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A crowded outdoor procession at a temple entrance under stone gateway pillars. At centre, a woman with long dark hair wearing an orange-saffron sari and a large gold necklace smiles and gestures with open hands; a small golden-yellow and red ceremonial canopy with a finial is held above the group. Around her, men in saffron-orange shawls and white shirts and dhotis walk with rudraksha malas, and a man in a white shirt with a red-beaded mala and a badge gestures toward the crowd. On the left, musicians play a drum and wind instrument, and women with jasmine flowers in their hair watch from the foreground. Behind, a crowd presses forward beside a blue-domed structure and street signage.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A street procession of devotees outside a stone temple gateway on an overcast day. In the foreground, a drummer in a saffron-orange cloth with a sacred ash mark on his forehead plays a large drum, while a woman in a black and patterned sari plays a long wind instrument. Behind them, men and women in white and saffron-orange shawls press palms together in namaskar. A man in white with a grey beard and an orange shawl stands in the middle of the group, and a woman in an orange dress with a gold-coloured beaded necklace smiles at the right. A decorated ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold canopy is raised above the crowd, and a shrine-like structure with a decorative top is visible in the background.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A crowded temple corridor with stone pillars and a small saffron canopy above. A tall figure with long swept-back dark hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe, a large rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold pendant, stands with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him devotees in orange shawls and white clothes press forward; a woman in a white sari with a jasmine flower in her hair stands in front, and a man in a yellow shirt with a red tilak occupies the lower right. A metal ritual lamp with bells hangs in the lower left foreground.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A crowded outdoor temple-corridor scene in daylight. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears orange robes and a large gold necklace, hands folded in namaskar, with a crown-like ornament absent but orange cloth draped; a person candidate by long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace. Around him, devotees in white and orange garments with orange shawls press forward, some with hands folded. Men in white shirts and dhotis and women in white saris with white flower garlands in their hair fill the space. A man in the foreground wears a yellow shirt and a red tilak. Stalls with red caps line the right side and a yellow-and-red banner hangs from the arched pillared gateway.2008-08-02A crowded procession moves through a pillared temple corridor, with an orange-robed figure in the centre holding hands folded in front of the chest in greeting. The figure wears a saffron robe, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace with ornate gold-toned pendant, and has a tilak mark on the forehead; long swept-back hair is visible. Around the figure, devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis press close, a woman in a white sari with red floral border wears jasmine flowers in her hair, and a man in a yellow shirt has sacred ash marks on his forehead. In the foreground, a man in white holds a long metal ceremonial horn-like instrument. Above the crowd, a decorated umbrella with a red and gold canopy is carried in the procession, and temple pillars line the background.2008-08-02A crowd of devotees in a stone colonnaded temple corridor follows a procession, many in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. Several men and women play long wind instruments, including nadaswaram-style pipes and a horn, with brass ornaments hanging from them. A man in front in a white shirt with a red and white forehead mark and a bead necklace looks toward the camera. Above the crowd a small ornate saffron-and-green canopy or ratha banner rises, and a domed structure appears in the background. Several people wear orange garlands and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2008-08-02Temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall. A bare-chested man with a white-and-red vertical tilak and a rudraksha mala wears a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth. In the centre, a figure in long saffron-orange robes, hands folded in namaskar, has long dark hair swept back, a distinctive appearance matching the page's a person reference; this is an appearance-based probable candidate. Beside him, another saffron-robed man walks. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks ahead, and on the right a man in grey kurta and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram) with a flared bell, a garland hanging from it. Two other men in white and saffron appear in the background, along with a woman in a red sari at the right edge.2008-07-29