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July 25 2007

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A photograph of an outdoor scene on a stone-paved step beside a green lawn and tall hedges. A long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands centre-right, facing a man in a white shirt and grey trousers. Around them are devotees in white dhotis and white kurtas with orange shawls, and a barefoot person in white and orange at right moves toward the group. Pillars and a temple spire appear in the background. The figure in saffron shows distinctive long hair and a mala, a person candidate, but the appearance cues are not strong enough for certainty.2007-07-25July 30 20082008-07-30November 11 20082008-11-11Outdoor scene under coconut palms with a bamboo-and-wood canopy frame. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair swept back, a red tilak on the forehead, a rudraksha mala and orange robes walks barefoot across hexagonal tiles toward a white and red striped platform. Beside and behind him, several saffron-robed monks follow, one holding a small object. To the right, a line of devotees in white dress stands with palms pressed together in namaskar. Behind them, a white-robed figure stands near a blue tarpaulin and a low white wall. Bare sandy ground with dark scorch-marks and a banana plant lies in the background.2010-09-13A group walks along a dirt path on a hillside with sparse young trees and dry red earth, a green hill behind them. In the foreground a man in an orange saffron cloth wrap and dark sandals, long hair tied back, walks ahead with one hand raised. Beside him an older bald man with a white beard wears white shirt and white dhoti with a gold border and gestures as he speaks. Behind them several people in white with yellow shawls follow, and a figure in orange walks further back. The scene appears to be a walking pilgrimage around a sacred hill.2009-08-05A photograph of a procession walking on a stone path in front of a large temple gopuram in the background. A central figure in an orange and yellow robe and an orange turban wears a long garland of yellow and red flowers and a gold necklace, and holds a flower-wrapped object. Around him, several men wear white dhotis and white shirts, some with orange scarves; one carries a green cloth bag. A tall tree and a small shrine structure stand at left. Several people are visible in the crowd.2006-09-24A photograph of a group descending stone steps at a temple entrance, with decorated orange and yellow marigold garlands on the pillars and a tall stone gopuram at the right. A tall figure with long dark hair in a saffron-orange robe and a multi-strand rudraksha-style bead necklace walks in the centre, flanked by bare-chested or lightly clad attendants in orange cloth and white. Other men in white dhotis and white shirts follow, one carrying a yellow cloth, and a man in a grey shirt stands at right. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand behind a metal barrier, and blue signboards with Tamil text are visible at left and centre. a person (long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha beads), walking as a visiting sannyasi through the temple entrance.2011-12-08July 30 20082008-07-30Outdoor photograph of a group walking barefoot on a pale stone pathway beneath a large shady tree, with a metal railing and a covered shelter behind them. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl and draped orange robe wears a rudraksha mala, and beside him another man in orange carries a folded shawl. Behind them a man in white kurta and a bald elderly man in white with garlands walk along. A man in an orange shirt stands to the left, and a man in cream clothes walks in the foreground. a person: the long-haired centre figure in orange with a rudraksha mala fits the candidate cues, so his appearance is suggestive but not certain. Six to eight people are visible.2009-09-10Several people in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk barefoot down the stone steps of a temple gateway, with a crowd of people in white dhotis and white shirts following behind, some wearing yellow shawls. On the left, a stone lion sculpture sits near the steps. A long-haired man in orange wears a crown-like red headpiece and a shawl, and another long-haired man in orange follows on the right, all carrying a sense of procession. Beside them is a pink single-storey building with wooden doors and a bamboo scaffold, and trees and an overcast sky sit beyond the courtyard.2010-01-08February 16 20102010-02-16 +1 copiesSeptember 13 20102010-09-13