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Photograph of a narrow stone passage beside a temple, with a tall gopuram covered in painted sculptures visible ahead. In the foreground, a bare-backed figure with long dark hair wears a red sleeveless garment and a red-and-gold garland, facing away from the camera. Behind them, another person in a red garment walks ahead. On the right, a smiling woman in an orange blouse and orange-and-blue patterned sari holds a wooden walking stick. Several more people in light and white clothing follow down the passage between weathered walls and orange railings.

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July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph taken from behind a narrow walkway of a procession moving along a stone path beside a whitewashed wall with faded orange stains. Several people in saffron-orange robes walk single file; a figure in the foreground wears an orange wrap draped over the head and shoulders and carries a large silver trident, a tall ceremonial trishula, held upright. Other robed figures in orange and red walk ahead along the path, with a wooden handrail running along the left side. Dense green foliage overhangs the stone wall on the right. Only backs and heads are visible, and the people's faces are not shown.2009-07-13A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.2012-01-07A photograph of a narrow stone passage inside a South Indian temple complex, with a gopuram visible in the background. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a swept-back style wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, multiple rudraksha and beaded malas, and a gold necklace; he has a sandalwood or tilak mark on his forehead and is walking barefoot with an arm extended. Beside him, a bald priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala carries a small brass vessel. Behind them, a uniformed police officer in khaki and a cap walks among devotees and attendants in orange and white. Large weathered wooden temple doors with iron fittings line both sides of the passage. Probable Swamiji is the central figure in orange with long hair, a gold necklace and rudraksha malas, shown in person.2012-05-22July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photo at a temple doorway, with an ornate stone entrance and dark wooden doors with metal fittings. A bearded man with long dark hair and an orange dhoti-style wrap, bare-chested and wearing a gold armlet, walks at left looking toward the right. Center, a man in a bright red-orange wrap with a red hood and face painted with white markings wears a gold ceremonial necklace and a dark rudraksha mala, walking barefoot. Behind them a woman in a white sari with a red shawl, several men in orange robes and a few devotees follow through the doorway toward a lit inner sanctum with a golden grille.2009-07-13July 24 20122012-07-24A procession of saffron-robed devotees walks barefoot along a covered temple corridor with green metal railings on the left and a blue-shuttered wall on the right. A bald man in orange dhoti and shawl carries a yellow flower garland. Behind him, a bearded elderly sadhu with long white hair and a bare upper body walks with rudraksha beads. A man with long dark hair wears an orange robe, rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold chain. Other devotees in orange and white follow, and a woman in a blue sari stands in the foreground. Pillars with ornate colourful capitals line the corridor.2012-01-07