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A busy covered market walkway. Crowds of men walk along the street past shops selling colourful toys, balloons, pinwheels and small items hanging from awnings. In the foreground, two men wear saffron-orange cloths over their shoulders, one with long dark hair and a yellow cloth draped over his back. A bare-chested man in a yellow-orange dhoti and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks in the centre, and a man in a white shirt stands at the left edge. Strings of orange marigold garlands decorate the stalls.

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January 15 20092009-01-15July 30 20082008-07-30 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession walking along a covered temple corridor with a pink-and-cream ceiling and yellow stone pillars. A central figure in a long-haired, saffron-orange robe wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a yellow shawl, and carries a metal kalasha-like object in the open. Behind him, men in saffron robes and beaded rudraksha malas walk alongside bare-chested devotees carrying steel vessels, one man in a green dhoti with a yellow cloth. To the right, a man in a white dhoti and bare chest walks past. Shops selling beads and garments line the left side, and seaside palm-thatch stalls appear beyond the pillars.2009-01-15January 15 20092009-01-15A group walks barefoot through a covered temple corridor lined with souvenir and shop stalls, with carved pillars and a colourful gopuram-style entrance ahead. In the centre, a man with long hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks beside another in orange; a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a yellow and purple cloth walks among them. A man in a light blue shirt and white dhoti leads the way, a man in white kurta follows, and a woman in a yellow saree stands at a stall on the right beside shelves of bags and cloth. Glass jars of goods line the left-side shop counter.2008-07-29January 15 20092009-01-15A covered temple corridor with red-and-white striped pillars and scaffolding, lined with people walking in both directions. In the foreground, a young man in saffron robes and a gold necklace carries a gold-topped staff, walking beside a long-haired man in saffron robes with a heavy gold-bead garland. Behind them, a woman in an orange sari and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a white cloth over his shoulder walk along the corridor.2009-01-15A photograph of a long, pillared temple corridor lined with shops selling garlands, religious prints, brass items, balloons and bags. A bare-chested older man in a green-and-white checked lungi walks forward at the centre, with a figure in a saffron robe and orange turban beside him. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind, and a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala stands at the right edge. A woman in a pink sari is visible among the crowd. The floor is grey stone and the ceiling is white with carved relief work.2007-08-17July 02 20082008-07-02January 15 20092009-01-15A dense outdoor crowd moves along a roadside lined with colourful umbrellas and tarpaulin stalls, under a bright sky. Most men wear white or pale shirts and dhotis, while several wear saffron-orange garments and orange cloths; a yellow shirt, a red-and-white striped shirt and checked shirts stand out. A few figures in saffron appear to be sannyasis or priests, with shaved heads. Some participants hold up hands, and a woman in orange-red sari is visible at right, with plastic pots and vessels hanging near the top left. No single figure can be confidently identified as a person from appearance.2007-02-19Devotees walk along a long colonnaded corridor of a temple, with red pillars, a wooden-beamed ceiling and scaffolding at right. At centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and wrap with a gold-and-beaded necklace and walks barefoot. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes with a beaded mala carries a tall golden staff. Women in saffron-and-pink saris, a woman in white, and a bare-chested man in white trousers and a belt move among a crowd. Green and pink cloth hangs from a pillar at left.2009-01-15