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A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a red-and-cream tiled path beside a red-and-white striped temple wall. In the centre, a smiling man with long hair and a beard wears a rust-red sannyasi robe, rudraksha malas and a gold chain, hands pressed together, and carries a tall golden staff. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk alongside devotees in white dhotis with gold or purple borders, one holding a shawl. A man on the right wears a white dhoti and shawl with pink borders. Behind them, a figure in a yellow garment stands near the temple wall under a bright sky.

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March 17 20182018-03-17A photograph of a group of men walking barefoot along a paved path beside a red-and-white painted wall, with trees behind. In the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe with a dark rudraksha mala and bracelets walks smiling with his hands pressed together in namaste. Around him, men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas, some with long matted hair and sacred ash on their foreheads, walk with him. On the right, a bare-chested man wears a white dhoti with a purple-and-gold border and a purple shawl, and holds a ceremonial staff topped with a silver finial. A man on the left in a white dhoti with gold border and a small crossbody bag walks beside a cameraman filming the procession.2018-03-17May 21 20162016-05-21March 17 20182018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22March 11 20172017-03-11 +1 copiesA procession walks along a stone-paved path beside a temple gopuram and a tall sandstone wall in daylight. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron garment and a large marigold-style garland, walking barefoot with hands folded. Beside him, another man in saffron robes with a shaved head and a white beard walks barefoot. Around them, priests in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and bare upper bodies carry items, and men in white shirts and trousers follow, one carrying a black bucket. Trees and a turquoise temple dome frame the scene. The orange-robed man with long hair matches the distinctive appearance cues for a person, walking as a participant in the procession.2011-09-09January 01 20182018-01-01March 17 20182018-03-17Outdoor procession on stone steps before a red multi-storey building, with a chain-link railing and rows of black shivalingam-style stone bases behind. A man in the centre wears a deep rust-red sleeveless garment with a long rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark, and long dark hair swept back, walking with a calm expression. Around him, several men and women in saffron-orange robes carry a tall golden-yellow staff with a fringed canopy at the top; one attendant wears a white-and-gold silk shawl, and another in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and sandal-coloured body marks walks beside them. Drummers in saffron stand at the left edge. Several people wear white forehead tripundras. The mood is ceremonial.2018-01-01