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Several people in orange saffron robes and ornate gold-and-bead necklaces walk barefoot down the steps of a grey stone temple entrance. A long-haired figure in the centre front wears a saffron robe with maroon borders and a long garland, smiling and walking forward. Behind them a crowd in white dhotis and kurtas, some with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, follows down the steps. A stone Nandi bull statue sits at the left of the entrance, and an ornate carved stone gateway with sculptures rises behind.

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September 09 2011

Photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and a yellow metal gate. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-toned necklace and a white forehead marking walks barefoot across the stone floor, flanked by an orange-robed man with a long beard and glasses wearing a similar necklace. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand along the path, some with hands folded. On the right, a woman in a green and purple sari and a shirtless older man wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pass by. The scene suggests a temple visit with a crowd gathered along the route.

Outdoor procession on a bright sunny day in front of a shrine with a deity murti and a yellow-and-red arched canopy. A central man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, with a long flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks forward with palms joined. Around him, a line of women and girls in saffron and orange saris stands with hands folded, and a bald man in orange holds a tall ceremonial staff. Another man in white carries a ceremonial fan, and a young boy carries a brass vessel with green leaves. A large white parasol-style umbrella with a blue emblem is visible above. Some people in white stand in the background.

A crowd walks through a temple courtyard toward a gopuram in the background. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead markings, a saffron-orange robe and several layered gold-toned beaded necklaces walks at the centre, flanked by bald men in saffron-orange robes and gold necklaces. Behind them a man in a white kurta and a woman with light hair follow. At the right, a priest in white dhoti with a red-and-gold shawl holds a rope and a ceremonial staff. A cameraman with a video camera is at the lower left. Stone pillars, a shrine with painted deity figures and a tall temple tower frame the scene.

A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where three men in saffron-orange robes stand near a yellow metal railing while onlookers watch. The central figure has a long grey beard, rudraksha mala beads and a wristwatch, and holds a small red item. Beside him on the left, a man in orange with glasses wears a gold pendant. On the right, a younger man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts, a man bare-chested with a white dhoti, and a uniformed police officer are visible.

September 09 2011

A photograph of a group leaving a stone temple doorway, with a dim interior and a figure of a deity visible inside. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, with a red-and-white tilak and a headband. Beside him, an older bald man in a green-and-gold shawl and orange dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white flower garland with red blossoms, and a headband. Behind them, several priests in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk, one carrying a red box. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks, and on the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks by. Several other people stand in the background of the doorway.