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Night photograph of a crowd at a temple courtyard with pillared stone colonnades. In the foreground, a smiling uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark blue cap stands at left. Beside him, a man in a white shirt and orange dhoti with an orange shawl stands with hands clasped. At centre, a bald man in a white and gold-bordered dhoti holds a black and gold cloth, next to a man in saffron robes wearing a rudraksha mala and gold chain. Further right, a long-haired man in an orange-red robe with a yellow flower garland and gold bangles stands with hands folded; he is a candidate for the a person label based on the swept hair, ornate attire and garland, though his identity is uncertain. Right-foreground, a man in a white shirt with a red sash and red beaded necklace. A large crowd fills the background.

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April 05 20122012-04-05January 02 20082008-01-02Night procession on a stone-paved temple path with a gopuram-style structure behind. A central man in saffron robes and an orange head cloth stands with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala; his long dark hair is loose. Beside him a woman in saffron with red border and a younger man in saffron shawl walk among devotees. At right an older man in saffron with a gold necklace holds a book. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls follow, some barefoot. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-01-02January 02 20082008-01-02February 06 20172017-02-06Night photograph of a crowd walking through the outer courtyard of a South Indian temple with lit lamps and a gopuram-style shrine roof in the background. In the foreground, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a cap and belt walks in front. Behind him, a saffron-robed sannyasi wears an orange turban and rudraksha malas and carries nothing visible, flanked by men in orange and white dhotis with garlands and a woman in a yellow top. Devotees in white dhotis and saris follow along the processional path.2008-01-02July 28 20082008-07-28January 02 20082008-01-02April 05 20122012-04-05A photograph inside a temple corridor with a lattice gate and painted pillars, where a crowd presses forward. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes with a bright orange head covering and folded hands walks with attendants, flanked by saffron-clad men and a man in a red shirt holding a booklet. Uniformed police officers in khaki and white caps lead the way, and white-clad devotees line the sides, some with hands joined. Printed Tamil signs and panels hang on the walls. a person is shown as the saffron-clad figure at the centre with the orange head covering and folded hands, walking in a girivalam-style procession with disciples and devotees.2008-01-02Photograph inside a temple hall with ornate carved pillars and painted walls. In the centre, a man in orange saffron robes wears a long white flower garland, a gold necklace and a gold-banded headband, smiling as he walks forward. Beside him, a bare-chested shaven-headed sadhu in orange wears a headband and rudraksha mala and holds his hand. Behind them, saffron-clad and white-clothed devotees follow, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands in the foreground on the right. Crowd members are visible in the background.2012-06-05A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars, where three men in saffron-orange robes stand near a yellow metal railing while onlookers watch. The central figure has a long grey beard, rudraksha mala beads and a wristwatch, and holds a small red item. Beside him on the left, a man in orange with glasses wears a gold pendant. On the right, a younger man in an orange robe with a gold necklace stands with hands folded in namaskar, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts, a man bare-chested with a white dhoti, and a uniformed police officer are visible.2009-01-14