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A group of men walks along a narrow paved lane between grey stone temple walls, with a white-pillared structure and palm trees behind. Many men wear saffron-orange robes and others wear white dhotis and shirts. A central figure in orange robes wears a long orange-beaded mala and walks in the middle of the group, carrying a small object. Several bare-chested men with shaved heads and white dhotis follow. The ground has faded colourful kolam patterns and puddles. Nearby walkers include men in white and a man in a dark shirt.

Photograph of saffron-robed men walking barefoot along a temple courtyard paved with colourful kolam rangoli designs in yellow, blue, green and red. The foremost man, bald with a white tilak on his forehead and wire-rimmed glasses, wears an orange-red robe and gold necklaces with a central pendant and holds a pink cloth. Behind him a second man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a folded pink cloth. At right, a young man with long dark hair, a white forehead mark and a multicoloured flower garland over an orange robe walks beside them. Behind them, a crowd in white and cream clothing, and a yellow-robed figure stands at the left edge. Tall white temple gopuram towers, palm trees and a hill rise in the background.

Outdoor temple procession on a stone-paved courtyard in front of pink-painted temple walls and carved stone pillars. Beside him a shaven-headed priest in orange robes carries a white staff, and a bald attendant in white dhoti with gold border walks at right. White-clad attendants hold a long ceremonial rod at left, with rudraksha malas visible. Bystanders in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and a bicycle and yellow barricades sit in the background.

September 09 2011

Outdoor temple courtyard with a granite paved floor, pink-washed walls and stone pillared corridor on the right. A procession of devotees walks toward the camera. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a garland, hands folded in namaste. Beside him a bald man in orange clothing holds a garland. Behind them several bald men in white dhotis and shawls walk barefoot, one carrying a pink bag and another holding a bucket. A tall tree and gopuram stand in the background.

Three men walk together through a temple corridor with a light stone floor. The central man, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white urdhva pundra forehead marks, wears a pink flower garland, a white shawl over orange clothing, rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace, and holds his hands together at his chest. The two men flanking him are bald, with white tilak on their foreheads, and wear orange dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and pendants. Behind them stand devotees and onlookers in a columned hall with doorways and trees visible outside.

September 26 2011

Photograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram-style stone shrine and white ornate structure behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a crown-like ornament absent, rudraksha malas and a gold neck pendant, wearing saffron-orange robes with yellow borders and a draped orange shawl, walks barefoot across the stone courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a face mask. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind in the crowd, one holding papers. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold pendant and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.

Outdoor photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a paved path beside a tall dark stone temple wall. In the centre, a young man in saffron-orange robes wears a long red rudraksha mala and a striped sash, walking with his hands folded. Beside and behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes and yellow shawls walk alongside. Behind them, a group of women and men in white dhotis and white saris, some with orange shawls, follow. A bald man in a yellow shirt and white dhoti walks at the right edge. A small shrine niche and a pink building with trees appear in the background under bright daylight.

September 26 2011

May 18 2012

A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot along a paved path beside a stone wall, with a white gopuram temple tower rising behind them under green trees. The central figure wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a long gold-bead necklace with a large pendant, a gold waist belt, and a vertical tilak on his forehead; he is smiling and walking forward. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold necklace raises one arm holding an orange-handled object. Other devotees include a man in a saffron wrap with a dark rudraksha mala, a young man in white with an orange shawl, a woman in a green sari with an orange wrap, and a man in white shirt and dark trousers on the right. The scene reads as a temple procession or walk.