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A forest path through tall trees near ancient stone ruins in Cambodia, with a procession of devotees walking under an orange parasol. Many participants wear white shirts or white dhotis with red shawls, and some wear orange or saffron robes. A man in a white shirt, blue cap and red shawl stands on a pile of fallen sandstone blocks at left, watching. On the right, a few onlookers in dark clothes and a man in a blue cap observe from the roadside. The group appears to be on a temple visit to the Beng Mealea site.

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December 15 20142014-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20142014-12-15A group of devotees walks in single file along a dirt path through a forest of tall trees at an ancient temple site, passing large fallen grey stone blocks on the left. Many wear white clothing with red shawls or red-orange sashes, and several carry or wear red-orange garments and headwear. A woman in white and red sash walks near the front, a man in white with a red hat follows, and a man in red-orange robes carries a large red-orange ceremonial umbrella on the right. A uniformed guide in khaki stands at the lower right. Sunlight filters through the canopy.2014-12-15A group of devotees walks along a dirt path through a forest clearing among crumbling ancient stone ruins at a temple site. Many wear white clothing with orange or saffron shawls and orange headwear, and a few carry an orange canopy or umbrella held aloft at the back of the procession. Large fallen sandstone blocks and carved stone walls, partly overgrown with moss, grass and tree roots, line the right side, while tall trees shade the path. The scene appears to be a pilgrimage procession through a Cambodian temple ruin.2014-12-15A large group of devotees walks along a shaded dirt path through forest at an ancient stone temple ruin in Cambodia. Many wear white shirts with orange-red shawls draped over their shoulders, and several wear wide-brimmed orange-red hats. A man in the foreground wears a dark rudraksha-style mala around his neck and carries a small bag. Tall tree trunks and weathered stone pillars and blocks surround the walkway, with more people standing in the background.2014-12-15A procession of devotees walks along a shaded forest path among scattered stone blocks at an overgrown temple ruin. Many people wear white garments and orange-red shawls, with some in orange saris and saffron tunics; several carry flags and long poles. An orange and gold parasol is held over the group at left. Tall trees with aerial roots frame a crumbling stone structure on the right, its fallen blocks covering the ground.2014-12-15A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path past the ruins of a crumbling stone temple in dense jungle at Beng Mealea, Cambodia. Fallen sandstone blocks lie heaped beside a partly collapsed shrine with a carved doorway framed by a stone lintel. On the right, a group in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis carries an orange ceremonial parasol over a central figure in saffron clothing and a dark red shawl. Several participants wear orange caps and rudraksha-style garlands, and a small boy in a red wrap stands near the front. Tall trees and green foliage fill the background under bright sky.2014-12-15 +1 copiesDecember 15 20142014-12-15December 15 20142014-12-15December 15 20142014-12-15Outdoor procession through a forest path past moss-covered stone ruins of a temple in Cambodia. A central figure in a rust-red and maroon robe with a long rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold-trimmed cloth walks beneath a large orange and gold canopy umbrella, holding a handheld megaphone. Around him, devotees wear saffron, orange and red robes and sashes, white ritual clothes, and wide-brimmed orange hats, some carrying ceremonial flags and tall staffs. A man in white dhoti with a beaded necklace walks at right. The procession includes women in orange saris and children in orange. Dense trees and fallen masonry surround the path.2014-12-15A procession of devotees walks along a dirt path through a forest of tall trees at a ruined stone temple complex in Cambodia. Several men in white dhotis and shawls, some with red-orange wraps and rudraksha-style necklaces, carry tall decorative umbrellas in orange, red and cream. A bald man in an orange-red wrap and a red-orange garment leads with a long ceremonial staff. Behind them, a large tree with buttress roots rises beside broken stone carvings and rubble.2014-12-15 +1 copies