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Photograph at an ornate temple doorway with carved gold-and-brown wooden frames and a painted pillar with lotus capital in pink, green and blue. A long-haired man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a shawl stands at centre, with several men behind him: one in white dhoti with a sacred thread, a shirtless man with a white tilak, and a man in orange cloth at right. A bearded man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala walks at left. a person (long hair, orange robe, rudraksha mala) is the central figure, shown walking out of the temple entrance with attendants.

A photograph of a ceremonial procession walking through a covered red-pillared courtyard. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon robe with a long white and orange flower garland holds a tall gold-topped staff, and his face is shadowed. Around him, several people in orange and saffron garments and rudraksha-style beads walk with him; one at left wears a gold necklace over an orange dhoti and holds a microphone. Behind, a person in white dhoti and white shawl carries an object, and on the right two people in yellow and pink kurtas hold decorated green, orange and blue umbrellas. Corrugated roofing and a red pillar frame the scene.

A procession of devotees walks through a covered temple courtyard in Kerala. At the centre, a bearded man in a maroon-brown dhoti-style garment wears a long multi-strand garland of white and pink flowers, a large gold pendant, and a pink flower crown on his head. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloths and gold necklaces, bare-chested men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls, and a young woman in orange sari with a rudraksha mala walk along. Onlookers stand behind in the open hall with pillars.

A photograph of a procession outside a temple with red and white painted walls. In the centre, a man with a beard and long dark hair wears a dark maroon robe, a red and white flower garland, and a rudraksha-style mala, holding a tall golden staff with a star-shaped finial and a rope tied to it. On the left, a bearded sadhu with matted hair piled on top wears an orange cloth and a long rudraksha mala. A young man in a grey polo shirt looks at a phone. To the right, bare-chested men in white dhotis with coloured borders walk alongside, and a man in a yellow shirt stands behind. Several more people are visible in the background.

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May 08 2018

A photograph of a procession of men walking through a temple area with pillars and a concrete wall behind them. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark maroon garment wears a large red and white flower garland with a gold pendant, a gold-and-bead necklace, gold armbands and a tall dark turban with a red tilak on his forehead. To his right, a bearded man bare-chested with a yellow and white cloth over his shoulder wears a white and red beaded necklace and a tilak. Other men around them wear rudraksha and bead necklaces, gold chains, headbands and dhoti-style cloths in white, yellow and orange, some bare-chested. Their faces show serious expressions as they move forward together.

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March 11 2018

A line of devotees in a covered temple corridor, seen mostly from behind. In the foreground, a person with hair coiled at the back wears a white cloth over one shoulder, a black strap across the chest, and beaded rudraksha-style bands on the upper arms. Beside and behind, several men wear white dhotis or orange-red cloths, with rudraksha malas and one man in a garland of white flowers. A tiled roof and greenery are visible through the open side of the hall.

A photograph of a temple corridor with red-and-white striped walls and blue-painted pillars, people walking toward an inner gate. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border walks forward. Behind him a woman in an orange sari with a large gold and bead garland follows a bearded man in a red dhoti and bare chest. Another bearded man in orange robes and a white-clad man carrying a rolled orange cloth and a palm-leaf bundle walk nearby, with other devotees in white and orange in the background. A blue signboard is visible above the gate.

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