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Photograph inside a long colonnaded temple corridor with painted concentric-circle ceiling and carved yali-pillar brackets. Central figure in rust-red robe with gold border, white flower garland, gold beaded necklace and forehead vibhuti, walking hand-in-hand with an elderly shaved-headed sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth with gold border, rudraksha mala and bare shoulders. Around them several men in saffron garments with gold necklaces, a man in white dhoti with rudraksha mala, and women in saris. A yellow cloth bag is carried by one man. Crowd fills the corridor.

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June 05 20122012-06-05A procession inside a temple corridor with carved pillars and a lit lamp in the background. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and a long white flower garland walks hand in hand with an elderly bald man wearing a bare upper body, orange-and-gold striped cloth, a rudraksha mala and a large gold necklace. Behind them, men in orange robes and white dhotis, one holding a green shopping bag, and a woman in a teal sari with gold border walk in the crowd. A man in white on the right wears a red-beaded mala. The scene reads as a temple procession with devotees.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Two saffron-robed sannyasis walk hand in hand down a temple corridor with a painted, multicolored ceiling and carved stone pillars. The younger man on the left wears a gold necklace, a white jasmine garland, a red headband and a sandalwood-marked forehead; the older man on the right, with a shaved head, wears a rudraksha mala, gold pendant, white jasmine garland and an orange shawl edged in gold. Around them stand white-clad priests and devotees, including a priest in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, and women in saris, with a flame glowing in the background. The setting resembles a temple procession route. a person: the younger figure in orange with gold necklace and headband fits the page's a person reference, though the appearance is only partially distinctive.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A procession moves down a stone-pillared temple corridor with lamps glowing overhead. At centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long white flower garland, a gold necklace and a red-marked forehead, holding hands with another saffron-clad man beside him. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth wears gold chains. To the right, a bare-chested man in a green-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks with hands joined, and a woman in white and orange clothing follows. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and saffron shawls fills the corridor.2012-06-05Inside an ornately decorated temple corridor with a multicoloured painted ceiling and carved pillars, two saffron-robed men in garlands walk side by side. The central man in an orange dhoti with gold-bordered cloth wears a thick gold necklace and a rudraksha-style red bead headband, smiling. Beside him a bald man in a saffron robe with gold border wears a white-streaked forehead, a dark rudraksha mala and a white flower garland. To the left an older white-clad priest with bare chest and white tilak lines presses his palms together in greeting. Other attendants in orange and a glowing fire at the right edge complete the procession scene.2012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Photograph inside an ornate temple corridor with teal and gold painted ceiling and carved stone pillars with lion motifs. Several men walk in procession. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly man with a long white beard and thin frame wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, holding hands with a younger man in orange robes. Two robed men in saffron and orange shawls wear rudraksha malas, one with a ceremonial gold necklace and a gold crown band. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis, one with a red-thread amulet, walk among the crowd. The left figure has white vibhuti stripes on his forehead and a red-maroon shawl.2012-06-05