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Photograph of a temple corridor with a procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking through an arched passage lined with garlands and red-and-white cloth banners. In the centre, a man in a red robe with a long rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace walks barefoot, smiling and with hands joined in front. Beside him, a robed attendant carries a tall silver trident. Behind them, more saffron-clad devotees and a man in white shirt and white dhoti follow. On the left, a man in white clothes with a rudraksha mala gestures with his hand, and on the right a man in a yellow striped shirt watches the procession. Candidate a person: the central figure in red robes, with long hair swept back, a rudraksha mala and ornate gold necklaces, walking in procession with attendants.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Several men in saffron-orange robes walk through a doorway in a weathered yellow-ochre temple wall. In the foreground a man in a red-orange cloth and rudraksha-style garland with gold beads carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Next to him a bearded man in orange robes and a pendant walks forward, and behind him a long-haired man in orange with a gold necklace and red garland walks barefoot. Others in white dhotis and orange shawls follow through the open blue-grey doors into a pillared hall.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph of a group of saffron-robed sadhus walking through a stone temple corridor. On the left, a man in a red-orange cloth and a red headwrap, with a gold chain and a bare upper body, holds a long silver trident aloft. In the centre, a bearded man in orange with a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark walks beside a younger man in red-orange robes, gold necklaces and a dark rudraksha mala, whose long hair is swept back. Other sadhus in orange follow behind, one with braided hair. The wall carries faded red painted marks, and a gold-barred doorway stands to the right.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13Photograph inside a dim temple corridor of a group walking together. At centre, a man in a saffron-orange silk garment with a gold-bordered cloth, wearing multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, gold bangles and a gold necklace, with a tilak on his forehead, walks barefoot on a stone floor. Behind and beside him, devotees in saffron robes and white dhotis with gold borders, some holding bundled cloth, move in procession. A man in a white shirt on the left and another in a turquoise shirt on the right are also walking. A tall silver staff is held by a man in white kurta with a mala. A small lamp glows in the background.2012-04-11A dim temple corridor with carved stone pillars and a bright doorway at the far end. A procession of people walks toward the light: at the front left, a bearded man in an orange robe and rudraksha-style beads; a central figure in orange-red robes holds a long trident-topped staff and wears orange and red beads; another in orange with a red-orange garland follows; a bearded man in white dhoti and shirt raises one hand in greeting; a man in a yellow-and-white striped shirt and white dhoti walks beside him. Several others in white or yellow clothing and a woman in white stand behind. Temple sculptures line the walls.2009-07-13A photograph of a group walking barefoot through a dim temple corridor past an ornate golden lattice gate and a stone pillar. In the centre, a man in red-orange robes and a red headwrap carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand, with gold bangles on his wrist and a gold-beaded garland. Around him, several men in saffron-red and orange robes walk in procession; one at right wears a gold garland and points ahead, and a few others wear white or yellow-edged white dhotis and shirts. The scene suggests a sacred procession within a temple, with the trident as the focal ritual object.2009-07-13A photograph of a procession walking through a temple corridor with ornately carved stone pillars and a painted ceiling. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange dress and a saffron head covering carries a silver trident (trishul) upright. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes wear rudraksha malas and garlands, while others in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk barefoot on the brick floor. On the right, an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands by. a person is the central figure carrying the trident, identified by saffron dress with a saffron head covering and rudraksha mala cues; the tag reflects appearance-based inference only.2009-07-13