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A street outside a temple gateway at dusk, with a crowd gathered on the roadside. In the centre, a bare-chested man in saffron garments and a white-clad man in white dhoti and shirt stand among several ochre-robed sannyasis and white-clad attendants, with a lit flame in the middle of the group. A photographer in a pink shirt shoulders a camera on the left, and a woman in a green sari stands on the right beside a man in a brown shirt and dhoti. Uniformed police stand behind a dark car and a white vehicle. Large banners on the left and right show a portrait of a smiling elderly man in saffron robes with text in Tamil. Several people wear saffron and white ritual clothing near a stone temple wall with a tall gopuram tower.

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March 01 20182018-03-01A street procession in front of a temple gateway with a small shrine-like structure above it. Several banners on the left and right show portraits of a saint: one bearded smiling man in saffron, one with white hair and glasses holding a sceptre-like staff, and a red-and-yellow Tamil poster with a green-and-white-clad figure. In the centre, a bearded man in white dhoti with a gold border, a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl walks with palms together, flanked by men in white dhotis with saffron cloths and a woman in a green sari. Saffron-robed figures carry lamps and move behind, and a cameraman in a pink shirt films at left. Numerous onlookers line the road.2018-03-01March 01 20182018-03-01Street scene in front of a temple-style building with carved pillars and a dark vehicle in the foreground. Several uniformed police officers stand in a line behind a group of devotees. A man in a saffron/orange robe with white sacred markings on his arms and chest walks at left, with long hair and a mala. Two men in white dhotis with sacred cord stand center, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl, and a man in white clothing with a camera-holding bystander is at right. Two large printed banners on the left show a smiling elderly saffron-clad religious figure and Tamil text honoring a Shankaracharya, with a flower garland on the portrait. A camera and phone are visible at right.2018-03-01August 06 20092009-08-06A photograph of a street outside a temple gateway with ornate carved stone walls and a blue-painted upper tower. A man in a saffron-orange robe and a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace walks barefoot down the middle of the road toward the viewer. Behind him, several people in white dhotis and shirts and a woman in a cream sari with a red-bordered pallu follow. On the left, a woman in a dark red sari with a gold border stands near a striped awning, and a red sign with a vertical stripe of text stands at the right edge. Parked white cars line the road in the background. The man in orange has distinctive long hair and a rudraksha-style necklace, but his face is not identifiable from appearance alone, so this is a person candidate only by compatible presentation.2009-08-01February 06 20172017-02-06Crowded outdoor scene at a stone temple gateway with carved grey pillars and a colourful gopuram tower at left. A long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha-style necklace stands near the center, with several other men in orange and saffron robes and garlands around them. An elderly man bare-chested in a white dhoti with a green and gold garland is in front, accompanied by a temple priest in white. A uniformed police officer in a peaked cap stands at right and a man holds a video camera overhead at left. Dozens of devotees in white and orange press behind.2010-01-08February 02 20092009-02-02February 06 20172017-02-06July 01 20142014-07-01A photo of an outdoor street scene in front of an ornate, painted South Indian temple gopuram with colourful sculptures. In the centre, a long-haired man in a sleeveless saffron-orange garment smiles and holds his palms together in a greeting with a folded orange cloth, standing beside a silver car. Beside him, a younger man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a man with a vibhuti-marked forehead stand near. On the right, a bearded elder in orange robes with a striped border walks by, and a woman in a white sari with gold border and a beaded necklace stands with hands folded. Behind a railing, a crowd of onlookers in red and white watches from a raised platform, and a banner with Tamil text hangs on the building.2010-02-02