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September 18 20152015-09-18 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20152015-09-18 +1 copiesSeptember 18 20152015-09-18 +1 copiesApril 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A crowded temple procession inside a South Indian temple hall with stone pillars and hanging saffron and yellow decorative cloths. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a multi-strand gold-and-beaded garland, and gold armbands, with his hands folded in front of him. Beside him, a bald man in an orange robe wears a long gold-toned pendant necklace, and a second bald man in orange wears a similar garland. A bare-chested man in the foreground wears a rudraksha-style mala and a red mark on his forehead. Many devotees in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, press around them. A banana plant and a palm-leaf decoration hang overhead.2012-04-05January 15 20092009-01-15Photo 11700843 +1 copiesA photograph of a crowded nighttime procession moving through a narrow temple corridor lined with shops and bright lights. At centre, a bare-chested man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha-style bead necklace and gold bangles, walks barefoot with a long staff, with a lighter-robed attendant in white to his right. Around them are men in white shirts, a man in a turquoise shirt with a mala, and devotees including women in orange and white saris. Some people wear white dhotis with gold borders. The a person field reflects a candidate with saffron clothing, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments, though the face is partly turned and the appearance is uncertain.2012-04-11Inside a temple hall, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, gold ceremonial necklaces and gold arm bands stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange clothes wears a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, while a bare-chested priest on the left wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a red-and-white sacred thread and an orange dhoti with a green-edged cloth. Behind them, devotees in white, yellow and blue saris and dhotis stand in a crowd near a metal railing beneath stone pillars. a person is the central figure in orange with long hair and gold adornments, shown in devotional stance.2011-12-20Dense crowd of devotees inside a dim temple hall during a ritual, with a lit doorway and hanging decorations behind. A bald man in orange-saffron robes with a red turban and rudraksha mala stands centre-right, a man in white dhoti and tripundra stands beside him, and bare-chested devotees in orange shawls surround them. Many men wear white ash markings on their foreheads. Elderly and white-clad figures crowd the background. Scene suggests a Hindu temple puja or abhishekam.2015-09-16February 14 20162016-02-14 +1 copies