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Night-time photograph of a procession walking along a dark path past a metal gate. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a peaked cap and a red-and-blue shoulder insignia holds a small torch and walks beside a sannyasi dressed in saffron-orange cloth draped over the shoulder, with multiple rudraksha mala strands, a ceremonial gold chain and a forehead band with red beads. Behind them a bare-chested man in orange cloth with a white forehead band walks, and an elderly woman in a pink sari with a green blouse and white hair walks at right, her hand at her chest. A few other devotees are visible in the background.

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Night procession through a narrow stone-walled temple passage lit by small lamps and a distant hanging light. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks toward the camera. Behind him several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with yellow borders walk barefoot down stone steps; one has a bare upper body with a gold necklace and a white forehead band, and another carries a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and a man holding a teal and gold cloth-wrapped object follow. Heavy wooden doors with iron fittings flank the passage.2012-05-21May 20 20122012-05-20May 22 20122012-05-22May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Photo of a crowd of uniformed police officers in khaki with peaked caps surrounding a central figure in orange-red robes wearing a pink flower garland and a golden headband with a red tilak on the forehead. Two saffron-robed men with rudraksha malas stand to the left, one bald with a tilak and one in an orange hat, and a man in a white shirt is visible behind. The central figure is seated with hands together, smiling, amid the protective police escort in a dim interior.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21Night photo of a group walking through a heavy old wooden temple gate studded with iron bolts and nails, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground guiding the way. Four men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, several wearing rudraksha malas, one with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, and a pale-green cloth bundle is held by a man in white dhoti. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind. A small lamp is mounted on the gate and a light glows in the dark background.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph at night of a seated man with long dark hair tied back, wearing a red-and-gold headband, a pink flower garland, bare upper body, an orange cloth and a gold necklace, smiling as he sits in a dim, warmly lit room. Around him, uniformed police officers in khaki stand close, one wearing a name badge and a peaked cap, and a saffron-robed sannyasi with a rudraksha mala stands at left, with other saffron-clad men with shaved heads behind them. Some onlookers are visible in the background.2012-05-21April 05 20122012-04-05