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A photograph of an early-morning temple courtyard at sunrise, with the low sun glowing behind a tall gopuram tower in the distance. A long pink colonnaded hall with arched windows and carved ornaments stands on the right, and a dark stone wall topped with carved stone animal figures runs along the left beside a metal railing. A few people in white dhotis and clothes walk across the paved stone floor, including a man in white on the right near the colonnade and a small child in a light top walking near the centre. Trees stand beside the path, and the hazy pale sky fills the upper frame.

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Hazy sunrise over a temple compound. A pale gopuram tower rises in the background behind a long wall topped with a row of carved stone lion or animal heads. A sun glows orange through the haze above overhead wires and trees on the right. In the lower right foreground, a small group of people in white clothes walks along a path beside a wall and a shelter with a tin roof, with a figure in a dark garment in the foreground. No identifiable a person candidate is clearly visible.2012-10-12A photograph of a procession walking along a paved stone path at a South Indian temple complex. A tall white gopuram tower rises behind a colonnaded pink-and-grey hall, with palm trees and a hill beyond. In the foreground, a group of about twenty people walk in a line. Several men in white dhoti and shirt walk beside saffron-robed figures wearing orange cloth and rudraksha malas; one bare-chested man carries a saffron wrap and orange garment. Women in green and white saris walk among them. Among the saffron-robed figures, one tall man with long hair and an orange robe walks at the centre of the group.2011-09-09August 06 20092009-08-06Photograph of a group walking along a paved path beside a brick wall toward a large white gopuram temple tower at dusk, with a large tree and a green-and-yellow information board on the right. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk in front, one with a rudraksha mala, while men in white shirts and white dhotis follow, one wearing a white kurta and a beaded necklace near the centre. Devotees stand along the wall, and a figure in orange sits near the left edge. The sky is pale lavender and a nandi statue sits atop the wall.2012-08-17October 12 20122012-10-12A group of devotees walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a long colonnade with pink-painted pillars and a tall gopuram tower in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and a crown-like ornament and a long rudraksha-style mala around his neck, while others wear saffron and orange sarees and white dhotis. A man at the right wears white and an orange sash, and a woman at the left wears a yellow garland. Some people carry bags and one holds a folded white cloth. The wording of the archive page places this at a temple visit in Tiruvannamalai, and the tall tower matches a temple gopuram, but the centre figure's identity cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the a person field is set to unsure.2012-10-12Dusk view of a temple courtyard with a large gopuram (tower) of a South Indian temple rising in the background, its tiers lit faintly against a pink and grey evening sky. A lamp post glows on the left beside a row of shuttered shop fronts. On the paved floor, a small group of people sits near a kolam (floor drawing) in white and coloured patterns, several in white dhotis. A single figure in a dark top and white cloth walks across the courtyard, and another person in white stands at the right edge beside a stone wall topped with small sculpted figures. A cylindrical stone lamp stand stands in the centre of the open court.2012-10-12A group walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a tall white gopuram tower, with a long pillared colonnade on the right. At the centre a long-haired man with a swept-back hairstyle wears a saffron robe, a large rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, appearing to lead the procession. Around him saffron-clad sannyasis and women in saffron saris walk alongside men in white dhotis and shawls, one man in a white dhoti and orange shawl at the far right, while a man in a light shirt and orange cloth walks at left. Trees and a pinkish temple wall frame the scene under an overcast sky.2012-10-12A wide stone-paved courtyard at a South Indian temple. On the left stands a massive dark granite wall topped by a colourful gopuram tower with painted deity sculptures and small carved lions at its corners. On the right, a pink-washed colonnade with arched openings and green-framed windows runs along the courtyard. Bamboo scaffolding is fixed along the base of the left wall, and two yellow-and-red barricades stand in the foreground. A distant group of people dressed in white clothing gathers near the far end of the colonnade, and a tree stands at the back under a pale sky. No visible portrait or identifiable figure is shown in the foreground.2007-01-12A photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved temple path beside a long grey brick wall with pink trim and sculpted animal figures along its top. A tall gopuram tower rises in the background under a pale dusk sky. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts walk alongside two figures in saffron-orange robes, one wearing a long garland and holding a red cloth, the other with a rudraksha mala. Some men wear white shawls with striped borders. Women in white saris follow behind. Attendees appear to be on a temple procession or walk. A metal railing and a wooden post sit at the left edge.2011-09-09Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved courtyard beside a large white gopuram temple tower with a pink-washed wall to the right. Several saffron-clad sadhus in orange dhotis and shawls walk in front, one wearing a long rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured necklace, with a tall figure in a swept-back hairstyle at the centre of the line. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, one carrying a bouquet of flowers. Palm trees and a hill appear behind the temple. Wet patches and kolam chalk designs are on the ground. Swamiji (probable) is the tall figure at centre, identified by appearance cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklace, and is physically present.2012-10-12A photograph of a temple courtyard approach in Tiruvannamalai, showing a dark granite wall and a gold-and-black ornamental iron gate on the left, leading into a shrine doorway. Beyond, a tall, pale, tiered gopuram tower rises toward a hazy sky, with a smaller stone shrine structure in the middle distance. A few people in light clothing walk across the open paved courtyard. On the right, a whitewashed boundary wall with carved stone brackets and figures runs along a set of steps, and a large tree shades the top right. Sunlight flares into the frame.2012-10-12