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A large crowd walks along a paved path beside a temple complex under shade trees. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a long orange shawl and a large orange-and-yellow flower garland, leading a group. Beside him, another person in saffron robes walks in front of a row of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha malas, and women wear white or orange sarees. Behind them stand temple gopuram structures, a blue-roofed mandapa and a tall stone wall. The central figure in orange has distinctive long hair and ornate garland cues, though his identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a procession walking across a paved stone courtyard toward a large gopuram temple tower at a South Indian temple, with a tall stone wall and colonnaded pillars on the right. Near the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl and a beaded necklace walks forward; a man in an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads walks beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris, some with orange shawls, walk in a crowd, and a man in white on the right holds a garland. A figure in white on the far left has a backpack. Trees and sunlight shape the scene.2009-08-06January 08 20102010-01-08Outdoor photo of a crowd walking along a stone-paved temple path in Tiruvannamalai beside a large gopuram tower under scaffolding. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long-sleeved top, wearing a garland of orange flowers and a dark mala, walks with hands clasped near the chest, flanked by people in white dhotis and white kurtas and white saris with saffron shawls. Some devotees wear rudraksha-style malas, and a bare-footed man in white leads the group. A tree and colonnaded hall stand at right. a person candidate: the central saffron-robed figure with long hair and a flower garland fits a swami in an orange robe, but the face and presentation are not distinctive enough to confirm, so the identity is uncertain.2009-08-06A barefoot procession of devotees in white dhotis and shirts walks across a stone courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall. A figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange head wrap stands among them with hands folded in greeting; a rudraksha-style necklace is visible on several men. Many devotees wear white ritual clothing and some women wear saris and braided hair. Stone carvings cover the temple gopuram wall, and a wall with signboards is at right.2007-01-12August 17 20122012-08-17December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor procession moving along a street past a temple gateway with carved stone pillars. A central figure wears an orange-saffron head wrap, a large garland of yellow and red flowers, and an orange shawl over saffron clothing with rudraksha beads, walking among a crowd. Around him, men in white kurtas and dhotis wear rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, several with orange shawls, and women in saris, some in orange, walk among them. A videographer with a camera walks at left and a man at lower left wears an orange shawl. a person is the central figure in the orange head wrap and flower garland, based on the saffron head wrap, garland and orange clothing; the identification is uncertain.2007-01-12A large crowd walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, with carved granite walls, a gopuram and small shrine structures behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment walks ahead of a group, and another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace walks nearby. Many participants wear white ritual clothes and some hold orange shawls. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films the procession on the left, and an elderly man in a pink shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white, forming a procession through the temple precinct.2006-09-24A large crowd of devotees, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style neck beads, walks in procession through a stone temple courtyard in morning light. At the centre, a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange turban, with a long ornate necklace, walks beside another figure in orange and white with long flowing hair. Near the bottom, a bare-chested priest in a dhoti carries a tray of flowers and garlands. Behind them, a dark stone deity sculpture stands at a temple pillar, with ornate gopuram carvings and dark-robed attendants in the background. a person is the central figure in saffron with the orange turban, walking in procession toward the temple.2007-01-12December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path toward a gopuram tower. A central figure in an orange-saffron robe, orange shawl, a yellow-and-orange garland and a rudraksha-style beaded necklace walks in the middle, with a turban-like orange headwrap. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis wear beaded necklaces and orange shawls, and some hold hands in a line. A woman in a white sari walks at the left edge. A pink temple wall with carved stone figures stands behind the group.2006-09-24