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Photograph of the carved stone gateway of a South Indian temple, with a tall gopuram visible through the inner passage. In the foreground a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts moves through the entrance. A figure in saffron-orange robes walks near the centre, with a shaved or close-cropped head, carrying no visible objects, in the crowd of white-clad devotees. A man in the lower right wears a checked shirt and a red tilak mark on his forehead. A yellow wooden pole stands at the left edge beside a notice board with printed Tamil text. Ornate granite sculptures of deities and pillars decorate the gateway walls.

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Photograph of a crowd leaving or entering a grand grey stone temple gateway with intricately carved sculptures and latticed windows, with a white gopuram tower visible in the distance through the arch. Many men in white dhotis and shirts walk through the courtyard, several wearing rudraksha malas. In the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes with an orange turban and a beaded garland walks among them, with another person in orange robes beside him. A man in a red shawl walks at left near a wooden pole. The scene is an outdoor temple procession area with a notice board on the left.2007-01-12A photograph looking up at the tall carved gopuram gateway of the Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai, its stone walls covered in sculpted figures and niches. A procession walks through the central passage toward the bright opening at the far end. In the middle foreground, a figure in orange saffron robes with long hair walks with hands folded in greeting, flanked by men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a rudraksha-style necklace. Several white-clad men are at the lower edge, and a man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak stands at the right. a person appears as the saffron-robed figure leading the group, identified by long hair and orange robes beside the entrance procession.2007-01-12Photograph of a large stone temple gateway with a white-stuccoed gopuram tower packed with sculpted deities and figures. A group of people in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls walks out through the dark granite entrance. In the foreground a man in an orange robe and a saffron shawl with a rudraksha mala strides forward holding a small paper, while a bald man in white clothes folds his hands at his chest. A woman in an orange shawl and white sari walks at the right edge, and another man in white with a saffron shawl and beads walks at the left. Sculpted figures stand in niches on the gateway walls.2009-08-06March 04 20202020-03-04Several men walk out through the dark stone gateway of a South Indian temple tower, its upper levels densely carved with sculpted figures and a white gopuram visible beyond. In the foreground a man in white shirt and trousers with dark-rimmed glasses carries a pink-and-white garland. To his right a figure in a flowing orange-saffron robe with a beaded necklace and long dark hair walks forward, a probable Swamiji by appearance. Behind them an older man in white dhoti and shawl carries a rudraksha mala, another man in white holds a large green-and-yellow flower garland, and a seated woman in orange sari sits at the right with a few onlookers nearby. Overcast sky and overhead wires frame the scene.2006-12-04January 12 20072007-01-12August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Photo of the ornately carved white gopuram of Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, seen from below through a dark stone gateway. Several figures stand at the entrance: a man in white dress shirt and dhoti on the left, a bald man in an orange robe in the centre-left, and a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe with a white garland at the centre-right, who appears to be holding hands with the bald man. Two more men in white and a figure in a lighter shirt are partly visible at the frame edges. Overhead, power lines cross the sky. A dark plaque is mounted on the gateway wall to the right.2006-12-04August 06 20092009-08-06September 26 20112011-09-26January 12 20072007-01-12