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A photo of a procession on a dirt path beside a long whitewashed wall, with a wooded hill behind and palm trees. In the centre a man in a deep red-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a heavy gold necklace of several strands, walks barefoot and touches his forehead with one hand. Two men in orange robes with gold necklaces walk alongside him, and behind them devotees in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas follow. A few onlookers stand farther back.

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Outdoor procession at a temple area with palm trees, a temple wall and a hill behind. In the centre a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a gold necklace, with a bare upper body visible; he appears to be a person, walking forward. Around him are men in orange robes with rudraksha or gold necklaces, a woman in orange with a floral garland, a man in white dhoti with a yellow sash on the right, and a man in white on the left in a dhoti. A man with a dark camera is visible behind. Several people in orange and white walk together in a ritual procession.2010-01-08December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in Thiruvannamalai, with a temple gopuram and hill behind. Several saffron-robed monks walk in a group, most with shaved heads and gold-bead necklaces with pendants. The central monk has long dark hair, a white tilak on the forehead, a saffron cloth and a large white-and-yellow flower garland, smiling and holding his hands together in greeting. Men in white dhotis and shirts surround the group, and one older man in a white shirt in the foreground looks toward the camera.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29January 08 20102010-01-08Photograph of a group walking along a dirt path lined with banana plants toward a green metal gate, with a rocky hill behind them under an overcast sky. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and an orange shawl with a gold ceremonial garland. Beside him, a man in an orange kurta and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and smiles. Around them, men in white shirts and trousers with orange shawls, some with shaved heads, walk alongside, and a man in white at left wears a dark bead necklace and a lanyard. a person: the central figure in orange with long hair and a gold garland fits the probable identity of the page subject, although the appearance is only partly distinctive, so the identification is uncertain.2010-12-29December 27 20072007-12-27July 26 20102010-07-26A photograph of a walking procession on a dirt path beside a white wall with red stripes and a wire-mesh fence with orange posts behind green foliage. In the centre, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl and dress with a long rudraksha mala, his hands clasped at his waist. a person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala. To his left, a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala carries a black shoulder bag. To the right, men in white dhotis with red-bordered shawls and orange-robed sannyasis walk barefoot, some smiling, in a group following him.2010-09-08December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd walks along a stone path outdoors with a green-painted gate and a rocky hill behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a large gold ceremonial necklace wears a saffron-orange robe and dhoti and smiles while walking. Beside him, a man in an orange kurta with an orange shawl holds his arm and points forward. Around them, men in white dhotis and kurtas with orange or yellow shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, follow closely; two shaved-headed men in white and orange shawls stand at right. Overcast sky. Appearance-based a person in saffron with long hair and gold necklace, walking in a procession-like crowd.2010-12-29A procession of men walks barefoot along a stone-paved path beside temple buildings with painted pink and yellow walls and palm trees behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and vibhuti on his forehead wears a white and marigold garland with a red and yellow flower accent, a saffron-orange robe with gold border, and a gold ceremonial necklace, raising his hand in greeting. Around him, devotees wear saffron robes and gold-bead necklaces with pendants, while others in white dhotis with saffron-gold borders and shaved heads walk alongside. The scene suggests a temple procession with the central figure acknowledging the crowd.2010-12-29