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A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a covered temple corridor with stone pillars and a corrugated roof. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks at the left edge, followed by saffron-clad men. A long-haired figure in an orange-saffron robe with rudraksha beads and a long mala stands near the centre, and a man in a saffron dhoti and shawl at the right edge carries a garland of yellow flowers. Other men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a pink shirt, walk nearby. A bearded sadhu in red-brown cloth walks in the middle, and a man balances a basket on his head. A man on the left holds a small child. A colourful gopuram tower is visible in the background. Hindu temple procession setting.

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January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07A procession walks along a narrow stone-paved lane beside a granite temple wall with carved pillars on the right. In the centre, a man in a deep orange-red robe garlanded with yellow and white flowers and wearing a rudraksha mala walks barefoot, with long dark hair and a crown-like headwear visible in the surrounding group. Around him are men in saffron and orange garments, a shirtless man with ash marks and beads, and white-dressed priests carrying garlands. Uniformed police officers in khaki walk alongside, and a young boy in a dark shirt stands at the right. Children in the foreground look on. Several saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees accompany the garlanded figure through the temple street.2018-01-16A photograph of a crowded temple corridor with tall stone pillars and a tiled floor. In the foreground a bald man in orange robes carries a yellow and white flower garland, and a uniformed police officer in a khaki cap and shirt walks ahead, gesturing to clear the way. Behind them a woman in an orange sari with dark hair and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks beside a man in a white shirt and dhoti. Further back, devotees in orange and white clothing carry a basket and flowers through the passage toward a bright doorway. A man on the right in white dhoti and shirt stands near the pillars.2012-01-07A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.2012-01-07May 21 20122012-05-21A photograph of a covered temple corridor with stone pillars and a carved stone shrine wall on the left. A bearded sadhu with a white forehead marking, rudraksha malas and a bare upper body walks barefoot in red-brown cloth. Beside him a man in a saffron robe with long hair and a white headband walks with a dark rudraksha mala, flanked by men in white and pink shirts. Others in saffron robes and a uniformed police officer stand nearby. The scene is busy with people moving along the corridor.2012-01-07January 07 20122012-01-07Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and gilded shrine elements. Several men walk barefoot toward the right in a procession. Two central men wear reddish-brown dhotis and bare upper bodies, each draped with white and green-red flower garlands; one has a tilak and a white forehead band, the other a tall pale head covering. Behind them a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala walks at left, and a man in saffron-orange robe with a dark rudraksha mala walks at right beside a uniformed police officer in khaki. Other devotees follow in the background, some in white.2012-05-20 +1 copiesPhotograph of a group walking down a long stone-pillared temple corridor with carved lion heads and a painted ceiling. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking, and a red cloth draped over a red-orange garment wears a thick white and orange flower garland and holds his hands together. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk, one holding a small object in his hand. A man in a white shirt on the left, a uniformed guard in khaki, and a man in a yellow-green checked shirt on the right walk nearby, with white-clad attendants and a woman in a pale green sari behind. a person in a centre-of-procession role, wearing a garland and red-orange cloth with distinctive long hair, based on appearance.2009-07-13A photograph of a temple procession moving along a narrow stone-paved passage lined with carved pillars and grey granite walls. At the centre, a man in a deep maroon-red robe wears a long yellow and purple garland and a rudraksha mala, with a forehead marking; he walks with eyes closed. Around him, sannyasis in saffron-orange cloth with rudraksha malas and white forehead and body markings walk barefoot. A man in white dhoti and shawl carries a red and white offering, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks in front. Onlookers, including a young boy in a brown shirt, line the passage. a person's presence is not established by a distinctive appearance here, so the candidate is marked unsure.2018-01-16