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Night photograph of a temple approach with white-painted stone balustrades and carved railings on the left. A figure in saffron-orange robes wearing a long marigold garland walks up the steps, followed by people in white clothing; one carries a brass puja plate. A dark umbrella is held overhead. A temple gopuram tower with lit windows rises in the background, with palm trees and a lamp on the right. Two lit lanterns and a yellow rope line frame the scene.

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September 26 20062006-09-26Night procession at a temple courtyard. A man in a long-sleeved orange saffron robe with long swept-back dark hair walks at the centre, appearing to be a person candidate by his hair and saffron robe. Beside him, a man in white ritual clothes and a white head cloth with a white shawl walks with his hands held forward. Behind them, several men in white kurtas and dhotis carry a multicoloured umbrella with tassels, and a man in an orange shawl holds a small brass bell. A black Shiva lingam sits on a white pedestal to the right, draped with a black and white striped cloth, with a white stone structure beside it. Dark sky and ground surround the scene.2007-01-31September 26 20062006-09-26Night photograph at a white temple entrance with carved stone pillars and a red and gold umbrella overhead. Four men descend stone steps in ritual dress. On the left, a man in white kurta with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala waves a large white fan or chamara-like cloth and holds a small vessel. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes with a beaded garland carries a small ornate deity murti or shrine casket. Behind him, a man in a yellow shawl walks barefoot. On the right, a bespectacled man in white dhoti and kurta holds a golden kalasha-shaped vessel with both hands. Ornate white stone carvings and a small lantern frame the scene.September 26 20062006-09-26November 19 20092009-11-19Night photograph of a small procession walking along a narrow red-edged path between white walls, surrounded by dark trees. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl carries a silver aarti lamp with a tiered flame stand on an orange cloth. Behind him, a man in a saffron robe walks barefoot, and several men in white with orange shawls follow, one holding a lit torch. Another flame glows at the right edge beside a small signboard.2006-12-10Night photograph of a procession at an open ground lit by a bright white pillar on the left. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts line up along a stone platform, several reaching upward and holding a long pole or palanquin-like frame with a red and colourful decorated top. A man in a checked yellow shirt stands in the middle. On the right, two figures in saffron/orange shawls stand near multicoloured parasols with tassels, and a few dark-clothed attendants stand behind them. A distant temple structure is faintly visible in the dark background.2006-12-23Night-time photograph of a dirt path beside a low whitewashed wall with red-and-white trim and a stone-faced wall at right. In the foreground a man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange shawl carries a brass kalasha-shaped ritual vessel on an orange cloth, a ceremonial procession moving forward. Behind him a man in orange robes walks, and further back a figure in white holds a lit oil lamp flame. A printed portrait photo hangs on a wall at left, and a turquoise container sits in the lower left. Trees overhang the path and the background is dark.2006-12-10Night photograph of a walking procession along a dirt path beside a red-and-white painted low wall. In front, a man in an orange saffron shawl and orange cloth, with long swept-back hair and a bare-chested upper body, walks forward. Behind him, two men in white kurta-style clothes with orange shawls walk; one holds a small torch or light. A man in white with an orange shawl is partly visible at the right edge. Dark trees and bushes fill the background. The front figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing, but the image is dark and blurred, so the identity is uncertain.2006-12-102007 - Social Service Activities At Kailaasa SriPuram Sarvajnapeeta, Hyderabad2007-01-01September 10 20152015-09-10