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A photograph taken from above inside a temple corridor with brown and cream tiled walls. In the foreground a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a gold chain and a red tilak holds up a white and orange garland, appearing to lead the way. Behind them an older bearded sadhu in orange robes with a brown shawl walks alongside, and a line of devotees follows, including a woman in white with a red-bordered shawl, a woman in a lavender top, and a young boy in green. A white marble surface runs along the left edge of the frame.

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January 05 20062006-01-05June 03 20162016-06-03June 03 20162016-06-03September 12 20122012-09-12May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of saffron-robed sadhus walking down a bright hallway with a staircase on the left. In the foreground on the left, a man with a tilak on his forehead wears a maroon-and-gold dhoti and shawl, a heavy gold necklace, and silver armlets. Beside him, an elderly bearded sadhu in an orange robe and a puffer jacket walks with a rudraksha mala around his neck. Behind them, several more robed men and a woman in orange follow; on the far right a man in a maroon shawl wears a rudraksha mala and a white forehead mark. A pale ceiling with a light fixture and a wall mirror frame the corridor.2014-01-08June 03 20162016-06-03 +1 copiesJanuary 21 20102010-01-21A procession of saffron-robed men and women walks down a covered walkway lined with steel railings toward a red-carpeted entrance with a gold-framed doorway. The central man wears an orange-red robe with gold border, a long orange-gold beaded necklace, and gold armbands, with a red bindi and dark hair. Men to his left wear orange robes with white sacred-ash markings across their foreheads and rudraksha malas. A young man on the right carries a brass tray with a kalasha-style lamp and flower decoration, while another young man on the far right holds his hands in anjali. A woman in white stands in the background among palm trees and a red pillar.2013-05-19Photograph inside a dim temple corridor at night, with iron grilles along the walls and a lit ceiling. Several men in saffron and orange robes walk together. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a saffron cloth with gold-coloured borders, a rudraksha mala, a ceremonial gold necklace and a pendant, and a sacred mark on the forehead. He is. Beside him, a bald man in orange holds a small orange bag. Another saffron-robed man wears rudraksha beads, and a bare-chested man at the right wears a gold necklace and a gold-bordered orange cloth. A man in white dhoti and a striped cloth carries a yellow bag, and other devotees stand in the background.2012-07-24A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus and attendants descending a stone staircase toward an open doorway with a red carpet runner on the steps. At the centre, a man in a maroon-and-gold striped dhoti and shawl wears a dark-red turban, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and he steps down carefully. Around him, bearded sadhus in orange robes with tilak marks and mala beads walk alongside, while a younger attendant in white dhoti with gold border and a green lanyard follows on the right. Figures in the background are visible through the doorway.2015-09-10 +1 copiesA procession walks along a corridor with red carpet and metal railings. In the centre, a smiling person in orange-brown robes wears a marigold garland and has a painted forehead. Behind and beside them, figures in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with red borders walk; a drummer with a large drum appears at the back left, and a boy in orange carries a brass plate holding a kalasha with green leaves. Another boy in orange walks at the right edge. Several people are visible, all wearing orange ritual clothing and white forehead markings, and the setting is an open-sided hall with windows.2013-05-12