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Outdoor temple ritual at a stone shrine with a small oil lamp burning on a platform beside a carved pillar. Priests in white dhotis and orange-saffron shawls sit on the ground with folded hands, one holding a brass plate of flowers and offerings. Behind them a dense crowd of men in white and shirts stands watching and some photograph with cameras. A standing man on the right wears an orange robe, a rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and a gold-coloured garland, while another bald priest in white stands near the right edge. Pink temple walls and palm trees fill the background.

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Outdoor temple courtyard with a pink boundary wall and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a seated priest in orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth sits beside a small fire lamp at a stone shrine. To the right, a standing figure in an orange robe and a long orange-and-gold garland stands with hands folded, and a bald man in white dhoti with an orange-and-gold sash stands nearby. Several white-clad devotees sit with folded hands on the stone floor, and a seated person in orange with a red garland holds a brass plate of offerings. Behind them a dense crowd watches, with photographers and cameramen filming near the wall.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard in Thiruvannamalai with a large crowd seated and standing against a grey stone wall and pink-trimmed temple wall, palm trees and gopuram tops behind. In the foreground, several men in saffron/orange dhotis and shawls with gold-striped borders and gold necklaces stand and sit near a stone pedestal holding a silver tray with brass lamps and offerings. A bald priest in saffron stands center with hands folded, while men in white dhotis and a woman in orange sit on the stone floor. Many devotees in white and orange fill the courtyard; press photographers with cameras stand at left.2010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a stone wall and a pink-painted boundary wall with palm trees behind. On the left, a stone fire pit or lamp structure holds a small flame. In the foreground, a seated man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace and a shaved head holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings, while several white-clad men sit in front of him with hands folded in prayer, wearing white dhotis and orange-gold borders. A standing man in orange with long swept-back hair and a garland is at the right, with another orange-robed figure beside him. A large crowd of onlookers, many with cameras, stands behind a low barrier. Several figures in orange and white appear to be performing a ritual or puja at the temple shrine.2010-12-29A photograph of a temple courtyard during a ritual. Several men in white dhotis with orange-bordered shawls sit on the stone floor near a stone structure with an oil lamp burning on its edge. In front, a man in an orange robe and a woman in an orange sari sit facing the viewer beside a silver tray of flowers and a small bowl of red powder, with a clear metal vessel nearby. Behind them, a large crowd of onlookers stands against a pink-washed temple wall, and several photographers with cameras and a video camera at the lower left record the scene. Some men wear rudraksha beads and white ritual clothes; one bald man in white stands at the right edge.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard with a grey stone wall and pink-painted boundary wall, palm trees and gopuram towers behind. A large crowd, mostly men in white dhotis and shirts with some women in white saris, sits and stands packed together. In the foreground, a shaved-headed priest in orange robes with a gold-and-beaded necklace stands facing the gathering, and a seated girl in orange clothing sits with hands folded. Another saffron-robed man with long swept-back dark hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold necklaces stands to the right beside a shaved-headed monk in orange. Several photographers with cameras stand on the left edge. Overcast sky.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with pink-washed walls and palm trees behind. In the foreground, a young man in orange clothes with a yellow-and-orange shawl sits cross-legged on a stone floor, wearing a garland of yellow-orange flowers and facing a standing priest. A bald priest in an orange-and-white dhoti stands at right holding a small brass vessel and offering items toward the seated devotee, while a tray of flowers, turmeric and kumkum sits on a cloth. Several shaven-headed men in white dhotis and orange shawls sit or kneel nearby with hands folded in namaskar. A large crowd of standing devotees and photographers fills the background, some holding cameras.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard scene beside a grey stone wall with pink-painted top edge and a gopuram visible above palm trees. Several men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and beaded necklaces stand in the foreground; the man at centre right has long swept-back dark hair and an orange wrap, and the figure in the foreground left faces away from the camera. Seated devotees in white dhotis and saffron cloth sit on the stone floor, and a silver tray with flowers, oil lamps and offerings sits on the ground at left. A large crowd of people in white and mixed clothing fills the background, with several photographers and cameramen visible among them.2010-12-29Outdoor temple courtyard with a pink-washed wall and grey stone wall, palm trees and a gopuram tower beyond. Devotees sit on the ground with palms pressed together in anjali. In the foreground, a seated figure in saffron robes and a gold-beaded necklace, with long hair, leans forward with hands folded, and beside them a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style necklace sits on a patterned mat. Others in white dhotis and orange or yellow garments sit nearby. A man on the left holds up a phone beside a flower garland of yellow and pink blooms, and a photographer in white kneels to take pictures. The crowd of onlookers stands behind the wall.2010-01-08