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Outdoor temple procession on a stone-paved courtyard beside a gopuram-style tower and a pale yellow shrine with an arched doorway. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a golden kalasha-like pot carries an ornate vessel, and a figure in saffron with a shawl and a red-and-gold head ornament holds an orange cloth. Other saffron-robed men wear rudraksha malas and bracelets. Around them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red blouse, and onlookers crowd the path, with a red-and-orange umbrella overhead and sunlight flaring at the top.

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May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A temple procession in bright sunlight moves across a stone courtyard in front of a colourful gopuram tower. At centre, a man in orange-saffron cloth with a rudraksha mala and a gold pendant walks forward, his head bare and shaved, and his hand raised toward a companion. Beside him, a younger man in orange carries an ornate gold-toned vessel. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts and women in cream saris with red borders follow, some holding large ceremonial umbrellas with floral and red fabric. Garlands and beads are visible on several people. The scene reads as a devotional temple procession.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesSeptember 12 20122012-09-12A procession outdoors in front of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with painted pillars. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk forward; the foreground figure on the right wears a saffron-and-gold-bordered garment, long rudraksha and white bead malas, a large gold pendant, a red forehead mark and a headband. Beside him a man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace and carries a staff. Behind them a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl walks with an orange-clad attendant. A red-and-white parasol is held above the group. Other devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand along the path, and a child is visible at left. Ground shows white kolam-style marks.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 08 20122012-05-08Outdoor procession with a crowd walking past a whitewashed wall painted in red and blue stripes. Two large ornate parasols with green, yellow and red panels and fringed tassels are held over the centre. A bald, elderly man in a saffron-orange cloth with a long white-and-black rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a headband walks at the centre. Men in saffron robes with beaded garlands and gold pendants walk alongside him, and many devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the background.2012-05-18Outdoor street procession on a paved road in front of an ornate South Indian temple gopuram with painted colourful sculptures. A man in an orange saffron robe with a marigold-style orange headband and long beaded necklace walks at centre under a bright orange umbrella held by an assistant. Around him, saffron-clad devotees and men in white dhotis with gold borders walk barefoot; a woman in orange sari carries red flowers and another holds a white flower garland. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala at right smiles, and a figure in white photographs the procession. Shops and a yellow signboard line the street. Roughly a dozen people are visible.2012-05-08 +1 copiesFebruary 23 20152015-02-23