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July 03 20142014-07-03Night photograph taken from a low angle of a rooftop or raised platform beside a white wall. In the foreground, two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and orange beaded necklaces stand with their backs to the camera; one raises his arm toward the crowd. Ahead, a man in the centre wears a white and red garland and reddish-orange clothing, with another person beside him, while several people in white and red clothes stand on a balcony behind a corrugated roof. A sign in Tamil script reads 'தியானபீட கோயில்' (Dhyanapeeta Temple) with timings, and a small red-and-orange flag flies from a pole at left. Strings of lights and a colourful cloth canopy appear at the top edge.2014-07-03Night photograph taken from a narrow walkway beside a pale green wall, looking down a line of people moving toward a building lit by a bright lamp. In the foreground two shaved-headed men wear orange-brown cloth over their shoulders and orange-beaded necklaces, with rudraksha-style beads visible. Between them a woman in a red-brown sari with flowers in her hair walks ahead, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers and several others in orange-brown clothing follow in line. Small petals or flower bits are scattered on the figures. Below, a street with parked motorbikes, a car, and trees lit by streetlights. No readable signage is visible. Ritual procession or devotee visit.2014-07-01July 03 20142014-07-03February 07 20162016-02-07September 16 20152015-09-16A photograph of a crowded temple corridor at night, lit by warm lamps with a golden-lit shrine and deity murti visible at the far end. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold pendant, a white beaded necklace and a rudraksha mala, and points forward while holding the hand of an older bare-chested sannyasi with a shaved head and tilak, who wears an orange cloth with gold borders and a long rudraksha mala. Other saffron-clad sannyasis, a man in a white kurta, and a uniformed police officer on the right walk along with them.2012-05-20June 21 20142014-06-21February 07 20172017-02-07June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a procession moving through a temple doorway, with a crowd of devotees behind. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly priest with white forehead marks and a red-and-gold saffron cloth, a red headband and rudraksha mala walks forward holding a ceremonial object. Beside him, a man in saffron dress with a heavy gold necklace and white tripundra marks walks alongside. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Women in saffron and green saris and men in white shirts follow. Stone temple architecture frames the entrance, with a deity visible in the background. Sanskrit-style procession with devotees in ritual dress.2012-06-05May 29 20152015-05-29