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A photograph of a temple colonnade with grey-white pillars carved with floral reliefs, beside a dirt courtyard. A photographer in a yellow shirt holding a camera walks in the foreground. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border walks beside several sannyasis in saffron-orange robes, one raising his hand in blessing at right. Men in white shirts and white dhotis walk nearby, and a thatched shelter with palm trunks stands in the background.

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Exterior photograph of a white temple colonnade with ornately carved pillars and a tiered gopuram-style superstructure above. A man in a red shirt and white trousers walks along the walkway, while a man in a yellow shirt stands in the lower left corner. Two men in white dhotis and white shirts with ritual threads stand near the pillar bases, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and tilak stands at the right edge. A small canopy structure and trees are visible to the right. A faint copyright overlay appears at the lower right.2009-08-08Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a whitewashed multi-tiered temple gopuram and columned facade behind thatched palm-roof shelters. Several men walk across dusty ground. Two central figures wear saffron/orange robes with long dark hair; the one in the centre-right, in orange with a shawl over the shoulder, appears to be a sannyasi, and the appearance is consistent with a person, though the cues are not strongly distinctive. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti gestures beside them. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red sash walks at the right edge, while a man in white carries a brass tray of fruit and flowers. Men in white and cream shirts and a man in a yellow checked shirt surround the group.2009-08-08A photograph in a sunlit courtyard before a tall, carved gopuram-style temple gateway with a dark doorway. A person in a white kurta and dhoti, seen from behind, holds a video camera toward a group walking forward. A man in a white shirt and dhoti with a white sacred thread walks beside a woman in an orange saffron robe with a large orange-and-gold beaded necklace, and a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace walks alongside. Other devotees in white, a woman in a blue sari and people in colourful saris are scattered across the courtyard, with a blue canopy tent to the left.2011-12-08A photograph of a crowded temple procession moving along a stone-pillared colonnade. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the foreground, including a shaved-headed monk on the right in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and a bald monk in the centre-left wearing orange with a rudraksha mala. Surrounding them are men in white shirts and dhotis, a man in a khaki shirt, women in saris, and onlookers standing along the red-and-white painted barrier and behind the pillars. No distinctive crown, long hair or ceremonial gold cues establish any particular individual, so the monks are described by role only. Visible people are counted in the scene; the exact crowd size is not established.2012-05-31August 08 20092009-08-08Photograph of a stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and a colourful painted ceiling panel. In the centre, a figure with long dark curly hair in a saffron-orange robe and dhoti stands barefoot, one hand resting on a stone shrine ledge decorated with carved elephant figures. To the left, a man in white clothes with a video camera on his shoulder films, and two shaven-headed men in white dhotis stand beside him. Bamboo scaffolding and palm trees surround the open courtyard with a white colonnade behind.2011-09-09Outdoor photo at a large stone temple gopuram with carved pillars. A central figure in long saffron-orange robes, with long dark hair and a large beaded necklace, walks barefoot across stone paving within a crowd. Around him men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls, several holding up a saffron and gold ceremonial umbrella-style canopy. A photographer in white with a camera on the left faces the group. The appearance-based label a person applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair and beaded necklace, shown walking in procession.2008-08-02A photograph of a temple procession along a stone-paved walkway beside a grey stone temple gopuram and carved pillars. Musicians lead: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass wind instrument, another plays a frame drum, and a woman in red sari walks nearby. Behind them a long line of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls, walks in procession. A man in orange shirt and jeans and another in a red-striped shirt stand at the left edge. Iron railings and a green bucket are visible at right.2007-01-12August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a crowd walking through a stone temple colonnade with carved pillars and a dark doorway opening onto a distant courtyard. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and saffron robe, wearing a long garland of yellow and white flowers and a rudraksha-style bead necklace, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, and a bare-chested man in orange dhoti and bead mala move through the procession. Loudspeakers are mounted on the pillars. The visible people number more than twenty.2006-09-24August 08 20092009-08-08Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard past a colonnaded temple hall with plain pillars and a stepped platform behind them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a pink-and-white dhoti walks at left. Four men in saffron-orange robes walk in procession; the central figure in front has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and glasses, and wears a saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala, while behind him another saffron-robed man has shoulder-length hair and carries a phone. A man in white shirt and white dhoti walks at right, and other men in white shirts follow. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at upper right.2009-08-01