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Night photograph of a crowd outside an illuminated temple gopuram and a long colonnade strung with multicoloured LED lights. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair wears a dark maroon-brown cloth, a white and orange flower garland, and a bracelet on his upper arm, and gestures upward with one hand. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands with his back partly turned, and devotees in orange and white ritual dress, some wearing rudraksha-style beads and gold chains, press close. Several people hold up mobile phones.

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February 06 20172017-02-06Night procession at a South Indian temple lit with strings of coloured lights along a gopuram and mandapa roof. A bearded man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white and red flower garland and a rudraksha-style neck mala, walks barefoot with hands joined in front. Beside him, a young man in saffron-orange cloth holds a brass kalasha-like pot. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks closely at right, and several other people in white dhotis and teal shirts surround the group. A rudraksha-adorned figure appears in the background with orange garb. The scene suggests temple visitation during a procession.2017-02-06Night photograph at a brightly lit temple precinct with string lights on the gopuram-like structures and a chariot-like structure at left. A central figure in a long reddish-brown robe, with long dark hair and a white garland around the neck, walks forward with hands folded, flanked by a uniformed police officer in khaki and several people in green volunteer shirts. Others in red saris, white dhotis and shawls follow, and a cameraman with a video camera films at right.2017-02-06Night procession outside a South Indian temple lit with coloured lights, with a lit gopuram tower behind. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon-brown robe wearing a white and red flower garland lifts his hands in front of the crowd. Around him, men in orange and saffron dhotis and shawls, some with gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, stand close. On the right, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt watches, and a man in white dhoti and shawl with a bag and mala stands near him. A camera is visible at the right edge.2017-02-06Night photograph at a South Indian temple, illuminated with strings of coloured lights and a lit gopuram tower in the background. A bearded man with long dark hair, wearing a brown-maroon dhoti and shawl, a white flower garland and rudraksha-style necklaces, walks in the centre, while a younger attendant in saffron-orange robes carries a brass vessel beside him. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands nearby, and men in teal polo shirts with yellow emblems walk in the crowd and gesture toward the path. Visible people number roughly six to ten. Swamiji (probable) is the bearded man in the brown robes with the garland, based on long hair, distinctive ceremonial adornments and his central role in the procession.2017-02-06Night photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple path lit with strings of coloured lights and a lit gopuram-style structure in the background. At the centre, a bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a large white-and-red flower garland and a gold-toned neck ornament walks with hands joined in greeting; a man in a brown dhoti beside him wears a gold chain. Around them, men in teal sports shirts with yellow emblems escort the group, and a uniformed officer in khaki with a red belt walks at left. Men in orange and white robes, one carrying a brass vessel, follow behind. Several onlookers stand at right. a person: the centre man in the rust-brown robe with garland and gold neck ornament is in the procession; this is an appearance-based candidate only.2017-02-06Night photograph of a temple procession at a South Indian temple with a tall gopuram and lit-up roof lines strung with coloured lights. A bearded man with a swept-back hairstyle and a long white and red flower garland wears a dark maroon-brown robe and stands centre-frame, holding his hands together. Beside him, a younger man in an orange-red robe and gold-beaded necklaces carries a golden kalasha pot. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right, and more robed attendants in orange and maroon stand behind them. Several people walk on the paved courtyard near copper-coloured railings.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Night photo at a temple gateway, a stone-walled passage opening toward a brightly lit temple tower with strings of coloured lights. A bearded man with long swept-back hair, wearing a white floral garland and a rust-brown shawl with a rudraksha mala, stands at the centre, with a uniformed police officer in khaki beside him on the right. To the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a long gold necklace and rudraksha beads has a white tilak on his forehead. Devotees in white and casual clothes crowd around, including a man in a white-and-blue shirt and a woman in a light sari.2017-02-06Night photograph at a South Indian temple, with lit pillared halls, colourful string lights and a lit tower behind a crowd. At centre, a bearded man with long dark hair and ochre-red robes, wearing a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, walks barefoot beside a uniformed police officer in khaki who gestures forward. Around them, men in saffron-orange robes with garlands carry a brass vessel and cloth, a man in white dhoti walks at left, and a bare-chested man in orange cloth wears rudraksha beads and a gold chain at right. Visitors fill the background.2017-02-06Night photograph outside a South Indian temple at Tiruvannamalai, with a lit gopuram tower and a decorated shrine entrance strung with blue and pink lights. In the centre, a man in a dark maroon dhoti and a white floral garland points upward while people gather around him. Nearby a man in saffron-orange robes with a mala holds a flower bundle, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands beside them. On the left, men in white dhotis with gold-bordered shawls and gold necklaces stand among others in teal and white shirts. A photographer with a camera is visible at the right edge. Several men in orange cloth, white dhotis and rudraksha malas are part of the crowd of about twenty people.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06