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A street procession in a town with shopfronts, flags and a white domed structure at right. In the foreground a bald man in a rust-red and gold-bordered dhoti and shawl wears a dense red rudraksha mala and a gold necklace, and clasps hands with a man in white dhoti and white top with gold border, a red rudraksha mala and gold necklace. Behind them other devotees in red and gold garments, some with gold garlands and a red turban, walk along a yellow-lined road. A uniformed policeman stands at right. Sunlight warms the scene.

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September 13 20152015-09-13Outdoor street procession in India with several barefoot men in saffron and orange robes walking along a paved road past shuttered shops and trees. In the foreground a bare-chested older man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and vibhuti marks walks between two younger men, holding hands; the man on the left wears a saffron robe and a large gold-toned garland with a rudraksha mala, and the man on the right wears a white cloth over bare shoulders with a red-bordered white dhoti. Behind them devotees in white shirts and dhotis, a woman in a green sari, and other onlookers follow. Light tones of white, orange and saffron dominate the scene.2012-06-05September 15 20152015-09-15September 15 20152015-09-15June 05 20122012-06-05A night procession in a temple corridor during the Madurai Aadheenam Gnanasambandar Gurupooja festival. Two men walk hand in hand at centre: the man second from left wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a white floral garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-gold headband and vibhuti marks. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears an orange-and-red robe, gold-bordered shawl, a white garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold headband. Surrounding men wear orange robes, white dhotis and white-shirted attendants, with a man at right in an olive-and-blue dhoti and a white shirt. Festival lights and garlands hang overhead.2012-06-05September 15 20152015-09-15 +1 copiesA 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 nighttime procession in a stone-pillared temple corridor. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a crown-like headband, white forehead markings, a red bindi, multiple gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala, wearing saffron-orange robes, walks while holding hands with a bald elderly man in saffron cloth with a white garland and a rudraksha mala. Around them, saffron-robed men with shaved heads and gold necklaces, a woman in a teal sari, and a bare-chested man in a gold-bordered dhoti with a white shirt walk along. The overlay credits the image to a person.2012-06-05September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved path with a crowd behind. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk barefoot, many with white sacred ash marks on foreheads and arms, gold-bordered orange cloths, and layered rudraksha or beaded necklaces. Centre, a man in an orange-red dhoti and gold-embellished shawl with a gold garland holds hands with a bare-chested devotee in a saffron dhoti and gold chain. Behind them, men and women in white dhotis, saris and shirts walk or stand, with a tree and building in the background. a person not confidently identifiable by appearance.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05