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April 05 20122012-04-05Night procession on a paved temple path in front of an illuminated gopuram-style temple entrance with ornate carved cornice. At centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace and multiple beaded garlands, walking barefoot. Flanking him are monks in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas, a man in white dhoti with a white headband, and a uniformed police officer in khaki on the right directing the crowd. Devotees in white and saffron fill the background under warm lamplight.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night photograph of a crowd walking through the outer courtyard of a South Indian temple with lit lamps and a gopuram-style shrine roof in the background. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and belt walks in front. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi wears an orange turban and rudraksha malas and carries nothing visible, flanked by men in orange and white dhotis with garlands and a woman in a yellow top. Devotees in white dhotis and saris follow along the processional path.2008-01-02Night photo of a procession walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward illuminated gopuram towers with carved, painted sculpture. At center, a man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange sari-style garment, a tall multi-strand orange-and-white flower garland and a gold-colored necklace, and raises his hands in greeting while looking upward. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis in orange dhotis and shawls walk with rudraksha-style necklaces, and one bald man in orange holds a rudraksha mala. Several people in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red sari, and a uniformed officer in khaki walk alongside, and a man in a grey shirt carries papers in the foreground. Lamps light the temple structures behind them.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Night-time procession at a temple courtyard with an ornate palanquin or ratha topped by a decorated canopy and garlanded with flowers. In the foreground, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a red tilak walks forward, and beside him a bald man in saffron robes with eyeglasses and gold beaded necklaces walks. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and red shawl carries a shoulder bag, and several people in white and cream saris and dhotis follow along a dark path lined with hanging tassels and lamps.2010-11-21Night procession across a paved temple-ground courtyard lit by floodlights, with small temple shrine towers and a decorated chariot-like structure in the background. Foreground men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare chests marked with ash and sandalwood paste; one wears a red garland. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown saffron robe wears a long pink-and-white flower garland and rudraksha beads, walking barefoot among attendants. A woman in an orange sari with a gold border walks nearby. On the right, a shaved-headed priest in red-and-gold ritual cloth holds a folded paper. A young girl in purple folds her hands. Several people walk in the group, and a crowd stands behind.2016-12-23February 06 20172017-02-06