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Outdoor photo of a procession through a temple courtyard with yellow stone arches and a painted gopuram-style shrine in the background, palm trees above. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala, a white ceremonial thread, a gold pendant and a bright ornate headband with a sandalwood forehead mark, smiling as he walks. Around him are several other men in orange and saffron robes with shaven heads and beaded malas, one carrying a gold ceremonial vessel with a long handle. Men in white dhotis and shirts, including a young boy in a light shirt, crowd the lane. The scene reads as a temple procession with sannyasi attendants. a person: the central figure wears a headband, rudraksha mala and gold pendant with saffron robes, and he is the most prominent person leading the group.

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May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph of a procession through a narrow street lined with yellow-ochre temple walls and a palm tree, with a crowd of onlookers behind. In the centre, a man in orange-red ochre cloth with a thick rudraksha mala and a shell-and-bead necklace holds a small gold object in his hands and looks down at it, wearing a headband of beads. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha and bead malas walk closely, one carrying a golden pot-shaped vessel. On the left, men in white dhotis with rudraksha malas walk alongside, and a shaved-headed man in saffron with a beaded headband stands nearby. The scene appears to be a temple procession.2012-05-18A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a street past a temple gopuram in the background. In the centre, an older bald man with a grey-bearded face wears an orange-red shawl, a rudraksha mala and a large ornate gold pendant, and is supported by an attendant. Beside him a man in an orange robe wears beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. A younger man on the right wears an orange-red cloth, a thick rudraksha mala and a gold pendant, with a red-and-white forehead mark and a headband of beads. Men in white dhotis and bare shoulders walk nearby and onlookers watch from the doorway of a building. Several devotees surround the group in a busy street setting.2012-05-18 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during a procession. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold-coloured turban-style headband, white-and-orange floral garlands, a rudraksha mala and a thick gold necklace; he is smiling and has a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, an older bare-chested man in orange garments with a golden headband, white and orange garlands and a dark rudraksha mala walks with his eyes lowered. Left foreground, a man in saffron robes with a gold-bead necklace and a dark pendant stands facing forward. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with gold necklaces, and a man in white with a camera-holding arm on the right. Painted panels and wooden pillars decorate the background.2012-06-05May 18 20122012-05-18June 22 20142014-06-22 +1 copiesJanuary 29 20102010-01-29A dense crowd fills a temple interior with stone pillars and hanging orange and rainbow fabric. At centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a gold-bead garland, a gold chain, and bangles, and stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace. On the right, another shaved-headed man in orange wears a gold chain. In the foreground, a bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and a white cloth around his waist, and an elderly man with white hair stands in the left foreground. Many devotees in white and colourful shirts fill the background.2012-04-05Outdoor temple-procession scene with a colourful canopy at upper left. An elderly bald man with a gold-banded headpiece, forehead tilak and layered rudraksha and white-bead malas, wearing saffron and gold-bordered orange cloth, holds a folded orange cloth and reaches forward. Beside him a younger shaved-headed man in orange robes and a sacred thread-style neck garland bows with palms pressed together, his head bowed. A tall man in white dhoti and shirt stands at left, and several men in white shirts and dhotis surround them. Crowd members press in at the edges.2012-05-18June 05 20122012-06-05A procession in a temple courtyard. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis walk barefoot, some with bare chests and rudraksha malas, some wearing white flower garlands. A figure at centre wears a saffron garment and a headband, with a pink-and-white garland, and a red fringed parasol with a long pole is raised above the group. Men in white dhotis and uniformed police stand behind, with a concrete wall in the background.2012-05-30A procession walks along a paved street in front of a temple gateway with pink and yellow walls and a colourful gopuram-style tower behind. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead, one raising a long staff topped with a curved handle and an orange umbrella. Several men wear rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces; one bald man carries a bundle of white cloth with a flower garland. Women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas walk nearby. Palm trees and a hill appear in the background, and many people stand along the route.2012-09-12