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Night-time photograph inside a narrow temple corridor lined with painted pillars and ornate carved panels, with fluorescent tube lights overhead and a shop with shelves and bunches of bananas on the right. A man in a bright saffron-orange robe with a long rudraksha mala around his neck walks forward in the centre, hands held together, surrounded by a crowd. Beside him a man in white dhoti and white shirt, and a man in a white garment, walk among several uniformed police officers in khaki and olive-green uniforms with belts. In the foreground a grey car is stopped, and a person in orange clothing sits in its driver's seat. Several garlanded and decorated items are visible, and the scene is crowded.

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July 28 20082008-07-28January 02 20082008-01-02A photograph of a crowd gathered in front of a temple entrance with ornately painted pillars and a dark inner corridor. In the centre, a smiling man wears an orange robe, a red-and-white floral garland, a rudraksha-style necklace, a red headband and white tilak, and stands beside a dark car with a windshield. To his left, a bare-chested priest in orange holds a cord and a shaved-headed man in white stands near him. On the right, an older bare-chested man in orange with white beard and glasses raises a finger and holds a long wooden pole with a fringed canopy above. Several other men in white and orange stand behind, and a red sign is visible on the windscreen. The scene appears to be a procession or public arrival outside the temple.2012-06-05Photograph 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.2008-07-28Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a dimly lit temple corridor at night, lined with stone pillars and small stalls on the sides. In the centre a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and walks with his hands folded, with a shaved or close-cropped head and a calm expression. Around him are monks and attendants in saffron and white dhotis, a man in a striped shirt and white trousers, and a uniformed police officer in olive green. A man in a white shirt and glasses walks in the foreground. Ceiling tube lights illuminate the hall, with a lit gateway visible at the far end.2008-07-28A photograph of a temple corridor with painted pillars and a tiled roof. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long orange-red garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala walks barefoot at the centre, flanked by uniformed police officers in khaki. Beside him walks a bearded sadhu with ash-smeared forehead and a long beard, wearing a red-orange cloth. Behind them, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed monk in orange follow. Carved sculptures of deities are visible on the upper wall and a shrine doorway stands to the left. A blurred arm holding a camera intrudes in the right foreground.2012-01-07July 28 20082008-07-28January 07 20122012-01-07May 20 20122012-05-20May 31 20122012-05-31Photograph inside a dim stone temple corridor with carved pillars and hanging lights. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk alongside men in white shirts and white dhotis, and khaki-uniformed police officers lead the way. A sign above reads Sundareswarar, indicating the Sundareswarar temple. Floor tiles are patterned and a brass pillar stands at left. Several people walk single-file down the aisle.2008-07-28A photograph taken at night at the entrance of a stone temple with a carved doorway and painted ceiling. A figure in an orange saffron robe with a long rudraksha mala, with long dark hair, walks down the striped red-and-white steps. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand beside and in front of the figure, and a man in a dark jacket and light trousers follows behind. Another uniformed officer stands at right and a person in white is partly visible at the edge. Appearance-based cues are consistent with a candidate, but the face and presentation are not clear enough to confirm identity.2008-07-28