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A photograph of a procession walking down a temple corridor with a painted, multicoloured ceiling of concentric circles and rounded stone pillars. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold floral crown and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear gold and beaded necklaces, and one man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth holds a bell-shaped handheld object and a rolled paper. Devotees in white stand nearby. a person candidate: the central figure wears a crown and distinctive mala and gold pendant, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm, so this is a possible identification only.

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May 07 20122012-05-07May 08 20122012-05-08A group of men walks through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted ceilings, many people in the background. In the centre, a young man wears a gold-yellow headband, an orange-saffron shawl over a matching dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant. Flanking him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear heavy gold necklaces, while a man in plain white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks beside them. A uniformed official stands at the left edge. Devotees in white and grey clothing fill the background. The scene appears to be a procession through a temple hall.2012-05-07A photograph of a procession moving along a colonnaded temple corridor with painted ceilings and tall pillars hung with coloured banners. In the centre, a smiling man wears a gold-coloured floral crown, a long gold-bead necklace, a rudraksha-style bead mala and an orange saffron wrap, and walks at the front of the group. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap wears a large gold pendant necklace. Other men wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls, and several women in saffron-coloured saris follow among a crowd of devotees walking through the corridor.2012-05-08Several men in saffron and orange sannyasi robes walk through a stone-pillared temple corridor with a painted, multicoloured ceiling. The central figure, a smiling young man in a deep red-orange garment, wears a gold floral headband and a long gold chain with a large pendant. Beside him, a bald man in orange with a gold-and-gem necklace gestures to a companion. To the right, a bald man in orange holds a folded cloth and a white bag, wearing a gold chain pendant. Further right, a man in white dhoti with rudraksha beads and a bracelet stands near the edge. Devotees and a man in a white shirt are visible in the background, with carved pillars and wall reliefs around them.2012-05-07A group of saffron-robed sannyasis walks barefoot through a long temple corridor lined with carved stone pillars, painted deity panels and a dim row of hanging lights. The central man in the middle wears a deep orange robe with gold borders, a gold chain pendant, and a garland on his head, smiling as he walks. Beside and behind him, other monks in orange robes wear rudraksha and beaded malas, and one at left presses his palms together in greeting. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk among them, and a woman in a white sari with a gold border stands at the far left. Stone sculptures and painted deity images line the walls.2012-05-07A photograph inside a temple corridor with painted ceiling panels and carved stone pillars. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold yellow border, a long beaded necklace and a large gold pendant, and a red tilak on his forehead; he walks forward smiling. Two men flank him in saffron robes with beaded malas, one shaved-headed and one bald with glasses. A man on the right in white kurta holds a bundle of cloth and wears a rudraksha mala, and a man on the left in a striped polo shirt stands near a wooden booth. Several devotees in the background gaze toward the group.2012-05-07May 08 20122012-05-08May 07 20122012-05-07May 10 20122012-05-10A procession of men walks through a long temple corridor lined with ornately carved stone pillars and hanging colourful decorative banners, under a row of illuminated lamps. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a white flower garland and a gold pendant, with a gold-bordered orange shawl draped over his shoulder. Around him walk other men in saffron robes with gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, some bare-chested, along with men in white dhotis and onlookers in white and checked shirts.2012-05-07May 07 20122012-05-07