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A crowded temple entrance with bright backlit light streaming through a stone doorway. In the foreground, several saffron-robed sannyasis in orange and red cloth stand with their backs to the camera; some have shaved heads, one wears a beaded headband and gold-coloured beaded necklaces. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the devotees and a man in white raises a phone. A red-and-green ceremonial umbrella with tassels is visible at the upper left. The scene appears to be a temple visit.

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A procession at a temple entrance. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands beside gold-topped ceremonial staffs. Monks in saffron, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold armband, and devotees line the path, with a colourful temple gopuram and decorative umbrellas in the background.2011-12-20A photograph of a procession exiting a dark stone temple gateway with blue-framed wooden doors, toward a white gopuram visible in the distance. A bald man in orange robes and red-edged dhoti carries a small golden vessel in his right hand and wears a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind him, a figure in an orange silk garment with a gold necklace and white tripundra on the forehead walks with long dark hair; a person by appearance cues including swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace, though the figure is in a crowd and not clearly distinct. Other orange-robed men with gold necklaces follow. A uniformed police officer in a khaki shirt and blue-topped cap stands at right, and devotees in white and cream clothing, including a woman in a cream sari with green border, are nearby. Colourful rangoli is visible on the stone floor.2011-12-20Photograph inside a temple hall of two saffron-robed figures standing before a crowd. The elderly, bald, bare-chested man in front wears a rudraksha mala headband and multiple rudraksha and gold necklaces, with gold bangles and a ring, and an orange cloth wrapped around his waist with gold borders. Beside him stands a younger man with a short-haired head wearing a rudraksha headband, a long gold garland, rudraksha bracelets, and an orange robe with gold trim, hands pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, several onlookers in white dhotis and a man in a grey shirt stand among the crowd, and a teal and gold ceremonial fan or umbrella panel is visible at right. Stone walls and pillars form the setting.2012-05-16A procession outdoors on a brick-paved path beneath a leafy tree. A man in the centre wears orange-red robes with gold borders, a thick gold necklace of beads and a rudraksha bracelet, and a headband, walking barefoot while looking upward. Behind him a bald man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks alongside. A red umbrella with colourful tassels is held over the central figure by a man in white dhoti and shirt with a rudraksha mala. A uniformed police officer in khaki and cap walks at left, and a crowd in white clothing follows.2012-05-16Photo 11732827Photo 11729350 +2 copiesPhotograph inside a stone temple doorway with bright light beyond. Several bald men in orange-saffron sannyasi garments with gold-trimmed borders and rudraksha malas stand close together, seen largely from behind. One figure at centre wears a beaded headband and a long dark braid, with gold-bordered orange cloth over the shoulder and a gold necklace. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among them, and a red-and-green decorated parasol is visible at upper left. Devotees in white and onlookers fill the background, one holding up a phone.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16May 08 20122012-05-08 +1 copiesPhoto 11730388Photo 11730593Photo 11729204 +2 copies