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Three men in saffron and orange ochre garments walk barefoot along a paved courtyard beside a temple building with white pillars and a gopuram in the background. The man on the left has white marks on his forehead, a white and red garland and a rudraksha mala, and holds the hand of the central man, who wears a dark headband, a white jasmine and red rose garland, a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed orange cloth. The man on the right has a grey beard, a pink flower garland and a red cloth with gold border, holding a folded green-and-white cloth. Behind them several more people in orange and white clothing and a uniformed police officer walk in the crowd.

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May 24 20122012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24Photo 11729338 +2 copiesA barefoot man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl walks forward with his palms pressed together at his chest, smiling. He wears a long rudraksha mala across his chest, rudraksha bracelets on his wrists and arms, and a white and red forehead marking. Around him, several young men in saffron-orange robes with white forehead lines and rudraksha necklaces walk in step, and a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with purple-bordered cloth holds a ceremonial fan at right. The setting is a paved outdoor walkway beside a pale pink wall with trees behind. a person is the central figure, identified by the page's temple visit context and his prominent rudraksha malas and rust-brown attire.2018-03-17Photo 11729190 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesA street procession moves through a crowd of onlookers. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with a vermilion tilak carries a brass kalasha wrapped in a yellow marigold garland and green leaves. Behind him, a bearded man in orange robes and a gold chain walks with gold-rimmed glasses. Next, an elderly bald man in orange robes stands with palms pressed together. On the right, a young man in an orange turban and orange robes wears a dark rudraksha mala and smiles. Men in white shirts and dhotis fill the background, and marigold garlands appear at the edge.2009-01-16June 05 20122012-06-05Three men walk together through a temple corridor with a light stone floor. The central man, with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and white urdhva pundra forehead marks, wears a pink flower garland, a white shawl over orange clothing, rudraksha mala and a gold-coloured bead necklace, and holds his hands together at his chest. The two men flanking him are bald, with white tilak on their foreheads, and wear orange dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and pendants. Behind them stand devotees and onlookers in a columned hall with doorways and trees visible outside.2012-08-20Photo 11691985 +1 copiesPhotograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram-style stone shrine and white ornate structure behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a crown-like ornament absent, rudraksha malas and a gold neck pendant, wearing saffron-orange robes with yellow borders and a draped orange shawl, walks barefoot across the stone courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a face mask. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind in the crowd, one holding papers. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold pendant and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.2012-05-22A procession of saffron-robed men walks outdoors along a paved path past a white temple-style structure. In the foreground, three men in orange-red sannyasi cloth walk in step: the left one wears a white flower garland and a headband, the centre one wears a white garland and has his arm around the man beside him, and the right one has a pink flower garland, a grey beard and carries a small bundle in one hand. Behind them more saffron-robed men and devotees follow, one holding a small dark object. A blue-violet object is visible in the sky above.2012-05-24