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Night photograph in a temple corridor where a man in orange robes and a garland of white and red flowers stands with his head bowed while an older man in white dhoti and shirt holds a small ceremonial item above his head. Several attendants surround them: a man in a white shirt and mala beads at the left, a man in white with a rudraksha necklace in the centre, an elderly man in white dhoti with glasses, and a bald young man in white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala at right. A woman in a white sari with folded hands stands at the far right. A glowing neon sign reading 1 gram gold is visible behind them. The orange-robed figure appears to be a person in a ceremonial reception, shown from behind and partly obscured, with long dark hair and saffron robes and rudraksha beads.

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April 11 20122012-04-11April 11 20122012-04-11A photograph of a temple walkway with a procession of people moving through a dim interior. At the centre, a man in a bright orange draped garment with a gold border, multiple beaded necklaces and bangles walks with his hands folded at his chest, looking upward. Around him, several men wear orange or saffron robes and rudraksha malas, one in a white kurta holds a tall silver staff, and a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border walks beside them. Onlookers in light shirts and saris stand in the background.2012-04-11April 11 20122012-04-11A photograph taken at dusk or night at a temple entrance with dark carved wooden doors and gilded panels to the right. A tall man in an orange-red saffron dhoti and shawl, with long dark hair and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold necklace, walks forward in the center. Beside him an attendant in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a bare upper body carries a small object in his hand. Around them, people in white kurtas and white dhotis, some carrying a long ceremonial staff, follow, and a man in white on the right looks on. A woman in a white sari stands behind. The men wear saffron, white and red garments, and the group moves through the doorway together. Appearance-based cues on the central figure (long swept hair, saffron clothing, multiple malas, ornate gold necklace) are consistent with a person standing as a visible in-person candidate, though the face is not clear enough to be certain.2012-04-11Night street photo in a busy market lane lit by shop lights and signboards, with a crowd thronging around. In the centre a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold necklace and a tilak, holding his hands together and smiling as he walks. Beside him a monk in orange robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a man in white kurta and dhoti with an orange-bordered shawl gestures as he walks. On the left, men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas and red-and-gold sashes stand watching. A silver car stands behind them. Signboards overhead include a Sri Gold shop sign.2012-05-10January 11 20092009-01-11A photograph of a group of people walking barefoot across a stone-paved courtyard at dusk, past white pillared temple walls. Several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies or white shirts. In the centre, a man in a flowing orange-red cloth and a long gold-and-bead necklace walks ahead, while a man beside him in orange wrap and gold pendant necklace follows. A white-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the foreground. Women in orange saris and white saris with gold borders walk at the right, and onlookers stand in the background.2012-04-05January 12 20092009-01-12May 10 20122012-05-10May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple procession inside a South Indian temple with gold-painted carved pillars and archways in the background. A central man wears a saffron-orange shawl drawn over his head, a long rudraksha mala, a large ceremonial gold necklace with a gold pendant, and a white armband, with a sandalwood tilak on his forehead. Around him, several men and sannyasis in saffron and orange robes walk, one on the left holding a garland of red roses, marigolds and white jasmine. A bare-chested older man on the right wears a white dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a pink shawl, and a bearded man in white and orange stands beside a woman in white. Several more people in yellow and white clothing crowd the background.2009-07-13