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A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.

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Photograph of a temple procession walking along a paved stone courtyard in front of a pink and yellow temple gopuram and palm trees. At centre, a man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, saffron-orange cloth and a large yellow-orange marigold garland walks barefoot with his hands folded, with a sannyasi-style figure in orange beside him. Around them are devotees: women in orange and red saris, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange shawl on the right. Some carry orange bags and a white cloth bundle. Count of visible physical people is roughly two dozen, with more partially visible behind.2012-10-12September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesA procession of saffron-robed devotees walks barefoot along a covered temple corridor with green metal railings on the left and a blue-shuttered wall on the right. A bald man in orange dhoti and shawl carries a yellow flower garland. Behind him, a bearded elderly sadhu with long white hair and a bare upper body walks with rudraksha beads. A man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold chain. Other devotees in orange and white follow, and a woman in a blue sari stands in the foreground. Pillars with ornate colourful capitals line the corridor.2012-01-07A procession walks through a stone temple passageway lined with carved sculptural panels, bright daylight visible at the far end. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and light-blue saris follow, several wearing rudraksha-style mala necklaces. A bare-chested man in a red-brown dhoti and another in white dhoti walk nearby, and a cross-section of devotees stands at the margins, with a small seated figure in white at the left edge.2009-08-11January 15 20092009-01-15July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of people walking together along a long, pillared temple corridor with carved stone walls and a sculpted lion-like relief at right. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair, an ornate gold-coloured necklace and an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl walks beside a man in a pink striped shirt and dark trousers. Swamiji (probable): the central figure wears long swept-back hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and saffron clothing, and is being escorted by the group. Around them, saffron-robed attendants, a man in a white shirt holding a red and yellow flower garland, and other men in white shirts and light clothing walk along the corridor.2012-09-11A procession walks through a stone temple corridor lined with carved pillars. In the centre, a man in orange robes holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Beside him, a woman in a dark patterned sari walks alongside a figure in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron robes, a bare-chested man with a white shawl and white mundu, and attendants in yellow shawls and white dhotis follow. A drum is visible among the attendants on the left. The setting is a temple hall with barred windows overhead.2009-07-13May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22September 11 20122012-09-11