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A large outdoor crowd gathers on a hillside path leading up toward a temple with red-and-white striped walls and small domed shrines. In the foreground, a figure in an orange turban and orange garment, draped with green leaf garlands and flower petals, raises one arm high while being carried above the crowd. Several people nearby wear white and red shirts, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. A tall flame burns at the right beside a whitewashed building, and blue tarpaulins and bunting sit over the stalls below.

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September 04 20102010-09-04A crowded outdoor procession on a hillside temple route, photographed from behind a man in an orange turban and an orange garment with a green-and-yellow flower garland around his neck, who raises his right hand toward the crowd. Around him, men in white shirts and dhotis and a bald man in white with an orange shawl press close, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera films at left. The crowd fills a stepped path lined with temple shrines, striped temple walls, and colourful canopies and blue tarpaulins. Banners with Kannada script hang from the left. Tall trees and an overcast sky frame the scene.2010-09-04Outdoor photograph of a large crowd gathered on a hillside temple approach under overcast skies. In the foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange garment, decorated with a green leaf garland, raises his right arm toward the crowd, his back to the camera. Around him, men in white shirts and bald-headed devotees in orange cloth stand closely. Behind them, hundreds of people fill the path leading up to colourful temple gopurams with striped painted walls and a red-and-white shrine. Blue tarpaulin canopies, striped awnings and a small stone building sit along the side. Tall green trees frame the right edge, and a camera operator is visible at left.2010-09-04A photograph taken from behind a crowd, showing a figure in an orange-saffron turban and orange cloth, wearing a thick garland of green leaves and yellow flowers, moving through a crowd outdoors. A man in a white shirt stands at left, a young man in a yellow shirt and others watch from the side, and a hand is raised at right. Beyond them, a hillside staircase is packed with many people climbing toward a temple with red-and-white walls and domed shikhara towers under a cloudy sky, with blue tents and a red-tiled roof at left. The figure's face is not visible, so no candidate can be confirmed from appearance.2010-09-04A dense crowd of devotees gathers outdoors beside a rocky hillside and a red-tiled roof at a temple precinct. Many men wear white shirts and dhotis, and several wear saffron-orange clothing and orange turbans or headwear. One man in the centre wears a bright orange turban and raises his right arm. A video camera on a tripod stands above the crowd. At left, a decorated deity murti is adorned with marigold garlands and orange flags, and a yellow-and-blue umbrella shades the area. Scattered petals fall through the air under a grey sky.2010-09-04A large outdoor crowd fills a hillside temple path during a procession, with many people pressing forward under falling yellow and white flower petals. In the lower centre, a man wears a saffron-orange turban and white clothes, with a green and pink floral garland draped over his arm; he is surrounded by men in white shirts. At the upper left, a red and multicoloured fringed canopy hangs overhead. Beyond the crowd, white and red-striped temple shrine towers with domed gopurams rise up the hill, and blue tarpaulin awnings shelter stalls. A cameraman and photographer film from the left. Trees and a cloudy sky frame the scene.2010-09-04A crowded outdoor photograph beside a rocky, tree-lined slope. In the lower right foreground, a man in an orange turban and orange robe, with a shaved head and a green leafy garland, is pressed among devotees. The turban and robe are saffron-orange, and his cues are a head wrap and saffron clothing with a garland, though his face is only partly visible, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, men in white shirts and a cap push forward, one holding a video camera and another a still camera. Women in orange and pink saris reach up with raised arms and smiles at the right edge. A red and white canopy with tasselled fringe hangs at the upper right, and an orange flag is tied to a pole at the top left.2010-09-04Outdoor photo beside a large weathered rock beneath dense green trees. A man in a bright orange turban and orange robe, with a thick white and green flower garland around his shoulders, stands at the centre with his right hand raised in greeting. Around him, several people in orange and white clothes crowd close, including a bald man in the lower foreground and a man in orange on the left edge. Behind them, onlookers in colourful saris and shirts stand on a stone path, and a few photographers with cameras and video equipment are pressed in on the right. Two decorated ceremonial banners on poles, one golden-orange and one red, rise above the crowd near the right side. A small blue sign is fixed to the rock.2010-09-04A crowd procession outdoors under an overcast sky, with two large ornate umbrellas with multicoloured fringed canopies held above the group. At the centre a man with long dark hair and an orange turban wears an orange saffron robe and a long dark rudraksha mala, raising one hand in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange robes and glasses walks, and men in white shirts and white dhotis surround the group. Behind them a temple gopuram rises above a flight of steps crowded with onlookers in bright clothing.2010-09-04Outdoor crowd scene beneath red and multicolored tasselled canopies with a netted fringe, near a large grey boulder and green foliage. In the foreground a person wears a bright saffron-orange turban with yellow flower petals scattered on it and a green leafy garland draped over the shoulders. Nearby a bald man in white clothes and glasses and another in orange robes stand among devotees, while a cameraman with a video camera films the crowd and several onlookers in white and colourful clothes press close. Several people appear in the background. The turban wearer is shown from behind, so the presence of a specific individual cannot be confirmed from the image.2010-09-04A street procession moves past a temple with red and white striped walls and a gopuram tower. Two large colourful umbrellas with yellow, blue, red and green panels and fringed edges shelter the procession. At the centre, a man with a long dark braid wears an orange-saffron turban, orange robes and a dark rudraksha mala, walking with his hands together. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk closely, with a crowd of devotees behind and women in colourful saris visible. A loudspeaker horn is mounted on a pole at right. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure in orange with a turban and rudraksha mala, walking in procession.2010-09-04Outdoor crowd scene at a hillside temple complex. A central figure in a saffron-orange turban and orange sleeveless top wears a thick garland of green leaves and a yellow flower garland, raising one arm high. Above him a red umbrella with tasselled fringe is held over a palanquin-like procession. Around him, men in white shirts and a man in a white garment with a red-bordered shawl press close, one with a tilak on his forehead, and a man in an orange vest with a grey backpack stands nearby. Behind them stand a pink-roofed shrine structure and a rocky hill, with a sculpted deity murti visible on the right.2010-09-04