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A crowd procession moves along a temple wall painted with red and white stripes and large blue Tamil lettering. Two ornate umbrellas with yellow, red and blue fabric and tassels are held aloft over saffron-robed sannyasis. In the centre, a man with a shaved head, rudraksha mala and gold pendant wears orange robes and walks beside another saffron-clad sannyasi with a bead garland. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas, walk among devotees, including a woman in a red-bordered sari, and boys in the foreground. Palm trees and a temple tower edge the scene.

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A procession on a paved street beside a whitewashed temple wall painted with red and white stripes. Two large ornate parasols with multicoloured panels and tasselled fringes are held above a group of saffron-robed sannyasis. In the centre, an elderly man with a shaved head and an orange wrap wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold pendant and walks with a hand raised near his neck. Beside him, a younger man in orange with a sindoor-marked forehead and a long rudraksha mala walks with his hands clasped. Behind them, bare-chested and white-clad attendants, a drummer with a red drum, and onlookers in white and colourful shirts follow. A young boy in a red shirt stands at the right edge.2012-05-18A procession in a temple corridor under a red and gold canopy with tassels. In the centre, a man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a long garland of white and red flowers and gold necklaces walks smiling, with a tilak on his forehead and a headband. Beside him a shaved-headed man in white dhoti, bare-chested, with ash markings and a gold chain, holds an umbrella-like staff. Other attendants in white, orange and maroon clothing carry silver staffs and a gold-rimmed fan, with rudraksha malas around their necks. Ornate temple carvings line the background. Text on the page and captions aside, the scene shows a ritual procession with attendants and ceremonial staffs.2012-06-05May 18 20122012-05-18May 30 20122012-05-30A procession walks along a paved street in front of a temple gateway with pink and yellow walls and a colourful gopuram-style tower behind. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead, one raising a long staff topped with a curved handle and an orange umbrella. Several men wear rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces; one bald man carries a bundle of white cloth with a flower garland. Women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas walk nearby. Palm trees and a hill appear in the background, and many people stand along the route.2012-09-12Outdoor procession with a crowd walking past a whitewashed wall painted in red and blue stripes. Two large ornate parasols with green, yellow and red panels and fringed tassels are held over the centre. A bald, elderly man in a saffron-orange cloth with a long white-and-black rudraksha mala, a gold pendant and a headband walks at the centre. Men in saffron robes with beaded garlands and gold pendants walk alongside him, and many devotees in white dhotis and shirts fill the background.2012-05-18January 01 20122012-01-01May 18 20122012-05-18March 01 20162016-03-01 +1 copiesA procession on a dirt path during a temple festival. A man in the centre wears an orange robe, a white and red flower garland, white vibhuti on his forehead and carries a small gold kalasha-like vessel in front of him; he walks barefoot. Several people in orange and saffron robes walk beside him, one with a full dark beard and another bald in orange clothing with hands folded. Behind them stand colourful multicoloured umbrellas with fringe and blue emblem motifs, held aloft on tall poles. Men in white dhotis and shirts and a young girl in a dress line the path, with a grey concrete block wall and trees behind.2009-01-02A procession passes through the entrance of a temple with painted, ornately carved walls and a red-and-teal fringed umbrella overhead. A central man in saffron-orange robes wears a large white flower garland with red and orange blossoms, a gold pendant, a rudraksha-style bead necklace, and a headband, and points forward while smiling. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested with white sacred markings, crowd the procession. A man in the left foreground, bare-chested with white markings and a rudraksha mala, stands beside a crowd of onlookers. A man on the right holds a folded white-and-red cloth. The scene is a festival procession in a temple precinct with many people visible.2012-06-05A procession on a dirt path lined with palm trees and crowds of white-clad devotees. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk with tall silver-tipped staffs and ceremonial tridents, and a central figure with long dark hair wears a wreath of multicoloured flowers, an orange robe and a rudraksha mala, carrying a ceremonial staff. Women in white saris with yellow shawls walk nearby. Two large colourful umbrellas with striped fringes shade the group, and a tall golden flagpole rises in the background. The central figure's long hair, flower garland and orange robe are visible cues; this is a possible a person appearance in the procession. Devotees follow barefoot.2009-12-23