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Photograph of a crowded temple precinct in the evening at a large white gopuram tower with lit decorations, under a pale sky. Several men and women walk on a wet stone pavement. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl with a red tilak walks barefoot, with a younger man in matching orange robes beside him. To the left a woman in a red sari, and to the right a man in a white checked shirt and khaki trousers. Behind them a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and a woman in an orange sari move among pilgrims. Lamps and carved figures decorate the temple walls.

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September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04A photograph outside a large white gopuram temple tower with carved figures and strings of lights. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes walk along a paved path; one in the centre wears a long orange wrap draped over his shoulder and has long dark hair, another beside him wears a rudraksha mala, and a younger man in orange looks down. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and a smiling woman in a red and orange sari stands at right. Blue barricades and a striped canopy line the walkway beside the temple wall.2008-09-04Photograph of a white temple gopuram with ornate carved sculptures rising above a blue-roofed colonnade decorated with colourful garlands and lights, at a temple complex. In the foreground, a group of saffron-robed sadhus stand on a wet paved courtyard; the central figure in an orange shawl and orange dhoti points upward toward the gopuram while a companion in orange and a woman in a red sari look on. A barefoot man in white kurta and dhoti stands to the left carrying a bag, and a woman in a purple sari walks in the background past metal barricades. Possible a person identity is not established from appearance; the figures are described by role and dress only.2008-09-04A photograph of a tall white temple gopuram covered in carved sculptures and strung with decorative lights, rising beside a blue-walled shrine with painted deity reliefs. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange robes stand together on a paved walkway; the central figure with long dark hair wears an orange shawl draped over his shoulder, and a companion beside him wears an orange shawl and a red-orange garland-like cord. A man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at left, a woman in a blue sari walks behind the group, and a smiling woman in a red sari stands at right beside metal barricades. A canopy with red-and-white striped poles shelters an area on the right.2008-09-04Outdoor photograph at a large South Indian temple gopuram, its tall whitewashed tower with ornate sculpted tiers and a gilded top rising behind a brick-and-white wall lit with lamps. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange shawl over a red undershirt, looking down as he walks. Beside him a younger man in white ritual clothes wears an orange shawl and a long rudraksha mala. To the left an older man in white with glasses and a woman in white with an orange shawl and red bindi stand in the crowd; devotees and onlookers fill the courtyard, and strings of lights hang across the sky. Swamiji (probable): the man in the orange shawl and red undershirt with long hair and a bindi matches the page's Tirumala visit, shown with saffron clothing, long hair and a rudraksha-adorned companion.2008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04Several people walk barefoot across a wet stone plaza toward a temple complex with a gopuram-style entrance and blue railings. In front, a young man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl walks with his palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange robes and a pink-orange shawl with a round pendant walks with a hand on his chest. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a woman in white with an orange shawl follow, and a woman in red sari walks at the left edge. Reflections shimmer on the wet pavement under an overcast sky.2008-09-04