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Outdoor photo of a group of saffron-robed sannyasis walking along a temple street in front of an ornate white temple facade. Foreground figures wear orange and saffron garments, one with a dark shawl draped over the shoulder and long dark hair. Two people in plain white clothes and one woman in a deep red sari walk among them. Behind them, a painted panel shows a deity seated under a green canopy with attendant figures, and stone steps lead up the wall. Several people are visible on the stairs and the street.

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September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04A group of people in saffron-orange robes descends a wide stone staircase in front of a towering gopuram of a temple, its tiers covered in white sculpted deities and figures. Several monks with shaved heads wear orange dhotis and orange shawls, with gold-coloured necklaces and beaded malas; one leads with hands folded. Two women in orange saris walk behind, and a man in a teal shirt stands at the left. A brass grille with gold-tinted scrollwork lines the right side, and a carved stone pillar marks the left. The scene reads as a temple visit with devotees in ascetic dress.2012-10-12July 07 20082008-07-07A photograph of a temple staircase with red-painted steps and a red railing, shaded by a large tree. In the centre, a barefoot man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a dark cloth bag ascends the steps, while a second man in orange carries a light blue bag beside him. Behind them on the upper terrace, a man in white kurta with a video camera films, and several people in orange shawls and white clothes stand along the railing. A small om symbol appears on the red pillar, and a man in a white shirt walks on the lower left near a person with long dark hair in orange. a person appears as the orange-robed man with a rudraksha mala in the centre, based on his saffron clothing and mala.2008-07-01October 12 20122012-10-12 +1 copiesDevotees walk across a wet paved courtyard toward a temple complex with white and cream stone architecture and blue metal crowd barriers. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a bare chest, hands folded in front, walks at centre. Beside him stands a man in orange with a pink-orange shawl and a bead necklace, and to the right a bearded man in orange robes wears glasses. Behind them, men in white dhoti-style cloths and a woman in a red sari with orange border walk along. A shrine entrance with lit lamps and a signboard in Telugu appear in the background, with a few other people beyond the barriers.2008-09-04Outdoor photo of a group walking across a wet, reflective paved plaza toward a temple gateway with a multi-tiered gopuram-style entrance and steps. A man in orange saffron robes with long, swept-back dark hair walks in the centre, hands joined, accompanied by a younger man in orange with a red-orange shawl and a man in white dhoti and shirt. Others in white dhotis and white sarees, and a woman in a red sari, walk alongside, with a man in white on the far left. A blue metal barrier fence lines the path and there are visible wet reflections on the ground.2008-09-04A line of devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls walks up a wide stone staircase flanked by a red and silver railing with decorative umbrella-shaped finials. A few men in white kurta-style clothing walk among them, with one carrying a shoulder bag. Lush green trees and a hillside rise behind the steps, and a painted wall at right has a white mound with a small shrine structure. Several people stand farther along the path at left, and a figure in white stands at the top of the stairs on the right.September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04September 04 20082008-09-04