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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesPhotograph taken at night outdoors near a temple entrance with bright lights. Five men stand close together posing for the camera. The central man wears a tall dark turban with a crescent and trident-style ornament on top, a long multi-coloured garland of red, pink, yellow and white flowers, and a ceremonial gold pendant. Men on either side are bare-chested with white dhoti cloth and rudraksha malas; one older man on the left has white hair and a beard. A man on the right has a shaved head and rudraksha beads. Behind them devotees in saffron and white clothing crowd the street, and a carved temple gateway with warm lights stands on the right.2018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29 +2 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29Night photograph of a procession at a temple-like outdoor setting. In the centre, a man wears a dark crown-like headpiece, a multi-coloured flower garland and a rudraksha-style mala, and is flanked by attendants. A large silver trident is raised above the group. On the left, a man with a topknot wears white dhoti and a white shawl, and another man stands in white with a sacred thread. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a yellow shawl, a red-and-gold dhoti and layered beaded necklaces. Lamplight and dark night sky frame the scene. a person's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2018-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A night procession moves through a temple corridor with bright lights and a crowd behind. In the centre, a bare-chested man with his upper body uncovered wears a white dhoti with a blue-and-green striped cloth at the waist and a shawl-like wrap tied at the chest. Beside him, a man in a saffron-orange robe wears a white flower garland and a gold pendant, and carries a shawl draped over one shoulder. Other saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas and shaved heads walk nearby. On the right, a man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth and a rudraksha mala carries a long staff. Several shirted people and bystanders fill the background, with a yellow-lit deity murti area visible at the back.2012-05-07February 11 20132013-02-11Photograph of a temple interior at night with a garlanded gateway of marigold and yellow-red flower strings behind. Three central figures stand together: on the left a bearded man with bare chest, a pink-magenta shawl, white dhoti and a white forehead mark holds a lit oil lamp aarti; in the centre a long-haired man in an orange-saffron robe with gold border, layered beaded necklaces and a gold pendant, reaches toward the lamp; on the right a man with a shaved head, white forehead marks, a red shawl over a red-orange dhoti and a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand. Other people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls, and uniformed police, stand behind. Ornate temple pillars and painted panels frame the scene.2006-12-04December 23 20162016-12-23Night procession on a crowded temple street lit by bright flashes and lamps. Many men with bare upper bodies and white dhotis, some with saffron and rudraksha necklaces and face markings, press close together. In the centre, a man with a large dark hair bun and a red-and-white flower garland, wearing a white dhoti with a red cloth, stands among the group. Ornate temple gopuram and shrine facades frame the scene behind them.2018-04-29