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Night photograph of a procession walking across a stone-paved courtyard beside a temple gopuram with white-painted sculptures and a small shrine lamp at left. A central man in a maroon-brown robe with a large flower garland and a white-painted forehead walks beside a man in an orange-and-maroon sadhu robe with rudraksha mala and a brass pot; behind them are many people in orange and maroon robes, a woman in cream sari, women in green, blue and teal saris, a man in white shirt and a man in orange dhoti with an orange-marked forehead, and a girl in a purple dress. a person is the central figure in a maroon-brown robe with a flower garland and white forehead marks; the cues are a long beard, the garland and ceremonial robe, but the appearance is uncertain.

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Night procession at a temple courtyard with a stone gopuram carved with figures on the left and a small dark deity shrine lamp at its base. A central man in a brown robe with a flower garland and white tripundra marks walks barefoot, with a man in an orange robe and orange dhoti beside him. Behind them, devotees in orange and maroon robes and rudraksha malas follow, with a woman in a cream sari and a woman in a green sari among them. A man in a white shirt walks at the centre and a girl in a white shirt walks at the right edge. The ground is paved stone and a tree stands at the upper right. a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone, so the central garlanded figure is described only by role as a devotee leading the procession.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05Night procession on a paved temple ground in front of an illuminated white gopuram-style shrine with a lit lamp and sculpted figures above the door. Several people walk together: a young man in the centre wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together in namaskar; beside him a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread. Behind them, saffron-robed men and a woman in orange walk with a bag and offerings, while older men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris follow. No clear marker of a person's identity is visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2011-10-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night procession on a stone-paved lane near a temple gopuram. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with gold border and a rudraksha mala walks at left, forehead marked with sacred ash. Behind him a group of devotees in saffron and maroon robes and garlands walks toward a brightly lit temple entrance. A figure in maroon robes with a long dark beard, bare-chested and wearing a long rudraksha mala, walks barefoot at centre-right, with a bald companion in maroon behind him. Several women in saffron and teal saris and men in white shirts follow. Crowds stand on temple steps under string lights.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07July 13 20092009-07-13December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04May 21 20122012-05-21Night procession at a temple courtyard with a lit gopuram-style shrine and illuminated structures behind. At centre, a man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold ceremonial necklace and rudraksha-style beads walks with a group of priests and devotees; the surrounding men wear white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed youth in white with gold borders walks in front. A woman in a white sari carries a tray of pink flowers and offerings, and a crowd fills the background.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05