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A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved lion-like brackets and a coffered ceiling. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti and a large ceremonial gold necklace with rudraksha malas, smiling as he walks barefoot. Beside him, another young man in an orange-red robe and mala walks with a shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them, several people in white and orange-red garments follow, and an elderly man with white hair and beard in a white shirt and dhoti walks at left.

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A photograph inside a temple corridor with carved stone brackets and lion-like corbels overhead and yellow-painted pillars. A bald elderly man in white dhoti and white shirt walks at left with palms open. Behind him, a man with long dark hair and a gold-bead necklace wears orange-red robes and a garland, and several men and women in orange-red and white saris and dhotis walk in a line. A woman at right in red sari folds her hands in greeting. The group moves together along a brick floor, and a brass or silver object appears at the upper left edge.2009-07-13A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and brackets. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a red head covering carries a silver trident aloft. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha-style mala, and a figure in a red-orange garment with a large marigold garland walks alongside. Behind them, white-clad devotees wear yellow shawls and white garments. On the right, an elderly man in a white shirt and dhoti watches the procession. The scene suggests a temple procession with a trident-bearing leader.2009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a dim ceiling. A procession of barefoot men walks toward the viewer. In front, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a white beard walks with his arm extended. Behind him, several men wear red-orange saffron robes, and one of them, in the centre, wears a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace. Further back, men in white dhotis with red-orange shawls walk among them. A trident-shaped ornament is visible on a pole at upper left. A man at the left wears a white shirt and holds a small vessel.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted guardian figures. A procession walks toward a bright doorway. In front, a bearded man in an orange-red robe and glasses walks at left. Centre, a man in a red-orange robe holds a long silver trident staff and wears a red headpiece, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace. Behind him, several men in orange-red robes and white-clad attendants follow, and a young girl in white stands at right. A man in a yellow striped shirt and white dhoti walks at right foreground beside an elderly man in white. Several people are visible, most in ceremonial saffron-red robes.2009-07-13A photograph of a procession walking through a temple corridor with ornately carved stone pillars and a painted ceiling. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange dress and a saffron head covering carries a silver trident (trishul) upright. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and garlands, while others in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk barefoot on the brick floor. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands by. a person is the central figure carrying the trident, identified by saffron dress with a saffron head covering and rudraksha mala cues; the tag reflects appearance-based inference only.2009-07-13A photograph inside an ornately decorated temple corridor with painted ceilings, carved stone pillars and flower garlands hanging from the columns. A procession moves forward through the hall. At centre, a man in an orange-red robe wears a long white and pink flower garland and holds his hands together in a greeting, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and devotees. On the left, a bare-chested man in a red and white dhoti carries a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad priest with an orange shawl walks in front. Onlookers in white shirts stand along the sides. Several people are in motion, with a blurred foreground.2009-07-13A procession moves through a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and bracket capitals. In the centre, a bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand and wears a gold-and-beaded necklace. Beside and behind him, saffron-robed attendants walk barefoot, one in a long orange drape wearing a heavy gold garland, others in orange wraps. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and scarves accompany them, and a man in white at the right edge walks past. Light falls through openings above, and the floor is a polished stone walkway.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a procession moving through a narrow, wet stone passage inside a temple complex, with a gopuram-style gateway and ornate shrine in the background. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks with his head bowed and a rudraksha-style mala, while a young man in a red wrap wears a long garland of gold beads and rudraksha. Behind them, a man in an orange robe carries a brass vessel on his shoulder. Others in white and yellow shawls, and women in red and white saris, follow along the wet floor.2009-07-13Photograph of a group walking down a long stone-pillared temple corridor with carved lion heads and a painted ceiling. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking, and a red cloth draped over a red-orange garment wears a thick white and orange flower garland and holds his hands together. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk, one holding a small object in his hand. A man in a white shirt on the left, a uniformed guard in khaki, and a man in a yellow-green checked shirt on the right walk nearby, with white-clad attendants and a woman in a pale green sari behind. a person in a centre-of-procession role, wearing a garland and red-orange cloth with distinctive long hair, based on appearance.2009-07-13A procession walks through a long, colourful temple corridor with painted ceilings and decorated pillars. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and wrapper, wearing a golden crown-like head ornament and a long gold-bead necklace, walks forward smiling. Around him, saffron-robed men wearing gold necklaces and a white-robed man carrying an orange umbrella walk alongside; a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a brass vessel. Spectators in saris and salwar line the sides, and a stone sculpture of a deity stands in an alcove on the right.2012-05-08 +1 copies