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Night photo at a temple illuminated with string lights and draped lamp garlands along its stone shikhara and walls. A group of priests walks across a stone courtyard. A man in a red-orange turban and ornate gold-bordered red-orange dhoti, with a gold necklace and rudraksha-style beads, gestures with his right hand. Beside him, a bald man in red and gold dress wears garlands. In the centre, an older man wearing an orange shawl and saffron robe, with white horizontal tilak marks and a rudraksha mala, lifts his hands. Other attendants in white dhotis with red sashes and gold necklaces walk alongside, all barefoot.

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Outdoor photograph at dusk of a procession of barefoot men on a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a carved stone temple wall with green-lit trees and strings of lights behind. Most wear ochre and maroon robes with gold borders, rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces. A man in a white dhoti with a red sash and tripundra marks walks second from left, and a man in a red turban wears a large gold pendant. A bald-headed man in an orange shawl with a dark rudraksha mala walks in the centre, appearing to be a senior sannyasi, though his identity is uncertain from appearance. Several devotees in ochre robes follow behind.2015-09-16Night scene at an outdoor temple-like courtyard with string lights of red, green and white draped above. An elderly man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace sits on a wooden bench, hands folded, with a younger man in red-and-gold dhoti beside him wearing a gold pendant and beaded mala. Around them stand several young priests and attendants in red, saffron and white dhotis with white forehead tilaks, many with garlands and hands in anjali. A seated man in orange shawl and white dhoti sits at right, and a shaved-headed man in orange cloth sits on the floor in front. The arrangement suggests a formal reception or darshan.2015-09-16 +1 copiesSeptember 16 20152015-09-16September 16 20152015-09-16 +1 copiesPhoto 11726965January 02 20082008-01-02June 05 20122012-06-05May 08 20162016-05-08 +1 copiesNight-time procession at a temple courtyard with a crowd and bright lights behind. A central man wears a red-maroon turban, a saffron-and-gold dhoti sash, and a large gold pendant on a beaded chain; he appears to be walking forward with his hands held out. Beside him, an older man with a shaved, white-marked head wears an orange-saffron shawl and a dark rudraksha mala. A bald man in maroon with gold-yellow sash and beaded necklace walks to the left, and a younger man on the right wears white clothes with orange beaded garlands and gold ornaments. Devotees in green and yellow saris stand behind in the crowd.2015-09-16Photo 11732818 +1 copiesA night-time procession moves along a street in front of a yellow building and a sign showing a meditating figure. A central figure in a bright orange-saffron shawl and white dhoti, with a grey-streaked head covering and a dark beaded mala, walks barefoot near the middle. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders wear red and gold shawls, rudraksha-style malas and gold chains, with white tripundra marks on their forereheads. One man in orange garments and another in a red turban walk nearby, and a uniformed police officer stands at the left edge. The scene suggests a devotional procession in an Indian town.2015-09-16A photograph of a group leaving a stone temple doorway, with a dim interior and a figure of a deity visible inside. In the foreground, a young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, with a red-and-white tilak and a headband. Beside him, an older bald man in a green-and-gold shawl and orange dhoti wears a rudraksha mala, a gold pendant, a white flower garland with red blossoms, and a headband. Behind them, several priests in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis walk, one carrying a red box. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl walks, and on the right, a man in a white shirt and dhoti walks by. Several other people stand in the background of the doorway.2012-05-18