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Photograph of an outdoor temple courtyard with a worn grey stone platform carved with a lion-like figure at its base. A figure in orange robes bends forward with head pressed against the stone, another orange-clad person stands beside, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers watches nearby. Behind them stand a woman in red sari, a uniformed guard, and a crowd of onlookers near a pink colonnaded temple building, with palm trees above, a kolam floral design on the ground at left, and a steel lamp stand and basket of offerings at right.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photo at a temple courtyard with a stone structure in the foreground. A bald man in saffron-orange robes bows deeply with his head pressed against a carved stone pillar-and-stone-ledge, with a green garland draped over his shoulder. Behind him another man in orange and a woman in orange stand near. Around them are men in white shirts and dhotis, a uniformed police officer, and onlookers. A pale pink temple building with arched doorways and carved stone walls rises in the background, with palm trees and a steel waste bin at right. A small stone lion-like carving sits at the base, and colourful kolam patterns are drawn on the ground at left. Approximately 10 people are visible.2006-12-04Photograph at a stone temple courtyard in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired figure in an orange saffron robe leans forward over a carved granite structure with a lion-like stone sculpture and red-stained base, possibly making an offering at a shrine. Beside them a man in an orange robe stands partly visible. Several men in white shirts and dark trousers and a uniformed security guard in khaki stand along the courtyard, watching. A high grey temple wall with gopuram towers and palm trees is behind them.2006-12-04A photograph of a temple courtyard with a worn stone pillar and a carved stone lion-like figure at its base. A bald man in a saffron-orange robe bends forward, reaching toward the base of the stone structure, while another man in saffron-orange with a white cloth over his shoulder stands beside him. Nearby, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with an orange shawl and a woman in a red sari with a bag watch, and others walk in the background near pink temple buildings. Coloured rangoli kolam designs decorate the stone floor at left and a few people are visible further back.2006-12-04A photograph at a temple courtyard showing a shaved-headed man in an orange saffron wrap bending low over a stone platform with a carved lion-like base, reaching toward an offering or carved stone figure at its foot. A second man in orange with a white cloth draped over his shoulder stands behind him, with a woman in a red sari and another woman beside them. Several onlookers and a uniformed officer stand in the background among pink temple walls and arched gates, with a brass pillar at right.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A figure in orange saffron robes bends forward at a stone shrine, hands pressed to the carved granite ledge, kneeling on a leopard-print mat on a stone-paved courtyard. Behind them a crowd of around twenty devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded in prayer, with some in orange clothing and others in white saris. A pink-walled temple building, palm trees and a bamboo-and-thatch canopy frame the scene, with a brass oil lamp on the right.2012-10-12February 06 20172017-02-06October 12 20122012-10-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a devotee in an orange sari bowing forward with her forehead pressed to a carved grey stone block at a temple. Her hands rest on the stone, with ornate carved motifs visible on its edge. Behind her, a group of standing people watch, including women in cream and yellow saris, a man in a white shirt with an orange sash, and a man in a striped shirt holding a fruit or offering. A pink colonnaded building and a stone pillar are in the background under a thatched canopy.2012-10-12A photograph of a temple courtyard where a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl bends forward with hands pressed toward a carved stone platform, possibly in a touching or offering gesture. The figure has long, swept-back dark hair and a gold headband; the appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and adornment suggest a probable Swamiji (probable), shown in person. The figure stands on a leopard-print mat before a stone plinth with floral carvings. Behind, several people in white dhotis and white ritual clothes, some with orange or red garments and shawls, stand with hands folded near a red-walled building. A deity murti draped in orange and yellow flower garlands and a kalasha-like brass vessel stand at the right, with brass lamps and offerings on a stone ledge.2010-12-27