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Night photograph of a group walking along a dim temple lane toward a richly painted gopuram-style gateway with colourful deity reliefs and hanging tassels. In the centre, a bearded man with a sandalwood tilak and a rudraksha mala walks barefoot in a rust-red robe with a draped shawl. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed man in a maroon-brown robe wears a gold-beaded necklace. On the right, a figure in a bright orange robe carries a white garland and a small object. A woman in a green sari and a man in a white shirt follow behind, with parked motorcycles and a tree on the right.

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February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07Night photo of a procession leaving a temple gateway decorated with painted deity sculptures and colourful stucco figures. A bearded man with long dark hair and a red tilak walks centre in orange-red robes with a long rudraksha-style mala, the most prominent figure, with a companion beside him. Behind them a woman in a green sari with a gold necklace walks, and another woman in a green sari follows. On the right a young man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a golden kalasha. A man in a white patterned shirt stands by parked motorbikes, and a bright floodlight lights the scene. Probable Swamiji (probable) in the central figure, shown with long hair, a bearded face, orange-red robes and a rudraksha mala, walking in a procession.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +1 copiesNight street procession in a Tamil town. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe and rudraksha mala wears a large garland of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers and walks at the centre with a tilak on his forehead. Around him, disciples in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls carry a brass kalasha-style pot and hold ritual items, while a man in a white dhoti with gold border and gold necklaces walks at left. Street lamps, shopfronts and signboards line the road behind them. Pilgrims in the background look on.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight street procession in a Tamil town lined with shopfronts and signboards. At centre, a man in a rust-brown robe and brown shawl stands with a long garland of white, yellow and pink flowers draped over his arms, walking barefoot with a devotee. Around him, men in orange dhotis and red-orange shawls wear rudraksha malas and tilak; one carries a golden kalasha-like vessel and another a silver vessel. Man at left wears a white dhoti with gold border and gold necklaces, carrying a silver pot. An older bald man in white shirt walks at lower right. Scene suggests a temple procession with devotees accompanying a central figure.2017-02-07 +1 copiesFebruary 07 20172017-02-07Night street procession in a town lane lined with shopfronts and signboards. At centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe wears a long multicoloured flower garland and a brown rudraksha mala, walking between devotees. Around him, young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls wear rudraksha and gold-coloured chain necklaces and white forehead tilak; one carries a brass vessel and another a maroon cloth. On the left, a bearded man in white dhoti with gold border holds a small silver pot and red cloth. Right foreground, an older man in white shirt and white hair stands beside them. Several onlookers are visible in the background.2017-02-07 +2 copiesNight-time photo at a temple entrance with a painted gopuram panel above and an orange-walled building on the right. Five people walk forward on a stone floor. The central man has long dark hair, a full beard, a tripundra mark on his forehead, and a rudraksha mala, wearing a reddish-brown robe and shawl with a bare chest. To his right, a younger man in an orange dhoti carries a brass kalasha and wears a rudraksha mala. Ahead, a woman in a reddish sari with gold necklaces carries a bunch of flowers, and a man in a dhoti with a gold chain and rudraksha mala walks beside her. A woman in a blue sari follows behind. Green leaf festoons hang at the doorway. a person (appearance-based) walks in the centre.2017-02-07February 07 20172017-02-07 +2 copiesNight procession on a street in Tiruvannamalai lit by warm lights. In the centre, a bearded man wearing a brown-red robe and a long multicoloured flower garland walks barefoot; his appearance is consistent with the a person label only in part, so the identity is uncertain. Around him, several young men in saffron-orange dhotis and matching shawls, with rudraksha malas and white ash lines on their foreheads, carry brass kalasha-style vessels. On the left, an older man in a cream shirt and yellow dhoti walks alongside, and to the right a figure in white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest walks with the group. Shops and buildings with signboards line the street behind them.2017-02-07 +1 copies