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A bearded man with long swept-back hair, bare-chested and wearing a red wrap-around cloth with gold border, smiles while walking out of a doorway. He wears a pink flower garland, a red bindi, and a gold bangle, and holds a pink flower bundle. Uniformed police in khaki stand alongside, a man in a white shirt gestures toward him, and a shaved-headed priest in orange with white tilak and garland stands behind. Several men surround him, some in white and khaki. a person cues: long swept-back hair, pink garland, red ritual wrap and bare chest with gold bangle; the figure is the central person being escorted through the entrance.

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May 24 20122012-05-24Photograph of a temple procession inside a pillared hall with a sculpted deity relief on the wall behind. Four saffron-robed sannyasis walk together; the foremost in a red dhoti and shawl wears garlands of white jasmine and pink flowers and holds a tray. Beside him, another saffron-robed man with rudraksha beads and a smile is garlanded with white flowers, and two elderly shaved-headed monks in saffron wraps with flower garlands walk alongside. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand on either side and a man in a white shirt with a tilak walks in the foreground. Behind them, devotees crowd the passage and a silver vessel sits on a pedestal.2012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24A group of people leaving a temple entrance with carved stone brackets above. A bald elderly man with a white-and-red forehead mark and white flower garland stands at left, next to a smiling young man in orange robes with a white-and-red headband, a long mala, and a white flower garland. A bearded older man in red-orange robes wears a pink and white garland at center right. Shaven-headed men in orange cloth, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti, and police officers in khaki uniforms surround them; a woman in a uniform stands behind.2012-05-24 +2 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24A photograph of a temple entrance crowded with people. In the centre, a bearded, smiling man in a red shawl and a large pink-and-red floral garland is being guided through the doorway, holding a small pink object. Beside him, a bald, saffron-robed man wearing a rudraksha-style necklace and a garland of white jasmine and red flowers, with a shaved head and a tilak, is also smiling. Uniformed police officers in khaki and a man in a yellow shirt flank them, with devotees and a video camera on the right. The stone walls and metal railings suggest a temple setting.2012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24Outdoor procession on a stone-paved walkway beside a temple-style building with pillars. Several saffron-clad sannyasis walk in a line, some with bare shoulders and some holding hands. A bearded man on the right wears a red dhoti-style wrap, a pink flower garland, a gold bangle and holds a folded green cloth, while a bearded man in the centre wears an orange wrap, white jasmine garland and rudraksha mala. On the left, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti with gold border walks beside the group, and a uniformed police officer in khaki with a brown belt walks on the right. a person's identity is not established from appearance, so no candidate is named.2012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24Outdoor temple procession in a courtyard with a painted pillar and a seated deity image above. A man in uniform khaki walks at left, with a belt and a watch. Several saffron-robed sadhus walk together; the central one in orange clothing with a rudraksha mala, a white forehead mark and a white floral garland, smiling. Beside him, an older bearded man in red robes and a pink and white garland holds a red object. Other uniformed officers, a girl in a purple outfit, and onlookers stand nearby. The central saffron-robed figure with long hair and ornate cues is a person candidate based on appearance, though the image is unclear.2012-05-24