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Night photo of a dense crowd in a temple corridor with carved stone pillars and iron grille gates behind them. In the centre, a man with long dark hair, a beard and an orange saffron robe wears a rudraksha mala and a white garland of flowers. Two priests stand beside him: a man on the left in a brown-orange cloth with a heavy gold-and-bead necklace, marigold and red flower garland, and a bald elder on the right with white sacred ash on his forehead, a red flower garland, rudraksha beads and gold ornaments. Many onlookers in white and pastel clothing crowd behind.

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A crowded nighttime temple-precinct photograph of a religious procession. In the centre, a bald elderly sannyasi with a white-painted forehead, wearing a red and white flower garland, a multi-strand rudraksha mala, a heavy gold necklace and a gold waistband, stands with hands folded. Beside him, a younger man with long dark hair and a full beard wears an orange-saffron shawl and a rudraksha mala with a red tilak. To the left, a young man with a white-painted forehead wears a brown robe, a garland and gold necklaces. Around them, many men and women in white and pastel shirts crowd forward, with ornate stone pillars and a metal grille behind.2012-06-05 +1 copiesNight photograph of a dense crowd in a temple courtyard, with people pressing forward behind a stone gateway. In the foreground, a bald elderly sannyasi in a white forehead mark, rudraksha headband, floral garland with red flowers, and gold necklaces stands beside a younger man in a brown shawl with a rudraksha and gold-bead garland and white forehead mark. A central figure with long dark hair, a full beard, red bindi, rudraksha malas and an orange saffron robe stands between them and appears to be a person in a standing, attending role, while the elderly priest's hands reach toward a ritual vessel at lower right. Several onlookers in white and pink shirts watch closely.2012-06-05A nighttime procession photograph in a temple corridor with warm lamplight and ornate pillars. In the foreground, a smiling man in a rust-brown silk garment with a thick gold-and-beaded garland and a gold necklace raises a hand in greeting, while a bald elderly man with white vibhuti markings and a gold necklace, dressed in rust and gold cloth, walks beside him holding hands. On the right, a bearded man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and a white-and-gold garland. Around them, many people in orange and white clothing walk and carry items in a crowded festival procession. Swamiji candidate (probable) is the smiling man in the rust garment with the gold garland, shown walking in procession; the appearance cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold garland and ceremonial clothing.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph of a crowded street procession with several saffron-robed sannyasis garlanded with red roses and white jasmine. The bearded man on the left wears an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-orange garland. The bald elderly figure in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala, heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist cloth, with white vibhuti on the forehead. A man to the right wears a brown-orange robe, gold necklaces and a white garland with red flowers. Another bearded sannyasi on the far right wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads, while a white-clad devotee stands at the edge. Onlookers with raised arms fill the background before a shop front with signage.2012-06-05Night procession outside a temple: two sannyasis in rust-brown and saffron-gold robes wearing long white-and-red flower garlands and heavy gold necklaces walk at the centre. The taller man in the middle, bare-chested shoulders under a rust-brown shawl with a crown-like headpiece, is wearing a large gold garland; beside him an older man with a shaved head and white vertical tilak walks in a rust-brown dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Behind them a man in a white shirt holds a tall staff, and a man in saffron robes stands at the right edge. Surrounding devotees in white shirts, saffron cloths and dark-red saris line the procession, with a decorated ceremonial umbrella visible at the top left and bright temple lights overhead.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside a dim temple corridor of two men walking side by side, both wearing rust-orange ochre sannyasi wraps and long white jasmine garlands with red flower accents. The man on the left is bald with a rudraksha mala on his head and a gold pendant over a dark bead necklace; the man on the right has dark hair with a rudraksha headband and a heavy gold bead necklace. Behind them a man in orange with a gold chain and a bare-chested man in a dark mala stand among onlookers, and a blurred arm crosses the foreground.2012-05-16 +1 copiesNight photograph of a crowded temple procession inside a stone-pillared hall with ornate carved columns and a metal grille behind. In the centre, a bearded man with long swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a pink crystal and rudraksha mala, and a long-haired ceremonial presence; he appears to be the a person, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha malas, though the image is uncertain. Beside him, a man in a brown-and-gold garment wears heavy gold coin-like ceremonial necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-red floral garland. To the right, an elderly bald priest with white vibhuti markings and rudraksha band wears a white-and-red garland and gold ornaments. On the left, a man in white dhoti with a red-and-gold border wears a rudraksha mala, and an orange-robed attendant with a ceremonial cloth stands at the edge. A dense crowd of devotees in white and dark shirts surrounds them.2012-06-05May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05 +1 copies