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Outdoor photograph of a crowded street in front of a tall ornate gopuram-style temple tower and entrance at Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a blue sky and a wispy cloud above the hill behind. Scaffolding and bamboo structures stand beside the temple. On the left, shopfronts with a Vivo sign and Tamil signage line the street. Many devotees walk and gather, mostly in white shirts, dhotis and lungis, and in saris in orange, green, yellow and red; several elderly women stand with palms pressed together in namaste. A decorated red-and-gold chariot with garlands is at the right edge. A timestamp reads 3 December 2022 6:47 am with a copyright credit.

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Photograph of a crowded street outside a large South Indian temple gopuram at dawn, the sky pale blue with a lenticular cloud over a hill behind. A tall white-washed gopuram with tiered carvings rises at left beside a colourful temple gateway with stone pillars. Dense crowds of devotees fill the foreground, many in white dhotis, saris in green, pink and orange, and some bare-chested men. A tall floodlight pole and scaffolding for festival preparations stand at right, with palm fronds decorating the gateway. Shops with signboards line the left edge.2022-12-03Outdoor street scene at a temple town with a dense crowd of devotees filling the foreground, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some in yellow and checked clothing, raising hands and holding phones. In the center, a large ornate golden temple chariot with orange and blue canopy, a deity murti and attendants gathered around it. Behind it stands a tall gopuram temple tower, scaffolding on the right and left, shop signs including Vivo and Royal Mobiles lining the street, and a timestamp reading 28 November 2022 10:38 am.2022-11-28November 28 20222022-11-28Photograph of a large gopuram temple tower, pale white and tiered, rising behind a crowded outdoor temple procession at Arunachaleshwara temple, Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground a golden palanquin-style ratha with a gilded canopy and yellow-and-orange floral garlands stands beside striped blue, yellow and purple parasols. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a bare-chested priest in yellow cloth attend the ratha, while a crowd of devotees fills the lower frame. A dark metal scaffold and a small white shrine arch with pillars stand to the left.2022-11-28December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 01 20082008-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20December 03 20222022-12-03August 01 20082008-08-01Photograph of a temple courtyard with tall, ornately carved white gopuram towers in the background, one on the left and one on the right. A small golden canopied palanquin with red and white fringe stands in the centre, surrounded by a crowd of devotees. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, some in orange and others in colourful saris and kurtas. Orange-red ceremonial carpet runners cross the stone-paved courtyard, and a yellow barrier is visible at the right edge. Light pillars and a street lamp stand nearby under a pale sky.2009-08-06December 20 20112011-12-20