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A procession of devotees in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls stands in a stone-paved temple lane flanked by pillared gopuram-style colonnades. Several men play drums and brass wind instruments, while women in saris and girls in orange shawls stand on the right, some with hands folded in namaste. Two large gold-and-red ceremonial banners on poles are carried through the crowd toward a towering gopuram in the background. Market stalls with blue and green tarpaulins line the street, and a hill rises behind the temple.

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Outdoor procession at a temple colonnade with a tall gopuram-style pillared hall in the background. Men and women in white dhotis and sarees, many wearing saffron-orange shawls, stand in a crowd. Several drummers hold round frame drums, and two men play long wooden pipes (nadaswaram-style). A sannyasi in saffron robes stands among them with a shaved head. A large ornate saffron and red ceremonial banner on a pole is at the left edge, with market stalls behind.2008-08-02A festival procession moves through the colonnaded corridor of a temple gateway with tiered gopuram towers and sculpted niches above. Drummers in white dhotis with orange shawls play frame drums held at the chest, and nearby musicians in white hold long wind instruments. A man in an orange robe with a bare, shaved upper body stands at the center-left, and a group of devotees in white and orange clothing surrounds them. A decorated orange and red umbrella or canopy appears at the far left, with market stalls selling colourful goods along the walkway.2008-08-02A street procession in front of a temple gateway with a long colonnade and small shrine niches with deity figures on the roofline. Central musicians in white dhotis and white shirts play long brass horns called nagaswaram or trumpet-like instruments, with a young boy in a dark patterned shirt and light trousers standing barefoot among them. Drummers on both sides beat large frame drums, and men wear saffron-orange shawls over white clothing. Devotees and onlookers crowd the lane, with market stalls and balloons visible at the edges, and a hill rises behind the temple.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large procession of devotees moves through a stone temple gateway, with a tall ornate gopuram tower behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and some women wear orange and saffron saris. Musicians play drums and long wind instruments, while an ornate red and gold palanquin or deity carriage is carried in the centre. A man in a red dhoti at left and a drummer in a teal shirt lead the group. Stone pillars and a banner-like structure frame the scene.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02Procession outside a large gopuram temple with ornate sculpted pillars, led by musicians playing wind instruments in front. A tall, long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange mala walks at the centre of a crowd, flanked by men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. A man in a khaki uniform stands at the right edge, and a ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold design rises at left. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with a long orange mala, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, shown as an appearance-based candidate in the procession.2008-08-02Outdoor photo of a devotee procession at a South Indian temple gateway with a tall gopuram tower and a covered entrance hall with pillars. Many people in white clothes with orange-saffron shawls stand in two lines on the paved road. In the centre a man in white dhoti and shirt with a shawl stands near a drummer holding a drum, and a man on the right holds a large ornate orange and gold umbrella-like canopy. Stalls and a hill are visible at the sides.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large procession moves through a stone temple courtyard toward a tall carved gopuram gateway. Many people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk together, with drummers beating large drums in the foreground and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti drumming. Men in white with yellow shawls clap and gesture. A decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy is carried near the gate, and devotees with orange shawls and brass instruments follow. Carved white temple walls and a stone Nandi-style figure on the roof frame the scene.2008-08-02