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August 09 20102010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Night procession at a temple entrance. A man in saffron robes stands centre, wearing a large garland of red and white flowers, with a ceremonial umbrella held over him by a man in white. Several saffron-robed monks and men in white and yellow-scarved devotees walk around him along a concrete path, with a colourful temple shrine visible at left.2010-08-09September 30 20112011-09-30April 09 20172017-04-09Night photo of saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot along a dirt path past a temple-style pillared structure lit by a bright lamp. In the centre, a man in an orange-and-yellow-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a beaded headband and a long necklace of white beads. Beside him, a figure in an orange robe with a headband walks behind, and to the right a bare-chested man in an orange garment with yellow borders and rudraksha bracelet looks on. A man in white with gold-bordered dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a bracelet walks at right-centre. Another man in white stands behind them, and a uniformed police officer in khaki appears in the background.2012-05-21Photograph inside a dim temple corridor of a group walking together. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange silk garment with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a tilak on his forehead, walks barefoot on a stone floor. Behind and beside him, devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis with gold borders, some holding bundled cloth, move in procession. A man in a white shirt on the left and another in a turquoise shirt on the right are also walking. A tall silver staff is held by a man in white kurta with a mala. A small lamp glows in the background.2012-04-11Night procession on a green mat under a canopy, with bright lights and a green-and-white banner marked NITHYANANDAM behind. A bare-footed man in a dark maroon robe with a long white and multicolour garland and a dark shawl walks at the centre, hand raised near his face. Around him, young men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk in procession; one carries a brass kalasha-style vessel with flowers on a tray, and another holds a tall golden staff. A man in white shirt and dhoti stands at right with his hand extended. The central figure shows long swept-back hair and a crown-like pattern, with some cues consistent with the page's a person reference, though the appearance is uncertain.2017-04-09Night procession on a paved street of a South Indian town. A central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a long amber-beaded necklace, gold bangles and a tilak on the forehead, and walks barefoot in sandals. Around him, devotees in saffron robes with rudraksha malas walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis; a man in white holds a long staff topped with a silver ornament. A woman in white with a mala walks behind. One man at the far right in white dhoti with gold border carries a red floral garland. Crowd members stand and walk in the background, and a man in a white shirt and grey trousers stands at left. The photo is credited to the archive as a ceremonial walk.2012-04-11December 23 20162016-12-23March 19 20172017-03-19April 09 20172017-04-09