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Outdoor temple courtyard under a decorated pavilion with marigold garlands on pillars. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala and gold armband, walks barefoot beside a bald man in saffron cloth and a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them, one holding a white staff or rod, and a man in a brown shirt stands at left. A few onlookers stand behind a yellow barricade, and a uniformed police figure is in the background.

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December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a procession on a stone-paved temple courtyard. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a yellow-and-white flower garland and rudraksha mala, walks barefoot at centre, flanked by a shaven-headed companion in orange robes with a rudraksha mala. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying a yellow flower garland and a white ceremonial staff, follow. Behind the group stands a flower-decorated canopy with marigold and multicolour garlands, and uniformed police officers stand along the courtyard. A man in a grey shirt holding a radio walks in the right foreground. A faint credit line appears at lower right.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A photo of a group walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard, past yellow barricades with Tamil signage and uniformed police and guards in the background. A central figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold border and a marigold garland, and holds a small orange object. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one carrying a long ceremonial staff, and a shaved-headed youth in white walk alongside, with a man in a white shirt and a boy in a white shirt also in view. Pillars and a pink wall mark the temple architecture.2011-12-08Outdoor temple procession on a stone-paved courtyard in front of pink-painted temple walls and carved stone pillars. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in orange robes carries a white staff, and a bald attendant in white dhoti with gold border walks at right. White-clad attendants hold a long ceremonial rod at left, with rudraksha malas visible. Bystanders in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and a bicycle and yellow barricades sit in the background.2011-12-08A photograph of a group descending stone steps at a temple entrance, with decorated orange and yellow marigold garlands on the pillars and a tall stone gopuram at the right. A tall figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace walks in the centre, flanked by bare-chested or lightly clad attendants in orange cloth and white. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a yellow cloth, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a metal barrier, and blue signboards with Tamil text are visible at left and centre. a person (long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads), walking as a visiting sannyasi through the temple entrance.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08A group walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple toward a gopuram tower draped with orange and green bunting. In the centre a figure in a saffron-orange cloth wears a long orange garland and walks beside a monk in an orange robe and a shaved-head monk in white ritual dhoti and shawl. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a grey shirt and one in a striped shirt, walk among columned pavilions. A red-and-yellow signboard with Tamil text sits at left.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor photo of a group walking across a paved temple courtyard in bright daylight. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long beaded rudraksha-style garland and gold ornaments, holding a gold-edged cloth, and smiles. Beside and behind him, a shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala walks alongside. On the right, two shaved-headed men in white dhotis with gold borders walk, one holding a staff. On the left, men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing a bright yellow shawl, accompany the group. Behind them stands a pink temple building with a carved stone gateway, palm trees, and devotees sitting on steps at the far right.2011-12-08