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Devotees in white clothes and orange saffron shawls gather at the entrance of a grey stone shrine with arched doorways and a yellow signboard above the gate. A large framed portrait of a deity hangs above, garlanded with marigold and red beaded strings. A painted portrait of a bearded elderly man in green robes stands on an easel to the left, beside a dark blue banner and a red-and-white flyer on the pavement. Several people walk toward the open gate, and a woman with a kumkum-marked forehead stands near the doorway.

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A crowd of devotees gathers outside a stone temple entrance with a yellow sign reading Om Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram in Tamil script. Many women wear orange shawls over white and pink saris, and men wear white shirts and dhotis. A large framed portrait of a bearded elderly sage in a green background hangs beside the gate, and a picture of a figure with garlands is above the doorway. Several people walk up the steps into the dark interior, and one woman in front holds her hands together in greeting. Green trees and hanging vines frame the ashram courtyard.2008-08-03Devotees in white and orange shawls walk through the entrance of a grey-stone ashram building with arched doorways. Above the gate hangs a framed portrait garlanded with rudraksha-style beads and marigold strands. To the left stands a painted portrait of an elderly bearded sage in green-and-white robes on a green background. A yellow signboard above the doorway and a red-and-blue poster beside it are visible. Many people, mostly women and men in white with orange shawls, move in and out of the gate.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03Outdoor photograph of a crowd of devotees walking along a paved path between ornate white stone pillars toward a temple entrance. Many wear white clothes with orange-saffron shawls draped over their shoulders. In the centre, a man in white with an orange shawl stands with arms folded among the group. Above the temple gate hangs a framed portrait of a man with folded hands, decorated with a garland, and a yellow-and-black sign is mounted beneath it. Palm fronds and green trees surround the courtyard, and a man in a blue striped shirt and a man in a white cap are in the foreground.2008-08-03A photograph of the entrance gateway to Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashramam in Tiruvannamalai. The white ornate stone gate has a yellow signboard reading Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashramam, with a seated deity figure above it garlanded with marigolds. A crowd of devotees in saffron and white clothes, several in orange shawls and white dhotis, walks through and gathers at the gate, with some seated on the right. A man in a white shirt and orange shawl stands on the right foreground, and an older man in a white shirt and dark glasses stands on the left. Palm trees and a shrine are visible behind the gate.2008-08-03August 03 20082008-08-03August 06 20092009-08-06Crowded photo at a temple entrance gate with a stone carved wall on the right. A man in the centre wears a saffron/orange robe, a long gold-coloured necklace of beads and a bright orange shawl, smiling and raising his palms in greeting; he has long dark swept-back hair and a small white mark on his forehead. Around him many devotees crowd forward: men in white dhotis and white shirts, a bald man with a saffron robe and white forehead band, and women in orange and yellow saris and yellow shawls. A man in white with glasses and a white-and-red forehead mark stands in the lower right foreground, and a man in a white shirt with glasses is at the lower left. The people are walking through the gate in a procession-like crowd.2010-01-08August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor courtyard of a temple-style ashram with a crenellated stone wall and arched doorways behind a large tree. A devotee in a long-haired, saffron-clad sannyasi look with a white garland and a tilak stands at right with palms joined, while an older man in an orange robe and orange-saffron dhoti with raised joined hands faces him. Around them, a crowd of men and women in white dhotis and mundus with orange shawls stand barefoot on a marble floor, many with hands folded in namaskar. A small blue-legged table with a brass vessel sits at right. The cloth canopy at upper right and a metal light fixture are visible.2008-08-03Outdoor temple courtyard with a marble floor and a stone wall with arched openings behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white flower garland stands with palms pressed together in namaskar, facing a shrine doorway. Beside him an older man in an orange shirt and white dhoti stands with hands folded, and a row of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls stand behind. On the right, a bare-chested priest in an ochre dhoti holds a brass aarti plate with lit oil lamps toward a red-and-gold shrine entrance hung with a red and white flower garland. A yellow metal box with a Tamil inscription sits in the foreground, and a video camera is mounted at the right edge.2008-08-03July 13 20092009-07-13