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Night procession at a temple gateway with stone pillars and a lit lamp. In the centre, a man in red robes with a red-and-white tilak and a rudraksha mala with a gold pendant smiles and holds his hands together. Beside him a woman in a dark patterned sari points forward. At left, a sannyasi in orange robes carries a tall trident-topped staff wrapped in flower garlands of red, pink and white. Behind them, more orange-clad devotees and white-clad men follow. A large garlanded deity figure appears at right edge with orange and pink flowers. a person: the man in red with rudraksha mala and ornate gold pendant is a candidate for a person, based on those distinctive adornments; the appearance is not certain enough to confirm.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a dense crowd moving through a dim, stone-walled temple passage at night, lit by sparse warm lamps. In the centre, a figure in an orange robe with an orange head wrap walks with palms pressed together in namaste, with a gold-toned necklace visible, flanked by devotees. Many men wear white shirts or dhotis with orange or saffron shawls, and several wear orange garments. An older man in a red shirt and spectacles walks in the foreground, and a woman in a pink sari stands at right. Carved stone reliefs line the walls, and a blue metal gate stands at left. The appearance-based candidate's cues are an orange head covering and saffron clothing with ornate gold ornaments, but the face is not clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.2008-01-02January 11 20092009-01-11Night procession at a temple entrance with stone pillars and red cloth hangings. A woman in a rust-orange sari holds a large flower tray of yellow marigolds with red and white blooms and green leaves in the foreground. Other devotees in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis carry golden staffs, a gold flag, banana bunches and flower garlands. A bald man in an orange shawl stands among them. A lamp flame is visible at left.2015-01-03A night photograph inside a stone temple corridor. In the centre, a man in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklace, wearing a red-and-white forehead mark, smiles while walking beside a woman in a dark maroon sari with a blue border. Behind them, several men in saffron-orange robes walk, one carrying a tall trident-topped staff garlanded with white, yellow, orange and pink flowers. On the left, a man in a white shirt stands with a white forehead mark. A dark stone deity murti draped with a white cloth and a flower garland stands to the right against a carved pillar, and a brass railing lies beyond.2009-07-13Night photo at a temple entrance with a stone pillared porch and grey granite walls. A bearded man in a maroon-red robe, wearing a green leaf garland and a white flower garland, smiles broadly with white and red forehead markings. Around him, a man in an orange shirt and a man in a white shirt face him, a young man in an orange-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands at right, and a woman in a maroon sari with a bead necklace stands at left. Tube lights and a small figure are visible near the ceiling.2017-02-07Night procession at an outdoor event with strings of fairy lights overhead and a decorated umbrella canopy held above the group. A figure in an orange saffron robe wears a long white flower garland and walks at the centre, flanked by a person in orange robes on the left and a man in white dhoti and shirt. In the right foreground a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and white tilak holds a bundle of white flowers, and white-clad attendants and a crowd of onlookers, including children, surround them. Behind them a white banner displays printed text panels and a red plastic chairs line the right side.2009-01-11Crowded temple corridor at night lit by hanging bulbs, with a illuminated shrine or ratha-like structure glowing in the background. A man in the center wears a saffron-orange robe, rudraksha mala and a white head band, with his hands folded at his chest. Around him are devotees in saffron and orange shawls, a woman in a maroon sari, a man in white dhoti and shirt holding a ceremonial staff, and a woman in white sari with a gold border and orange shawl and a tilak on her forehead. Stalls with garlands and colourful ribbons line the left side. Visible people appear to be walking in procession. Count shows over twenty people visible.2009-07-13May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph inside a dim temple corridor with a bright doorway ahead. In the centre, a bare-chested, bearded sadhu in orange cloth walks with a devotee, both holding a small brass offering. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a long red shawl, a large red-and-black rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace walks with his head covered; a flower garland hangs at his side. Around them, men in saffron robes carry a silver trident-topped staff, a woman in a blue and maroon sari with white flowers in her hair walks ahead, a man in a yellow top and white dhoti wears sacred thread beads, and people in white dhotis with red shawls follow. A man in a light grey shirt stands at right.2009-07-13January 14 20092009-01-14A group of people leaving a temple entrance with carved stone brackets above. A bald elderly man with a white-and-red forehead mark and white flower garland stands at left, next to a smiling young man in orange robes with a white-and-red headband, a long mala, and a white flower garland. A bearded older man in red-orange robes wears a pink and white garland at center right. Shaven-headed men in orange cloth, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and police officers in khaki uniforms surround them; a woman in a uniform stands behind.2012-05-24 +2 copies