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January 12 2007

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May 21 20122012-05-21July 28 20082008-07-28A dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a large carved relief on the upper wall. A group walks down the dark paved floor toward the viewer. Two other saffron-robed sannyasis walk beside and behind him. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, and uniformed police officers in khaki surround the group. A man in white at right holds a water bottle and has a white forehead mark. A police officer in the left foreground wears a cap with a red band.2008-07-28August 17 20122012-08-17A night procession moves through a narrow stone-walled temple passage with studded wooden doors on the left. In the centre, a uniformed officer in khaki shirt, khaki trousers, cap and brown belt walks forward. To his left, a bald man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads walks barefoot, and beside him a figure in saffron with a shawl and necklaces. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and orange-clad participants follow. Two older men in white shirts and white dhotis walk on the right. The group numbers roughly 21 to 100 people, with a light fixture overhead.2012-05-21Photograph taken at night inside a temple gateway with stone pillars carved with floral motifs and blue-green wooden doors behind. A group walks forward on the stone floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in greeting while smiling. Beside him, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl walks barefoot, and another saffron-clad man follows. Behind them are men in white shirts and white dhotis, and on the right a uniformed police officer in olive-green khaki with a peaked cap and red belt walks forward. Fluorescent tube lights hang in the gateway ceiling. Six or more people are visible.2008-07-28A night procession moves through a stone temple gateway with large wooden doors studded with iron bolts and carved stone walls. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers with a red belt walks ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry rudraksha malas, and a central figure in orange cloth with a crown-like headpiece and ornate necklace walks among men in white dhotis and a figure in a teal-bordered cloth. Overhead lights glow in the dark.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21A crowd of devotees in white and saffron-orange clothing moves through a temple precinct with stone pillars. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments walks at the centre, smiling and gesturing with folded hands toward a man in white. Other saffron-clad devotees and a uniformed police officer in khaki line the path. A dark stone Nandi-like sculpture with flowers sits at left, and a temple gopuram wall is visible at right.2008-08-02May 10 20122012-05-10Photo of a crowd descending a stone staircase inside a temple at night, lit by warm lamps. At the centre, a long-haired man in full saffron-orange robes with a saffron head covering and a long gold-coloured necklace walks with his hands together; he appears to be a person, given the long hair, saffron ornate clothing and gold necklace, though identity is uncertain. Around him, devotees and disciples wear white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. A uniformed police officer in khaki and a man in a khaki cap, speaking on a mobile phone, are in the foreground, and a man in a red shirt stands at right. A garland of yellow and orange flowers is held at left, and a blue bird logo appears on the wall above the passage.2008-01-02Night procession at a temple at dusk, with a lit oil lamp and a decorated deity palanquin glowing at the right under a temple roof. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk in the centre: one in a bright orange cloth with a gold necklace and bare arms, another in darker orange with rudraksha beads and a gold chain. Men in white dhotis and a bare-chested man with a rudraksha mala walk nearby. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a blue-striped cap stands in the foreground, and older men in white shirts line the right edge. Garlands and flower strands hang at left.2012-04-05