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A street procession moves through a temple town with many devotees in white clothes and orange-red garlands or cords. Two ornate chariots with colourful pillars and carved deities stand behind, with a temple gopuram-like dome and palm trees in the background. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron head wrap, saffron garment and a garland, with long hair, walks beside a man in a brown shirt. Nearby, a man in white dhoti and shirt with an ID badge walks among others. Shops, umbrellas and a banner with a face on the right complete the scene. Several men and women are visible in the crowd.

A crowd of devotees walks through a temple-town street in procession, many men in white dhotis and shirts with orange cords, one man in orange dhoti and another in maroon shirt. A figure in the centre wears an orange-red turban, an orange robe and a flower garland, smiling. Behind them stand tall multicoloured temple chariots with painted pillars and a small gopuram-style shrine, plus stalls and umbrellas along the road. Some people carry flower garlands and offerings.

A photograph of a crowd walking through a temple courtyard with stone pillars and an iron fence. At the centre, a figure in an orange-saffron robe and an orange turban wears a white flower garland and walks barefoot, with a red lanyard-style cord around the neck of some companions. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, a man in a yellow shirt, a man in a light blue shirt with a name badge, and older devotees in white and saffron walk along. A metal kalasha-like urn stands near the fence and a stone deity murti or sculpture is visible in the background. The orange-robed, turbaned figure matches the page's a person cues, but the appearance is uncertain.

A crowd of devotees walks outdoors past a tall, white, heavily carved gopuram temple tower on a bright day. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron turban, wearing a yellow and white flower garland and holding a rudraksha-style mala in his hands, walks at the front of the group. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing black beaded neck cords, walk alongside. One man in the foreground carries a small wooden box or drum, and an orange-clad attendant walks beside the centre figure. Trees, a street lamp and a pink-walled temple colonnade with shuttered shops form the background.

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Outdoor procession on a dirt road beside a white bus with large devotional portraits on its side and a palm tree overhead. A tall man in orange robes with a sash walks barefoot at the centre, with a bare-headed man in orange robes beside him under a red, yellow and blue ceremonial umbrella with tasselled edges. Behind them, people in white dhotis and white garments follow, and a woman in a yellow sari with hands pressed together walks at left. A small child in brown stands at left among onlookers. Colourful festival decorations and a figure in orange are visible in the background.

Outdoor festival procession with a decorated palanquin behind the group, heavily garlanded with yellow marigolds and green leaves, a deity murti visible on it. A man in orange sannyasi robes with a long green-and-white leaf-and-flower garland and bare shoulders stands at centre-left, a white tilak on his forehead and a gold-beaded necklace, hands clasped. Beside him a bespectacled older man in white shirt and dhoti holds a small yellow fruit and a garland. Men in white shirts and white dhotis with white forehead markings surround them, and a priest in white dhoti with a gold border on the right holds a tray. A man in white climbs the palanquin frame at top left. Trees and a blue sky in the background.

Outdoor street procession with devotees in orange and white. A central figure with long dark hair, orange robes, a tall gold-and-beaded necklace and a vertical forehead mark walks forward with hands clasped, flanked by saffron-clad attendants. Devotees in white garments with orange shawls surround them, some women holding folded hands in greeting. Behind them ornate orange-and-red canopies or umbrellas on poles, a blue-domed shrine and a shop frontage with a painted arch. A black iron fire bowl stand sits in the foreground. a person: the central figure wears saffron robes, a long gold necklace and long swept-back hair, matching the page's account of his presence at this event.

Outdoor procession crowded with devotees. Four ornate umbrellas with blue, orange and green panels, gold motifs and fringed edges are carried above the crowd. Beneath the central umbrella, a man in an orange turban and orange robe with a white flower garland holds a ceremonial staff, with a golden staff ornament visible beside him. Around him many people wear white, saffron-orange and yellow garments; a bare-chested man with a rudraksha-style necklace walks at left, and a woman in yellow shawl stands at lower right. Some devotees hold up hands in greeting. A striped canopy and a painted banner stand behind, with a brick building at upper left.

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