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Night scene at the entrance of a temple gopuram with coloured sculpted towers, a signboard over the gate and a lit shop front at left. A figure in saffron-orange robes with a long, swept-back hairstyle and layered rudraksha-style mala necklaces walks forward through the courtyard, flanked by a second person in orange robes and a bald head. Along the sides, women in maroon and red sarees with gold ornaments and jasmine flowers stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. A man in a grey shirt walks alongside and a uniformed official in khaki stands near the left, while a crowd of devotees in white and dark clothing gathers behind. Metal barriers and a yellow railing line the walkway.

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December 20 20112011-12-20Night photo of a procession walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward illuminated gopuram towers with carved, painted sculpture. At center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange sari-style garment, a tall multi-strand orange-and-white flower garland and a gold-colored necklace, and raises his hands in greeting while looking upward. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis in orange dhotis and shawls walk with rudraksha-style necklaces, and one bald man in orange holds a rudraksha mala. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red sari, and a uniformed officer in khaki walk alongside, and a man in a grey shirt carries papers in the foreground. Lamps light the temple structures behind them.2011-12-20Night procession on a paved temple path in front of an illuminated gopuram-style temple entrance with ornate carved cornice. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and multiple beaded garlands, walking barefoot. Flanking him are monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, a man in white dhoti with a white headband, and a uniformed police officer in khaki on the right directing the crowd. Devotees in white and saffron fill the background under warm lamplight.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night photograph of a group walking along a stone temple wall carved with reliefs at Arunachaleswarar Temple. In front, a man in orange saffron robes with long swept-back hair and a gold-toned ceremonial necklace smiles and raises his hands in greeting; a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala walks beside him. Behind them, men in white and orange clothing and women in sarees follow, some with orange shawls. In the foreground, a man in a grey shirt and a man in white shirt walk past, and a metal vessel stands at right beside a yellow barrier. Lamps and a crowd fill the background.2011-12-20Night procession at a temple gateway with a stone entrance, tiled floor and a lit shrine visible inside. A central figure in a reddish-brown robe wears a long white and yellow flower garland and is walked through the doorway. Around him, several men and women in saffron-orange dhotis and garlands carry objects, one bare-chested man wears a sacred white ash marking and orange dhoti and folds his hands, and a woman in a white sari stands nearby. Children watch at left, and a foreign woman in orange with a garland stands at right. The scene appears to be a ritual welcome or procession. Whether the garlanded robed figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2017-02-07December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night photograph of a procession descending a stone temple staircase, lit by lamps, with a gopuram tower visible behind. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt and cap leads the group, with several other khaki-uniformed officers around him. Behind them, many people in saffron and orange robes walk in a column, some wearing orange shawls and beaded necklaces, while others wear white dhotis and shirts. Yellow metal barricades line the path and an orange gate stands at right. Many people are visible, but the exact count is uncertain.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night procession moving up a stone-paved path toward a temple gopuram lit against the dark sky. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks at left. Behind him a group of devotees walks toward the temple; several men in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and gold necklaces, with a central figure in orange wearing a long mala and gold chain. Other men wear white dhotis and shirts, and some women wear saris. Yellow metal gates and a stone carved wall frame the right side, and temple lamps glow in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20