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Photograph of a festival procession at a temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a large crowd filling the open courtyard. In the foreground a figure seen from behind wears an orange-red wrap and a red floral garland around the neck, with raised arm waving toward the crowd. Beside them a golden trident and a tall golden staff hang with green banana bunches and white and pink flower garlands. Many devotees in white and saffron clothing, some with orange flags, fill the scene; a few older people sit in front and a photographer stands among them. A temple gopuram tower and a hill rise in the background.

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A large outdoor crowd gathers before a Hindu temple gopuram with a tall, white-painted tower in the background. On a red-carpeted raised platform at right, a figure in orange saffron robes, with long dark hair, a red flower garland and gold armband, holds a red flag aloft, while surrounding saffron and orange flags rise over the crowd. Devotees in white and cream clothes clap and raise their hands, and musicians with long brass horns play in the foreground. Flower garlands and a decorated kalasha-style structure hang at the top edge. a person: the figure on the platform has long hair and saffron robes with a red garland, cues consistent with the page's reference to a person at this procession.2011-12-20A large outdoor crowd gathers before a gopuram temple tower in Tiruvannamalai, with a mountain behind. In the foreground at right, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap, a red flower garland and gold armlets, and holds a large golden trident aloft. Many people in white and orange clothing raise hands and flags, some holding cameras. Police officers in khaki uniforms stand among the crowd. A pink and white banner and a red and orange decorated float or palanquin appear in the background, and the scene is brightly lit by hazy daylight. The figure with the trident matches the appearance cues of the a person candidate, so the presence is noted as probable.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A large outdoor crowd fills a street in front of a tall gopuram temple tower with white and colourful sculpted levels, in a town set against low mountains. Many men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris raise orange and saffron flags, and some hold up hands or phones. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange garment and red rudraksha-style beaded necklace, seen from behind, raises a hand toward a procession, with a banana bunch and floral garlands hanging at the top right. Police in khaki uniform stand among the crowd, and a decorated chariot and a painted deity float appear in the distance. Banners and flags of several nations hang on the right.2011-12-20Outdoor temple procession in a crowded street with a large crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing white or khaki. Ornate processional chariots decorated with gold and colourful painted panels and orange flags are pulled through the street. A tall gopuram tower of a temple stands on the left, with a mountain behind. On the right, a figure in an orange-saffron robe with a long garland of red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala of large beads, and gold armlets, raises one hand in greeting while standing on a raised platform; this is a person by appearance (long swept hair, saffron robe, ceremonial garlands and beads). A barefoot man in pink dhoti stands near the chariot, and uniformed police officers are visible in the crowd.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20