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Night procession at a temple gateway with a sign reading EAST ENTRANCE overhead and shop stalls with colourful religious prints behind. Several men in saffron and orange dhotis and shawls walk together. Two men in the centre wear reddish-brown robes, gold necklaces, floral garlands and tall headbands, with green-tinted faces. A man on the right holds a small brass or metal vessel. Others in white dhotis and crowd members stand nearby, with a bright lamp and a dark sky above. No candidate is clearly identifiable as a person from visible cues alone.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 10 20122012-05-10June 05 20122012-06-05Night procession on a street in Madurai with a golden temple tower lit up in the background. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange cloth wrap wears a thick gold ceremonial necklace and a white and red flower garland, with a red headband and white forehead markings. Around him, a bald man in orange clothes walks beside a bearded elder in saffron silk on the left, and a bearded man with a rudraksha mala and orange robe holds his hands in namaskar on the right. Other men in white shirts and orange garments fill the background, along with a lit shop front.2012-06-05Night procession at a temple-like hall with stone pillars and a glowing light at top. Two young men in brown dhoti-style cloth with heavy gold necklaces and white flower garlands are walking, holding hands, one with a rudraksha-like cord; both have white vertical tilak on foreheads and wear gold headbands. An older bearded man in saffron-orange robe on left holds a small object and gestures. A man in saffron robe with rudraksha mala on right, and several people in white shirts crowd behind, with a decorated ceremonial element overhead. The swami identity is not visually established, so no candidate is identified.2012-06-05Night procession in a temple corridor with tall stone pillars. Four men in saffron and orange robes walk forward, several wearing jasmine and red-flower garlands and rudraksha malas, with white tilak and forehead marks. The central man in a rust-brown robe with gold-trimmed waistband wears a heavy gold necklace and a long garland, and holds a folded cloth. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow behind, and a crowd fills the background, which fits a festival ur-kal procession.2012-06-05A photograph taken at night at a temple entrance with ornate carved gold-toned doors behind the group. Two central figures in saffron-orange cloth wear long pink flower garlands. The left man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a beaded bracelet, and smiles broadly with hands clasped in front. Beside him, an elderly man with a shaved head, a crown-like band, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant also wears a pink garland and orange cloth, with an orange sash and gold border. To the right, an older man in a grey shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark. A saffron-clad man with a shaved head and an orange shawl stands at the far right. A uniformed police officer with a moustache stands behind them, and devotees fill the background.2012-05-20 +2 copiesPhotograph of a crowded street procession with several saffron-robed sannyasis garlanded with red roses and white jasmine. The bearded man on the left wears an orange cloth, a rudraksha mala and a white-and-orange garland. The bald elderly figure in the centre wears a dark rudraksha mala, heavy gold necklaces and a gold waist cloth, with white vibhuti on the forehead. A man to the right wears a brown-orange robe, gold necklaces and a white garland with red flowers. Another bearded sannyasi on the far right wears an orange robe and rudraksha beads, while a white-clad devotee stands at the edge. Onlookers with raised arms fill the background before a shop front with signage.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05