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Night procession inside a South Indian temple corridor with stone pillars and bright fluorescent lights. In the foreground a golden crescent-shaped ceremonial staff topped with a finial is carried past. Behind it a man in a dark turban wears a flower garland and orange clothing and smiles, with a crowd of devotees lining both sides, many in orange and colourful saris. A yellow vehicle is visible in the background. Several dozen people are visible.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesApril 29 20182018-04-29A dense crowd in a temple corridor with ornate pillars. At centre, a bare-chested sadhu with dreadlocked hair wrapped in a dark turban, wearing orange cloth, rudraksha malas and a large garland of white, yellow and pink flowers, holds a ceremonial ladle-like object in both hands. Several saffron-clad sadhus with long matted hair and beards surround him, one carrying a tall red and gold ceremonial staff at right. Devotees press in around them, some with shaved heads and white or saffron garments. A red and white sign hangs on the pillar in the background.2018-04-29A large crowd of devotees processes through a stone-pillared corridor of a South Indian temple, following an ornately decorated palanquin-style shrine (ratha) lit with warm lamps, with a deity murti seated inside draped in yellow cloth and garlanded with flowers. Many people wear white dhotis and shawls, women wear sarees in purple, pink and blue, and a man in an orange robe with a saffron head covering stands at the left near a silver trident (trishul) decorated with flower garlands. Carved lion figures decorate the pillar tops. The palanquin is brightly lit with tassels hanging from its sides.2009-07-13April 29 20182018-04-29A dense crowd fills a stone temple corridor lined with carved pillars and sculpted figures. At the centre, a golden ornate shrine or palanquin glows with lamplight, decorated with colourful garland strands, housing a deity murti. Many devotees, several in white and saffron clothing, press forward, while a few hold up phones to record. A woman with light hair and white clothing stands among the crowd, and a man in saffron garments is near the front. Exit signs and notice boards are visible on the right.2009-07-13