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Outdoor photograph of a procession at a South Indian temple complex with a rocky hill and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron wrap and multiple flower garlands, walking forward through a crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis move among devotees, some with glasses and one older man in a white shirt. A temple gopuram-style roof with painted sculptural figures and a kalasha-like finial rises on the left, and a pink wall with shuttered stalls stands on the right. A metal canopy with decorative green trim frames the right edge. Appearance-based label: a person, wearing saffron, long hair and a garland, walking in procession.

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December 25 20052005-12-25A crowded outdoor street scene in front of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance, with a row of painted deity and figure sculptures along the roofline, a yellow awning and shuttered shops at right, and a green rocky hill with palm trees behind. In the centre foreground a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a white flower garland, smiles with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him men in white shirts and dhotis, one with glasses and a beaded rudraksha-style mala, and many other devotees fill the frame.2005-12-25Outdoor procession in front of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with a row of painted deity figures along the roofline, a yellow tarpaulin to the right and a hill behind. A central man with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe and is garlanded with thick multicolour flower garlands and a gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands together. Around him, many men and women in white dhotis, white shirts and white sarees follow closely; one man in white holds a tray with flowers. A woman in white sari presses palms together nearby, and a cameraman in light clothing films at right. The sign above the entrance reads in Tamil script. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe and garlands.2005-12-25December 25 20052005-12-25A photograph of a crowd walking outdoors past a long colonnaded temple wall with a tall gopuram tower rising behind it under a pale sky. In the foreground, a man with long dark hair and an orange saffron wrap over a golden-yellow shawl, wearing a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of beads, has his hands joined and is smiling; he is a sannyasi-style figure and the appearance-based cues are distinctive (long swept hair, saffron and ornate gold adornment), so this is a person in person. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a rudraksha mala, and men in cream and green shirts walk together in a procession. A red-printed date stamp reads 24 12 2005 in the lower right corner.2005-12-25Photograph of a temple street outside a gopuram-topped temple with a colourful sculpted facade, a rocky hill and palm trees behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and marks on their foreheads, moves forward. In the centre a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, stands with hands folded in greeting while others walk beside him. A cameraman with a video camera and a young man in an orange scarf stand at right. The scene suggests a procession or temple visit.2006-09-24December 25 20052005-12-25Outdoor photograph of a crowd walking past a temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai, with a rocky hill and palm trees behind. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a gold-beaded garland wears an orange saffron wrap with gold borders and walks with hands clasped. Beside him on the left, a bespectacled man in white kurta and dhoti wears a rudraksha-style pendant and a shawl. Other men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. A yellow canopy and ornate gopuram-style temple roof appear in the background. A date stamp reading 24 12 2005 is printed in red in the lower left corner.2005-12-25A large crowd moves through a temple courtyard at the foot of a rocky hill, with gopuram towers, painted sculpted facades and palm trees behind. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts with rudraksha-style malas. A central figure in an orange-saffron shawl and orange clothing, with long hair and a saffron head covering, walks among them; a person by appearance, with saffron clothing and a long-haired presentation. Beside him a man in a white shirt and khaki-olive shirt gestures with an outstretched arm while a woman in red-orange sari stands nearby. A procession in the Arunachala temple precincts.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photograph of a procession near a colourful gopuram temple entrance with a rocky hill behind. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban stands with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long garland of yellow and red flowers and a rudraksha-style mala. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing rudraksha malas, walk closely, and a man in a white shirt with a vertical tilak stands to the right. A woman in a blue sari appears at the left edge. A yellow signboard with Tamil script is mounted above the entrance.2007-01-12Photograph of a procession at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and a long garland of white flowers and pink-red blooms stands at the centre, with a gold necklace and a sandalwood-and-kumkum forehead mark, holding a small garland in his hands. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis walk with him; one bearded man on the left wears an orange shawl over white clothes and a rudraksha-style mala. A man in white with dark-rimmed glasses and a mala stands behind, and a bald man in a cream shirt is on the right. Behind them stands a stone temple gateway with a yellow shop sign reading the Tamil name for Annamalai Amman Sannidhi and a KVB bank logo, plus a loudspeaker on a pole and a yellow canopy. A date stamp in the corner reads 24 12 2005.2005-12-25