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A photograph taken through a painted gateway with red and white striped pillars and green-blue side walls, showing a procession approaching. In the centre, a gilded ornate palanquin or ratha shrine carries a deity murti decorated with garlands and flower adornments. Two foreground men walk toward the viewer: an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and a younger man in white with an orange shawl over his shoulder. Behind them, several people in white and orange clothing and women in green, yellow and blue saris follow the procession. Trees and a palm frame the scene under a pale sky.

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A group walks along a concrete path through dense green trees toward a small temple gateway with a blue-and-white tiled arched niche containing a painted deity figure. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a full orange-saffron robe and walks barefoot beside another man in an orange robe with a grey beard. Several men in white shirts and white dhotis flank them, including one in white on the left and one in a light blue shirt on the right. A few more people are visible in the temple doorway behind. The cues are long hair and saffron robes, so the central figure is a person, shown in appearance only. The page is about a 2008 visit to a temple.2008-07-29A group of men walks along a leafy garden path toward a small temple shrine with a blue-tiled gopuram-style facade and a niche containing a painted or sculpted deity murti. In the centre, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe leads the group, with a second man in orange beside him; several men in white shirts and white dhotis follow, and a man in a light blue shirt walks at right holding a yellow cloth. Dense green trees frame the scene. Because the page notes the event featured Swamiji, the long-haired figure in orange has distinctive long hair and saffron robe cues, so Swamiji (probable) is the appearance-based label, though the identification is uncertain.2008-07-29July 29 20082008-07-29Dusk procession outside a South Indian temple with a painted gopuram-style entrance, ornate blue and green pillars, and a metal gate. Crowds in white shirts and dhotis walk along stone steps. At centre, a long-haired man in an orange sannyasi robe wears a rudraksha mala and a white cloth in his hand and smiles; a person by appearance, in_person. Beside him, a bearded man in white shirt and orange shawl holds a white flower garland with red blooms. Trees and an upper-level temple sculpture are visible behind.2006-08-21A photograph of a temple walkway in India with a thatched palm-leaf roof on the left. A man in orange saffron robes with a long white-and-orange garland walks barefoot toward the temple, with a sannyasi's long hair swept back. Around him, a man in a white shirt and dhoti and several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, walk along the path. Behind them the blue temple wall has ornate carvings, painted deity panels and a golden gopuram-style tower. Palm trees and a crowd of onlookers stand in the background. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing; appearance-based identity is uncertain.2006-11-27Outdoor procession under a decorated arch with colourful striped and patterned fabric, painted pillars and hanging pennants. Behind them a palanquin-style canopy with garlands of multicoloured flowers shelters a deity murti seated on a throne, with a standing deity figure beside it. Several men in white shirts and dhotis walk in front; one man in the foreground wears a white shirt. Foreground centre, a long-haired person in a flowing orange-saffron robe and a red forehead mark smiles while walking beside the procession. Palm trees and greenery surround the scene. Visible people number about ten, all walking or standing near the procession, some wearing white and one wearing an orange shawl.2005-12-22July 30 20092009-07-30April 07 20192019-04-07November 15 20102010-11-15July 29 20082008-07-29December 14 20062006-12-14A photograph of a barefoot procession walking along a paved temple walkway past a tall tree trunk on the left. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a dark rudraksha mala wears an orange saffron robe; appearance-based candidate Swamiji (probable) walking at the front. Beside him, a bearded man in an orange-brown cloth, and behind them several men in white and saffron dhotis or robes, some bare-chested with sacred threads. On the left, men in white shirts and a woman in a yellow sari also walk. The colourful temple gateway with striped painted pillars and carved entrance is behind them, with a signboard visible on the right.2006-11-27