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Outdoor temple-street scene during a procession. A man with long dark hair, white tilak on his forehead, a fresh leaf-and-flower garland and an orange saffron robe holds an offering toward a bare-chested devotee with a grey-streaked beard and a white sacred thread, while an arm from above reaches down with a flower or fruit. Another bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti stands behind, and a grey-haired man in white kneels in the foreground. Several onlookers stand behind, including a woman in a pink sari and men in white shirts, some holding cameras. A tall white pillar and a yellow cloth stand at left, with flower petals scattered on the stone ground.

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A crowded outdoor temple-street scene during a ritual procession. In the centre, a woman in an orange sannyasi-style garment with long dark hair and a green leaf adornment on her head holds up a long garland of yellow, orange and white flowers and a red flower offering. Beside her, a man in white ritual dress with a yellow shawl, gold necklaces and a white-and-red tilak stands close. On the right, a bare-chested man wears gold chains and a white dhoti with an orange cloth, and another man in white with a forehead tilak stands nearby. In the foreground, two bare-chested men with tied hair, one with red and white beads, face away from the camera. Behind them, many devotees in white, red and orange clothing crowd the street, with a tree, a small shrine and flower petals on a metal platform at left.2011-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16January 16 20182018-01-16A photograph of a temple procession outdoors. In the foreground a man in a grey shirt lifts a large garland of yellow and purple flowers with green leaves overhead. Behind him a man in an orange sleeveless robe with a gold bead necklace stands with hands folded, and beside him a man in orange with a camera rig and white dhoti holds a camera. A bare-chested priest with a red rudraksha mala and white sandal marks on his forehead stands at left. Devotees in white shirts and dhotis crowd around, and a child in an orange top stands at upper right. A temple gopuram with colourful sculpted figures appears in the background among trees.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor temple procession scene with many devotees pressing close around a decorated wooden ratha or palanquin draped in yellow marigold garlands and green leaf garlands. A shirtless man in the left foreground sits on the cart wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a gold wristwatch, while a bald man in white with a red-and-white cloth and red beaded necklace stands at lower centre. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts with white or red forehead markings, and one man in a pink shirt holds up a phone. A man in a saffron-orange robe stands at the right, with a person behind a camera. A figure in a white shirt with a long dark braid and a green leaf garland is in the centre, and a bearded man with a saffron cloth and gold necklace stands at right beside a shaved-headed devotee. Trees and small shrine structures sit in the background.2011-01-16May 18 20122012-05-18Crowded outdoor temple scene during a procession. In the foreground a bare-chested man in a cream dhoti with red rudraksha beads and white sacred markings leans forward to reach toward a silver vessel decorated with orange and pink flowers, held up by a man in saffron cloth wearing a gold necklace. Around them shaved-headed men in saffron and white garments, gold chains, and white forehead markings press close, while onlookers and photographers with cameras fill the background beside a temple gopuram with colourful carvings and green trees.2011-01-16A crowded outdoor street scene in Tamil Nadu with a group of men and women gathered closely around a central man in a white shirt and white dhoti wearing a long yellow and red marigold garland. A bare-chested man in orange garments with a leafy green garland and a ceremonial gold necklace stands at right, holding up a hand near the central man's face while another man in white applies or offers orange fruit. Several people in white ritual clothes have sacred ash marks on their foreheads, and one woman wears a red coral bead necklace. Behind them, onlookers, a man taking a photograph with a phone, and a small roadside temple structure with pillars and colourful gopuram-style decoration are visible. Orange fruit is held in hands in the foreground, and a stone ledge with scattered flower petals sits at left. The man in orange and gold cues are distinctive, but his face is partly turned and the scene is busy, so identity is uncertain.2011-01-16A dense street crowd surges around a central figure in a yellow and red marigold garland, bare-chested with a white tilak on the forehead and long dark hair swept back. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis with white forehead markings and rudraksha beads reach out and press forward. Behind them, onlookers in white and pastel shirts and a uniformed policeman crowd a street lined with shops and trees.2018-01-16Outdoor temple-street scene during a procession with a crowd pressing close. A bare-chested man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like tilak, a red rudraksha mala and a yellow dhoti leans forward over a metal pole, holding an orange fruit and reaching toward a silver tray of fruit offered by devotees. Around him, shaven-headed men in saffron-orange cloth wear gold necklaces, and a man in a white shirt wears a rudraksha mala. Garlands of yellow flowers hang on a decorated stand at left, and a child sits on an orange vehicle at right. Trees and a temple gopuram stand in the background.2011-01-16Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with stone pillars and a gilded, flower-decorated palanquin at upper left. A long-haired man in an orange saffron robe and gold-chain ornament stands centre right, wearing a garland of red flowers and green leaves, with a white tilak on his forehead. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis press close; one man at left has yellow and white tilak and a rudraksha mala, and a bare-chested man with a mala stands behind. Hands reach in to offer the garland. Several onlookers crowd the background, and a temple tower is visible at right. Visible physical people number roughly a dozen.2009-08-06A dense outdoor crowd gathers at a temple-side area during a ritual offering. In the foreground, a man with a shaved head wears a rudraksha mala and sits in a white dhoti, face toward a second figure. Center, a man in white clothes and a yellow-and-red flower garland holds fruit in both hands, with another man in white and a green leaf garland beside him. At right, a figure in orange saffron robes and a long dark braid with a rudraksha mala is partly visible, and a man in white wears a gold necklace. Scattered yellow petals lie on a green-painted ledge at left. Behind, many onlookers in white dhotis, shirts and sari-clad women watch, with orange-robed figures and temple structures in the background.2011-01-16