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Outdoor temple procession with a crowd moving past carved stone temple walls and gopuram towers. A bald man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-toned necklace and holding an object in his hand, walks at the centre under a large multicoloured umbrella with blue, yellow and red panels. Beside him a woman with silver hair wears an orange shawl and holds a small object. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, a uniformed police officer in khaki on the left, women in saris and a white-shirted man with a bag stand among devotees. a person candidate appearance is uncertain, so role-based description only.

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A dense outdoor crowd gathers beside an ancient stone temple wall with carved pillars. A large multicoloured umbrella with red, green, yellow and blue panels and tasselled fringe is held over a procession. Beneath it, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a shoulder bag and rudraksha-style beads walks near another saffron-clad figure. A young woman in white with flowers in her hair stands among devotees in white shirts and sarees. A cameraman with a video camera films the procession, and a woman in an orange saree with glasses stands at right. Colourful temple gopurams and shrine structures appear in the background.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor temple procession near a stone temple with carved pillars and a yellow painted gopuram behind. A large multicolored canopy umbrella with tassels, red, green and yellow panels, is held over the scene, with a second smaller umbrella beside it. Saffron-robed sannyasis walk among the crowd, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white dhotis worn by others. A man in white clothes holds a camera raised above the crowd on the left. Devotees in white and colourful saris crowd around, several with palms pressed together in namaste. a person's presence cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor temple procession on a stone-paved courtyard beside a gopuram-style tower and a pale yellow shrine with an arched doorway. In the centre, a bald man in saffron-orange robes with a golden kalasha-like pot carries an ornate vessel, and a figure in saffron with a shawl and a red-and-gold head ornament holds an orange cloth. Other saffron-robed men wear rudraksha malas and bracelets. Around them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a red blouse, and onlookers crowd the path, with a red-and-orange umbrella overhead and sunlight flaring at the top.2012-05-18A temple courtyard procession at an Indian temple complex. A figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland and has white tilak markings on the forehead; his long dark hair is swept back, and he has a crown-like headdress feature visible. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes walks. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, move through the crowd; a woman in a white sari with a shoulder bag and a blonde woman in white also walk nearby. To the left, a golden palanquin or ratha canopy with pink-and-red flower garlands carries a deity murti. Behind, a grey stone gateway with a carved lion-topped roof and pink-painted walls frame the courtyard, with a gopuram tower in the distance.2009-08-06May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copies