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Outdoor photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved path past a temple gateway with carved stone walls and a stack of red bricks. Beside him an older bald man with white forehead marks, a gold necklace, a rudraksha mala and a saffron-orange dhoti with yellow borders walks with his hand raised. Around them, saffron-clad attendants and men and women in white dhotis and sarees follow, one man holding a small copper vessel.

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May 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesMay 22 20122012-05-22 +1 copiesMay 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesOutdoor photograph of a procession walking across a paved courtyard in front of a stone temple wall with pillared colonnade and a carved gopuram. A central man with long dark hair and a teal-green head cloth wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with multiple rudraksha malas and a gold-toned necklace, and he is walking forward with his arm raised. Around him are saffron-robed sannyasis, some with shaved heads and rudraksha malas, holding papers, and men in white shirts and white dhotis, some carrying a yellow bag. Uniformed police officers stand in the background.2012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22May 18 20122012-05-18Outdoor photo of a group walking through a stone temple courtyard with carved pillars and sculpted stone walls on the left. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a golden crown-like headband wears a saffron-orange shawl over his shoulders, a long rudraksha mala, and a white ceremonial necklace, with one arm extended. Two shaven-headed men flank him in orange robes with rudraksha malas, and a bare-chested man at right holds a brass pot. Several people in white shirts and dhotis walk behind, and a gopuram tower rises in the background. Swamiji (probable) is the centre figure, identified by his long hair, saffron shawl, rudraksha mala and ceremonial necklace.2012-05-31 +1 copiesA photograph of a group walking through a temple corridor with stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wearing an orange-red shawl with gold border and a large rudraksha mala with a gold pendant, walks hand-in-hand with an elderly bald man in a similar orange-red garment with gold border and a gold pendant, who wears a crown-like headpiece. On the right a bald man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala holds hands with them. Behind them, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands, and devotees in white and orange follow. a person appears in the centre with long hair, ornate adornments and orange-gold clothing, consistent with the page's description of him.2012-05-20May 22 20122012-05-22Outdoor procession on a hexagonal paved path beneath green trees. A man in center-right wears saffron-orange robes, a long jasmine-and-multicolour bead garland, a thick rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial necklaces, smiling and raising one hand in greeting. Beside him, a younger man in saffron robes with gold chain and pendant touches his ear. A man on the far right in saffron robes with gold beaded necklace and pendant walks nearby. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and shawls and bare feet follow, some with bare shaved heads.2012-07-03A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with stone pillars and a patterned floor, showing a procession of saffron-robed men. Two central figures walk hand in hand: a long-haired man in an orange dhoti and shawl with a gold-trimmed border, a rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace, and an older bald man in orange with a red-and-white headband and a bead mala. Several other saffron-clad men with sacred ash markings and malas surround them, along with a uniformed police officer and men in white shirts and dhotis in the background.2012-07-24