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A photograph of a temple courtyard with a stone-paved floor and a chalk kolam design drawn on the ground. Several men walk across the courtyard toward a teal double door set into an ochre-coloured temple wall decorated with carved lions and figures. In the foreground a man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears a rudraksha-style mala and walks with folded hands. Behind him, a figure in saffron-orange robes with a marigold garland and a figure in orange cloth follow. On the right, a bare-chested man with a white cloth wrapped at the waist walks barefoot beside a tree. A yellow banner hangs on a carved stone pillar at the left edge.

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January 18 20102010-01-18January 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesJanuary 18 20102010-01-18 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking barefoot along a paved courtyard path between a stone wall on the left and a pink temple building with a teal door and barred windows. Several men wear saffron and orange robes: a young man on the far left in orange, a bearded elderly sadhu in rust-red robes with a topknot, a long-haired man in orange with a beaded necklace, and a man on the far right in orange holding a small object. A man in a white kurta with a blue-and-white beaded necklace walks second from left, and a younger person in white stands further back. Tamil script is painted on the pink wall behind them.2010-01-18 +1 copiesFive people walk barefoot across a paved courtyard beside a pink-washed building with a teal-framed doorway and a stone wall on the left. Four wear saffron-orange robes: the figure on the far left has long hair and orange cloth, the woman third from the right wears an orange robe with a beaded necklace, and the figure on the far right wears an orange shawl and holds a small object. The elderly bearded man in the centre wears a rust-brown wrap with a bun on his head. Beside them a man in a white kurta and white dhoti wears a blue lanyard and holds his hands together. Faint painted script is visible on the pink wall.2010-01-18 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard scene at a stone colonnade with carved pillars and a gopuram tower behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls walk in a group; the foreground figure, seen from behind, raises a hand to his head, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha-style garland. A second orange-robed figure in the centre presses palms together in namaste, with long dark hair and a red mark on the forehead. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a yellow shawl, walk barefoot alongside, and a man in an olive-green uniform walks among them. Stone pillars, a metal utility box and a fenced gate frame the procession.2010-01-08A photograph of a procession walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard at dusk. Several people in orange and saffron clothing lead the group. In the centre, a man in a deep orange robe wears a long strand of gold-coloured beaded garland and a white forehead mark, with a sash draped over his shoulder. Beside him, a man in orange wears a rudraksha-style mala and a bare upper body with a light cloth. Behind them, women in orange and salmon saris and men in white dhotis follow, some carrying white bags and garlands. Yellow metal barricades, wooden scaffolding and a pink temple gopuram-style building with arched windows form the background. Visible people number about 20, including those partly out of frame.2012-10-12A photograph of a temple procession walking along a stone pathway beside a pink-washed temple wall with a decorated gopuram-style roofline. In the foreground an older bare-chested man with a grey beard and white vibhuti lines wears a rudraksha mala and a striped dhoti, walking with his hands together. Behind him a group of sadhus and priests in orange, saffron and maroon robes, some with bare chests, rudraksha malas and white tripundra markings, walk in procession. A man in a checked blue shirt stands at the left with palms joined in greeting beside a red railing, and a younger man in white dhoti and shawl walks at the right. Yellow flower petals lie scattered on the ground.2018-01-16October 12 20122012-10-12August 11 20092009-08-11January 16 20182018-01-16