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Photograph of a crowded temple entrance with a stone doorway and a yellow, green and red fringed umbrella overhead. In the centre, a bald elderly man with a red and white tilak across his forehead, a red-and-gold headband, bare chest, pink and white flower garlands and a gold pendant walks beside a younger man in an orange-saffron robe with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, ceremonial gold necklaces and pink garlands. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, and many devotees crowd around, some with raised arms. The younger man's appearance is consistent with the page's reference to a person, but the cues are not distinctive enough for a confident identification, so this is marked unsure.

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Photograph of a dense crowd of devotees gathered under a red and cream fringed canopy, with a pink-and-white flower garland. A bald man in white ritual dress with a thick sandalwood-paste mark on his forehead stands at left, while a central figure in saffron-orange robes wears rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, a gold chain and a cross-shaped pendant, with a garland of pink and white flowers draped over him. A younger man in orange cloth stands beside them with a gold-trimmed neck garland. Many men in white dhotis and shirts press around, some with bare shaved heads and some reaching forward, creating a lively ritual procession atmosphere. Bright sunlight washes out the background.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18A photograph inside a temple interior of several saffron-clad men moving through a crowd. In the foreground on the right, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red-brown headband wears a large gold bead necklace with a saffron-and-gold shawl, and rose petals lie on his shoulder. Beside him, a bald, bare-chested man in saffron cloth wears a gold-beaded necklace and a gold headband. A man in a white uniform cap and khaki uniform stands behind them, and many men in white shirts and dhotis press around. Stone pillars and a painted wall with a shrine-like structure appear behind.2012-05-16 +1 copiesA procession passes through the entrance of a temple with painted, ornately carved walls and a red-and-teal fringed umbrella overhead. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a large white flower garland with red and orange blossoms, a gold pendant, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a headband, and points forward while smiling. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with white sacred markings, crowd the procession. A man in the left foreground, bare-chested with white markings and a rudraksha mala, stands beside a crowd of onlookers. A man on the right holds a folded white-and-red cloth. The scene is a festival procession in a temple precinct with many people visible.2012-06-05A crowded outdoor temple courtyard with a silver dome-shaped structure and stone pillars behind. Four saffron-clad men in the centre stand close together: the one at centre-left has a shaved head, white-and-red tilak, a bead mala and a gold pendant, and is garlanded with white and red flowers; the centre-right man has long dark hair with a flower band, a white necklace and an orange robe, and is garlanded; the man at right has a grey beard, a red-and-saffron robe and a pink-and-white garland, holding a green-and-red object. Uniformed police in khaki stand at the edges, and devotees in white and bare-chested men fill the background. A video camera is visible at lower right. No clear identification of any individual is made.2012-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor procession with a crowd walking past a whitewashed wall painted in red and blue stripes. Two large ornate parasols with green, yellow and red panels and fringed tassels are held over the centre. A bald, elderly man in a saffron-orange cloth with a long white-and-black rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a headband walks at the centre. Men in saffron robes with beaded garlands and gold pendants walk alongside him, and many devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the background.2012-05-18May 24 20122012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesOutdoor temple entrance scene where a bald elderly man in a golden-yellow shawl over an orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark, walks forward supported by an attendant in orange. A man in orange with a gold-beaded necklace and a large pink-and-white flower garland stands beside him. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a brass vessel, another man holds a flower-garlanded offering, and a uniformed police officer stands at right. Ornate red-and-gold temple gate and grillwork frame the background.2012-05-16 +1 copiesOutdoor temple procession in a courtyard with a painted pillar and a seated deity image above. A man in uniform khaki walks at left, with a belt and a watch. Several saffron-robed sadhus walk together; the central one in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and a white floral garland, smiling. Beside him, an older bearded man in red robes and a pink and white garland holds a red object. Other uniformed officers, a girl in a purple outfit, and onlookers stand nearby. The central saffron-robed figure with long hair and ornate cues is a person candidate based on appearance, though the image is unclear.2012-05-24