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Night 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.

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February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple path past a high granite wall decorated with strings of lights. A central figure in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, wearing a white flower garland and holding his palms together in greeting, walks at the centre; he has long hair and a beard, and a bald man in a gold necklace and brown-red cloth walks beside him. Around them are uniformed police in khaki, men in teal sports shirts and blue trousers, a man in white dhoti, and a woman in a magenta sari. Behind them is a temple gopuram and an ornate illuminated shrine structure with festoons and lights against a dark sky.2017-02-06Night photo of a procession walking along a temple street lit by strings of coloured lights and a street lamp. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long dark hair and a beard wears a dark reddish-brown dhoti and a large white and red flower garland, holding a khaki-uniformed police officer's hand. Around him, a man in an orange robe with a bead necklace, and men in white dhotis and gold-bead necklaces walk among volunteers in teal and green polo shirts with yellow emblems. A man in a green polo shirt with an identity badge on a lanyard and a uniformed officer with a belt are also visible. Illuminated temple gopurams and a decorated structure stand in the background. Several people are visible, roughly a dozen, walking together.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06February 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 of a crowd walking along a temple lane lit with strings of multicoloured lights and a lamp post, with a gopuram and illuminated temple walls behind. At centre, a man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl wears a white-and-red flower garland and walks between uniformed men in teal and green shirts with yellow emblems. Men in white dhotis, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and other devotees surround him. A bearded man at right wears a white garment and a beaded necklace. Dozens of people are visible, and the scene reads as a temple visit procession.2017-02-06February 06 20172017-02-06Evening photo of a procession outside a temple lit with strings of lights and a colourful gopuram. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a rust-brown robe, a thick tulsi-style garland of beads and a large rudraksha mala; he is a probable Swamiji by these cues, walking barefoot with a shawl-like cloth. Beside him, a man in an orange robe holds a kalasha-like brass vessel. Two men in teal-green shirts with yellow emblems and a khaki-uniformed police officer walk with them, and devotees in white and orange stand along the path behind.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 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.2017-02-06