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A photo at night of a large crowd of devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls gathered in a temple courtyard. A bronze deity murti stands on a dark stone base at center, with a bright orange sign and a decorated temple gopuram above. In the middle, a figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange headwrap walks among the white-clad devotees, while others wear rudraksha malas and orange sashes. Some devotees show forehead markings. The scene suggests a temple circumambulation, with people moving around the murti.

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Night procession through a temple courtyard with a tall gopuram tower lit in the background. Many devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls over their shoulders. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and a long-haired figure in orange clothing walk near the front of the group. A woman in an orange sari with a rudraksha-style mala leads a stretch of the line on the left. Tall stone pillars and a metal railing frame the walkway.2008-08-02January 02 20082008-01-02A photograph of a temple courtyard procession. In the centre, a young man in an orange-saffron head turban, orange robe and a long gold necklace walks barefoot, holding a red object in his hand. Beside him, a man in white clothes and an orange shawl walks, and a man in a white shirt with a red-gold shawl and rudraksha mala walks at right. A fire burns in an open metal lamp stand at left, and a large black stone Nandi bull sculpture sits on a plinth behind them. Many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls and white forehead markings, follow along, and a woman with white flowers in her hair appears in the foreground. Stone temple pillars frame the scene.2006-09-24August 02 20082008-08-02Night procession on a stone-paved temple path with a gopuram-style structure behind. A central man in saffron robes and an orange head cloth stands with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala; his long dark hair is loose. Beside him a woman in saffron with red border and a younger man in saffron shawl walk among devotees. At right an older man in saffron with a gold necklace holds a book. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls follow, some barefoot. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-01-02Night photograph of a large crowd walking a street during a girivalam circumambulation near a temple gopuram lit by orange lights. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the left edge. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with orange or saffron shawls and rudraksha malas. A figure in a long saffron robe and orange head covering walks near the centre, holding a small printed booklet and a red-and-gold object. A man with a white beard and tilak in white clothes walks at the centre-right, and a man in a white shirt and beaded mala is in the foreground. A temple sign in Tamil script is visible on a building wall.2008-01-02A night photograph of a procession moving across a temple courtyard past a tall gopuram with carved sculptures and a stone pillared hall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment with a wrap, wearing many beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold pendant, walks with his hands joined, flanked by shaved-headed men in saffron robes and white dhotis, and a woman in a white sari with a red border. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk behind and beside them. Photo credit overlay in the lower right corner is omitted. Scaffolding and a dark sky are visible above the courtyard.2012-04-05August 02 20082008-08-02December 29 20102010-12-29January 02 20082008-01-02April 05 20122012-04-05Crowded photograph in a temple corridor at night with yellow-and-blue Tamil signage above a counter reading archana and seva offerings. A man in an orange turban and orange shawl with rudraksha mala stands at centre, smiling, with a bead necklace; a probable Swamiji candidate by the orange turban, swept-back hair and rudraksha cues, placed among devotees. Around him, men in white dhotis with orange shawls and rudraksha malas gather, and a woman in white with an orange shawl folds her hands in namaste at right. A man in a red shirt bows low in the foreground, and a uniformed police officer stands at lower right. Pillars and a temple wall frame the scene.2008-01-02