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A procession ascends a covered stairway inside a building with grey stone-patterned walls and metal railings. A multicoloured canopy with tassels and rooster motifs is carried over the group. Leading figures wear orange and saffron cloths; one bare-chested man with a tilak and a wrapped white cloth carries a floral arrangement of roses, lilies and garlands on a tray. A shaved-headed man in a white dhoti walks bare-chested and bare-footed, his body smeared with white ash, and another man in an orange shawl wears a garland. White-clad attendants in white shirts and dhotis follow along the corridor. A bare-chested man on the right wears a rudraksha mala and red-bordered dhoti. The scene suggests a temple or ashram ritual procession.

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February 02 20102010-02-02February 02 20102010-02-02February 02 20102010-02-02May 18 20122012-05-18February 02 20102010-02-02A procession passes through the entrance of a temple with painted, ornately carved walls and a red-and-teal fringed umbrella overhead. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a large white flower garland with red and orange blossoms, a gold pendant, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a headband, and points forward while smiling. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with white sacred markings, crowd the procession. A man in the left foreground, bare-chested with white markings and a rudraksha mala, stands beside a crowd of onlookers. A man on the right holds a folded white-and-red cloth. The scene is a festival procession in a temple precinct with many people visible.2012-06-05February 02 20102010-02-02January 02 20102010-01-02 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession moving along a narrow whitewashed passage between orange-painted walls with red and white striped borders. At the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange cloth wears a red and white flower garland, gold-coloured necklaces and bangles, and walks barefoot. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, ornate gold necklaces and rudraksha-style beads are the distinguishing cues for the central figure. Around him, attendants in orange and white robes and white dhotis carry a brass tray, a trishul and a tall ornamental parasol with multicoloured tassels. One attendant in white holds a ritual staff, and a bald priest in orange holds a cord. Behind them, devotees stand in the doorway, some with hands folded. A sign in Kannada and English reads "Do not enter the Cave" and a bell hangs from the doorway.2012-01-01Photograph of a procession moving through a temple passage at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a bald, bearded man in a flowing orange-saffron robe walks barefoot, with a white-clad attendant beside him. To the right, a man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a long beaded garland of gold-coloured ornaments, with a red tilak on his forehead. Another man in white with a pink ribbon rosette walks in the foreground, and a young man in a white-and-orange shawl stands behind. Devotees in white and yellow line the background, and yellow barrier railings and a grey stool stand to the left, with a green-and-white garland held by a man in white. The orange robe and long-haired figure match the page's a person cues, but appearance alone is not decisive, so the identity is unsure.2006-12-04April 29 20182018-04-29Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered under a red and cream fringed canopy, with a pink-and-white flower garland. A bald man in white ritual dress with a thick sandalwood-paste mark on his forehead stands at left, while a central figure in saffron-orange robes wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a gold chain and a cross-shaped pendant, with a garland of pink and white flowers draped over him. A younger man in orange cloth stands beside them with a gold-trimmed neck garland. Many men in white dhotis and shirts press around, some with bare shaved heads and some reaching forward, creating a lively ritual procession atmosphere. Bright sunlight washes out the background.2012-05-18