow metal barricades guide the flow, and a yellow signboard with Tamil text hangs above the entrance.

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Photo of a temple entrance at Arunachaleswara Temple, with a yellow barrier and red-and-white Tamil signboard in front. A smiling long-haired person with a red bindi, a white cross-shaped pendant and a rudraksha mala wears orange clothing and walks at the centre. Beside them a bald man with a shawl in orange and gold, several rudraksha malas and a gold necklace carries an orange umbrella held by a man in orange robes. Uniformed police officers and a crowd of onlookers stand behind the barrier.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24September 09 20112011-09-09A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, a multi-strand gold necklace of bead-like ornaments, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, smiles and raises a hand while walking past a yellow metal barrier at a stone temple entrance with carved granite pillars. Behind him stand a shaved-headed attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and a bearded man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and a man in pink shirt and white dhoti is at right. A Tamil-script sign on the barrier reads a temple name. Signage and photo credit are visible at right.2011-09-09A photograph inside a carved stone temple passageway with pillars covered in relief sculpture. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks beneath a bright orange parasol held by a saffron-clad attendant. Beside them a bare-chested attendant in saffron with a white headband and a gold-chain necklace walks along, and a man in white dhoti and shirt wearing a sash and a prayer-thread bag smiles on the left. Other devotees in white and pink shirts follow, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap stands at the yellow barrier. Yellow and red barriers line the path toward a gated temple entrance with a yellow notice board.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A crowded street-side scene at a temple entrance. A bald man with a white-painted forehead, rudraksha mala beads, and a thick gold necklace stands center, wrapped in saffron cloth with a yellow border, and smiles with a hand near his chin. A saffron-clad figure with long wavy black hair, a white necklace, and many beaded malas stands at left, gesturing. On the right, saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and white forehead markings hold up a saffron umbrella. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind them and a man in a checked shirt watches. A yellow barrier with red Tamil lettering runs along the lower left, and carved stone pillars rise in the background.2012-07-24September 12 20122012-09-12Outdoor photograph of a temple visit in bright daylight. Centre frame, a bald man with a red-and-white tilak and orange-yellow robe with a striped border wears a beaded rudraksha mala and a gold pendant; a yellow umbrella is held over him by a man in a white shirt at right. Beside him, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari, a red beaded necklace and a white pendant. Behind them, a crowd in white and orange garments and a man in a white shirt bending forward. A stone temple gateway with carved deities and a green hill are in the background. a person is described as the bald man in orange robes with the rudraksha mala, visited at the temple with attendants.2012-07-24A photograph at a temple entrance with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron garment with a gold border and layered gold-beaded necklaces, smiling and gesturing with his hand toward his chest; a bare-chested figure with long hair and ornate gold adornments, matching the a person cues. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala laughs. To the left, a bald man in a white dhoti with gold border and an orange shawl stands near a yellow barrier, and a small girl in a white dress is held by an adult behind the railing. A yellow barrier sign reads in Tamil and English-style lettering, and the scene is set at a temple doorway.2011-09-09