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Three men walk outdoors on a tiled courtyard before a temple entrance with orange-painted walls and black stone deity statues on either side. The central older man wears a thick multicolour garland of yellow, purple and magenta flowers, a grey sweater, an orange dhoti with a dark border and spectacles, and holds a small object while speaking. To his left a bald man in orange ochre robes with rudraksha malas and a white tilak smiles and gestures. To his right a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border wears a rudraksha mala and wristwatch. Potted plants and steps with red and white bands frame the scene.

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Three men walk across a paved courtyard in front of an orange-and-white temple wall with dark stone deity sculptures and potted plants. On the left, a shaved-headed man in orange robes with a yellow border stands with arms folded and a rudraksha mala. In the centre, an older bald man wears a light grey striped sweater over an orange dhoti, glasses, a rudraksha mala and a long garland of yellow, magenta and purple flowers, and holds a small object in one hand. On the right, a young man in white dhoti and shawl with gold border and rudraksha mala walks with hands clasped. Two men and a young man appear, with the central figure garlanded and dressed in saffron-coloured dhoti.2013-02-02September 09 20112011-09-09May 13 20132013-05-13 +1 copiesMay 09 20122012-05-09 +4 copiesDecember 25 20112011-12-25Outdoor photo of a procession walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path past a gopuram and a chain-link fence with greenery. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a large orange-and-yellow marigold garland, and a rudraksha mala; a purple shawl is draped over his shoulder. Beside him, an older bearded man in orange robes holds a decorated staff with orange cloth. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk, and a bare-chested man with white ash markings and a red-and-purple cloth around his waist walks at right. Some attendants carry the group's movement forward.2009-08-11May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesDecember 11 20112011-12-11 +1 copiesOutdoor photo of a procession walking along a paved path beside a green hedge and a white wall with a window grille. At the centre, a smiling man wears a red-and-gold garland of flowers with a large golden pendant, a maroon-and-gold cloth over his shoulder, and holds a small bouquet of red flowers; he has a red tilak on his forehead and multiple gold bangles. Around him, shaved-headed young men in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha malas walk alongside, one at left in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth. Older men in white shirts and dhotis and women in saris walk behind, with a tree and flowering shrubs in the background.2014-06-21A photograph of a procession ascending a stepped platform decorated with white kolam rangoli patterns, under palm trees, with thatched-roof and tin-roof white buildings with red doors behind. In front, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long dark rudraksha mala and a red-brown tilak walks with eyes lowered, hands folded at his waist, followed by men in white dhotis with yellow and orange shawls, one holding a walking stick. Behind them, more people in white clothes walk and stand, and a dark stone deity murti with an orange cloth stands at right. Smoke drifts at left and small figures in white move across the courtyard in the background. Physical people visible: about ten to fifteen.2010-07-07A group photograph in a temple courtyard with a colourful painted ceiling and white pillars. Four men stand close together at the centre. On the left, a bearded man in a red dhoti and red shawl wears a pink floral garland and holds his hands together in greeting. Next to him, a smiling young man in saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala is garlanded with white and green flowers and holds the hand of an older, shaved-headed man in saffron robes with a gold-coloured necklace and a white and red-striped head band, wearing a white forehead marking. Around them, uniformed police officers, men in white shirts and a man in a white dhoti with a red shawl look on. Some visible white ritual clothing and marked foreheads appear among the crowd.2012-05-24A photograph of an indoor hall with polished floor where a white-haired elderly man in white dhoti and shirt sits in a wheelchair, hands folded in namaskar, wearing a red-and-gold shawl with a small red tilak on his forehead. Around him walk several saffron-robed monastics: a long-haired man in orange dhoti and shawl with a rudraksha mala on the left, a man in orange robe and shawl with a pendant necklace in the centre-left, a bald monk in peach-orange robe and rudraksha mala at right, and a monk in white dhoti with orange-and-white shawl and rudraksha behind the wheelchair. A glass display case and framed picture are visible in the background.2011-11-26