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Night photo of a group walking through a heavy old wooden temple gate studded with iron bolts and nails, with a uniformed police officer in khaki in the foreground guiding the way. Four men in saffron-orange robes lead the group, several wearing rudraksha malas, one with a bare upper body and beaded necklaces, and a pale-green cloth bundle is held by a man in white dhoti. Men in white dhotis and shirts follow behind. A small lamp is mounted on the gate and a light glows in the dark background.

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Night procession through a narrow stone-walled temple passage lit by small lamps and a distant hanging light. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt walks toward the camera. Behind him several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with yellow borders walk barefoot down stone steps; one has a bare upper body with a gold necklace and a white forehead band, and another carries a rudraksha mala. Men in white dhotis and a man holding a teal and gold cloth-wrapped object follow. Heavy wooden doors with iron fittings flank the passage.2012-05-21A night procession moves through a stone temple gateway with large wooden doors studded with iron bolts and carved stone walls. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki shirt and trousers with a red belt walks ahead. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis carry rudraksha malas, and a central figure in orange cloth with a crown-like headpiece and ornate necklace walks among men in white dhotis and a figure in a teal-bordered cloth. Overhead lights glow in the dark.2012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph in a dim stone temple corridor. In the foreground a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown leather belt and cap walks forward. Behind him a procession of men in white dhotis and orange-saffron garments moves through a doorway; two figures in the centre wear orange cloths, rudraksha malas, and tall ornate headgear, with one wearing a bead necklace over bare skin. An older man in white stands at right beside a stone pillar. A wooden ladder leans against a yellow-painted wall at left.2012-05-21A night procession moves through a narrow stone-walled temple passage with studded wooden doors on the left. In the centre, a uniformed officer in khaki shirt, khaki trousers, cap and brown belt walks forward. To his left, a bald man in saffron robes and rudraksha beads walks barefoot, and beside him a figure in saffron with a shawl and necklaces. Behind them devotees in white dhotis and orange-clad participants follow. Two older men in white shirts and white dhotis walk on the right. The group numbers roughly 21 to 100 people, with a light fixture overhead.2012-05-21Photograph taken at night inside a temple gateway with stone pillars carved with floral motifs and blue-green wooden doors behind. A group walks forward on the stone floor. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron robe and a rudraksha mala holds his palms together in greeting while smiling. Beside him, a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl walks barefoot, and another saffron-clad man follows. Behind them are men in white shirts and white dhotis, and on the right a uniformed police officer in olive-green khaki with a peaked cap and red belt walks forward. Fluorescent tube lights hang in the gateway ceiling. Six or more people are visible.2008-07-28May 21 20122012-05-21May 21 20122012-05-21May 20 20122012-05-20Night procession at a stone temple wall in India. In the centre, a man in saffron and orange robes with a gold-trimmed shawl, rudraksha mala, and a crown-like headdress carries a large ornate golden-orange fan-shaped ceremonial item behind him, smiling. Beside him, an older bare-chested man in orange with a white headband and layered gold and rudraksha necklaces walks, and further left a shaved-headed monk in orange robes. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand along the left and right edges, and white-clad devotees and other people follow behind the procession. a person cues: the central figure wears a crown-like headdress, orange-gold ceremonial dress, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, consistent with a person's presentation; treat as probable.2012-05-21Photograph of a group walking down a stone temple step inside a dim doorway flanked by granite walls and a standing stone sculpture of a figure with hands folded in namaste on the right. In front, a long-haired figure in a flowing saffron-orange garment with gold border and a dark rudraksha mala walks smiling, flanked by a man in a saffron robe, and an older bearded man in saffron robe with a gold-coloured armband. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand at the left edge. Behind them several men in white and saffron robes and striped shirts follow down the steps.2008-07-28May 21 20122012-05-21