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Outdoor temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. On the left, a decorated golden palanquin carrying a deity murti is heavily garlanded with white, yellow and purple flowers. A man in a white shirt and orange dhoti-cloth stands on it with an orange shawl, while a man below rings a brass handbell. Behind, devotees in orange and saffron clothing, some with rudraksha malas and white vibhuti lines on their foreheads, press forward with folded hands. A stone temple gateway with carved sculptures and a signboard in Tamil script stands at right. Several men wear white and orange dhotis and rudraksha malas, and one man in a white shirt stands centre with a red-and-white cloth at his waist.

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January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph of a temple procession in a street beside a stone temple gopuram-style entrance. On the left, a golden palanquin or procession car is densely decorated with yellow and purple flower garlands and carries a deity murti. A bare-chested man in a red shirt stands in front, and a man in white dhoti with an orange shawl stands on the car, holding a pole. Devotees around them include men with bare torsos, sacred ash marks and white dhotis, and women in saris. A figure in an orange robe stands in the background near the temple wall. Other people in white and orange clothing gather along the street.2018-01-16Outdoor temple procession at a decorated palanquin car draped in garlands of marigold and jasmine, with a deity murti under a curved gold arch. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti and red-bordered cloth leans over the car to tend the deity. In the foreground, a man in white shirt and orange-saffron shawl holds a green pole and stands beside the car. To the right, a young man with long dark hair, bare-chested, wearing a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha-style beads, stands with devotees, some with white vibhuti on their forereheads. Behind them, a carved gopuram tower with painted sculptures rises against an overcast sky, and a Tamil-script sign is visible on a building wall.2018-01-16A temple procession outside a stone temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. On the left, a shirtless man in white dhoti arranges flower garlands on a decorated palanquin, while a man in saffron dhoti and orange-yellow shawl stands on the platform beside him. In the foreground and centre, devotees stand with hands folded in prayer; one bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala, another in white dhoti wears orange and a long garland, and a grey-haired man with a topknot and white vibhuti marks is at lower left. A woman in orange sari stands behind them, and a crowd fills the courtyard.2018-01-16A temple procession in a street on a sunny day. A deity murti is decorated with heavy garlands of white, yellow and purple flowers on a golden-and-red wooden palanquin with a canopy of red and orange pillars. Bare-chested priests in white dhotis with sacred ash on their bodies stand near the palanquin, one holding a brass vessel of flowers. A man in a white shirt and saffron-orange shawl stands beside the cart, and a long-haired man in orange cloth wearing rudraksha beads stands in the crowd on the right. Devotees in white and red shirts press around the carriage, and a lit oil lamp is held near the cart's edge. A temple gopuram and boundary wall appear at right.2018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai centres on a decorated temple car carrying deity murtis garlanded with thick bands of white, yellow and purple flowers under a canopy. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti and a man in a white shirt with an orange-yellow shawl lean in from the car's side. Around them, devotees in white shirts, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and sandalwood-smeared torso, and sadhus with long matted hair and orange garments press close. A shaved-headed man wears a yellow flower garland and white markings on his forehead. Stone temple gopuram carvings and a whitewashed wall stand behind the crowd.2018-01-16Street procession outside a temple with a richly decorated wooden ratha-style palanquin carrying a deity murti heavily garlanded in white, pink, purple and yellow flowers under a red-and-yellow canopy. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk with tilak and rudraksha malas; the central figure in orange robes wears a long flower garland and holds a small object. A bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala, a man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl, and a man in white and gold guide the procession past a gopuram with painted sculptures. Crowd of onlookers lines the street.2018-01-16Outdoor temple procession scene: a shirtless priest in a white dhoti stands on a flower-decorated palanquin-style shrine, pouring or offering from a silver tray over a deity murti heaped with marigold and mixed flower garlands. Smoke drifts across the frame from an incense or fire offering at right. A bearded man with long hair and a bare chest, wearing a striped dhoti, stands among devotees; a man in an orange-yellow turban and white shirt stands nearby. Crowds of men in white dhotis, red shirts and khaki uniforms surround the shrine. Behind the shrine, a temple gopuram with painted sculptures of seated and standing figures and a tree stand against a bright sky.2018-01-16A street procession in Tiruvannamalai at dusk. On the right, a wooden temple car with red pillars and a canopy carries deity murtis draped in dense garlands of white, pink and yellow flowers. Bare-chested men in white dhotis stand at the car, one in the foreground holding a fruit tray, another in an orange turban beside him. Women in orange and red saris carry fruit and flower trays. A uniformed police officer stands at the right edge. Behind them a red wall displays banners reading Nithyananda Gurukul and Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, with a portrait labelled Paramahamsa Nithyananda. A man in an orange-saffron shawl and rudraksha malas at left is visible, but no clear a person cues are present.2018-01-16January 11 20172017-01-11