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Photograph taken from behind of two people walking away across a temple terrace at dusk toward a white gopuram tower under a pale pink and lavender sky. The person on the left wears a saffron-orange dhoti and matching upper cloth with a maroon-striped border, with short dark hair. The person on the right wears a long sleeveless orange garment with long dark hair. Beside them, a white carved temple pillar with relief sculpture stands in the foreground, and palm trees and white planters line the left side.

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February 04 20102010-02-04February 04 20102010-02-04February 04 20102010-02-04Photograph of two young men in saffron-orange robes at the foot of white-painted steps beside a wall striped in red and white. In the foreground a barefoot man with long dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead stands with his head bowed, his body wrapped in a sleeveless orange shawl, his hands at his sides. Behind him on the steps a second man in orange robes with a red sash rests a hand on the first man's shoulder. Green foliage and a small purple emblem are visible at the upper left.2009-12-09Two people in orange saffron robes walk away from the camera along a narrow dirt passage between a pale peach wall on the left and a white wall on the right. The person on the right is a man with short dark hair wearing a long orange robe and an orange shawl with a maroon stripe draped over one shoulder. Beside him a woman with long dark wavy hair wears a sleeveless orange top and orange wrap. A wooden picket fence, a corrugated shelter and green trees are visible at the end of the passage.2010-02-04A photograph of three men on a temple-style walkway with red and white painted walls and a red-railed staircase. In the foreground, a barefoot man with long dark hair wears a loose orange robe and walks with one hand holding the fabric at his side. Beside him, a second man in an orange robe and orange-striped cloth walks barefoot with a wristwatch visible. Behind them, a shaved-headed man in white dhoti and shirt with a yellow shawl stands with hands folded at the staircase. Potted plants and a metal gate frame the scene. No a person candidate is distinctively identifiable from appearance cues beyond robes, so the identity is unclear.2009-12-16A photograph of three figures descending a white stone staircase beside a red-and-white striped temple wall with a metal railing. The foreground figure, barefoot, wears a long-flowing saffron-orange robe draped over the shoulder and has long dark hair. Behind, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with long hair walks with one hand held near the chest. At the top, a shaved-headed man in white clothing with a yellow shawl holds his hands together. Green foliage and a tree appear beyond the railing, and an orange cloth hangs at the left edge.2009-12-16Photograph at dusk of two young men in saffron-orange sannyasa wraps walking across a paved courtyard before a illuminated temple gopuram tower covered in painted sculptures, with lights strung along the top. The man in front on the right, with a red tilak on his forehead, wears an orange wrap over a red shirt and holds the wrap's end in his hand, smiling and looking down. The taller man on the left wears an orange wrap over red clothing. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and shirts moves through the area, and an older man in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands at the right edge. Lit shrine niches with deity figures line the temple wall. The temple shown is Tirumala.2008-09-04February 04 20102010-02-04Photograph of two men in saffron-orange robes in a covered open-sided hall with a corrugated metal roof and whitewashed walls. On the right, a long-haired man in an orange wrap descends or steps up a grey stepped platform, lifting one bare foot. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a small dark bag in his hand stands at the foot of the steps, looking toward him. Behind them is a white statue of a bull or animal figure draped with a colourful cloth, beside a potted palm and a blue stand. Appearance-based label: a person for the long-haired man in an orange wrap, with his long hair and saffron clothing as cues; the shaved-headed man is a devotee in orange.2007-02-02Outdoor ceremonial scene under a tent canopy with red, white and blue banners on poles behind. A young man with long wavy black hair wears an orange cloth wrapped over his shoulders and body and a small red forehead mark. Beside him stands a bespectacled man in a white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl across one shoulder and a rudraksha mala around his neck, holding a silver-coloured vessel with both hands. Seated devotees and lamps are visible in the background.2006-12-31November 23 20092009-11-23