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A night photograph of a procession moving across a temple courtyard past a tall gopuram with carved sculptures and a stone pillared hall. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and an orange-saffron garment with a wrap, wearing many beaded rudraksha-style malas and a gold pendant, walks with his hands joined, flanked by shaved-headed men in saffron robes and white dhotis, and a woman in a white sari with a red border. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts walk behind and beside them. Photo credit overlay in the lower right corner is omitted. Scaffolding and a dark sky are visible above the courtyard.

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Night procession across a temple courtyard lit by floodlights, with stone pillars and carved sculpted bulls on the roof edges. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a tilak wears a deep orange silk garment, ornate gold-toned necklaces and bangles, and walks with a slightly raised hand. Flanking him, two shaved-headed men in saffron-orange robes and beaded mala necklaces walk alongside. Behind them, people in white dhotis and shirts, and women in saris, move through the crowd of onlookers. Palm-leaf roofing and a wooden structure stand at the left edge. The central figure has distinctive long hair, saffron-orange clothing and rudraksha-style malas, matching the page's a person reference only as a probable appearance-based label.2012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple corridor at night, past a carved stone pillar on the left. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead the group; the central figure wears an orange garment with a rudraksha-style beaded necklace and an ornate crown-like headband, and two others in orange have garlands and white headbands. Men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a green and yellow cloth bundle, and a man in a white shirt walks at the right edge.2012-05-21Night procession on a paved temple ground in front of an illuminated white gopuram-style shrine with a lit lamp and sculpted figures above the door. Several people walk together: a young man in the centre wears an orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala and holds his hands together in namaskar; beside him a shaved-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a sacred thread. Behind them, saffron-robed men and a woman in orange walk with a bag and offerings, while older men in white dhotis and shirts and women in white saris follow. No clear marker of a person's identity is visible, so the central figure is described by role only.2011-10-07Night photograph of a crowd walking across a stone plaza, lit by distant street lamps and a temple structure at right. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala smiles while walking. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis and people in white kurtas with orange shawls walk together, some carrying bags. A man at lower right in orange robes holds a dark umbrella. The scene suggests a devotional procession at dusk, with many people visible in the frame.2008-07-10December 20 20112011-12-20A 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.2012-04-05Night procession of devotees walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path beside carved granite pillars and walls, lit by a green-white street lamp. Men in white dhotis and orange shawls lead, some in saffron robes and rudraksha malas. A woman in an orange shawl walks at right, another in a maroon sari behind. A man in white with an orange shawl gestures toward the lamp at center. Dark gopuram silhouette in the background.2008-08-02