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A large crowd processes through a stone-walled temple lane toward a gopuram-style gateway. In the foreground, a man in white dhoti and orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and tilak; another man in white stands at left. Several musicians play wind instruments, including a nadaswaram-type horn, a long brass horn and a flute, while women in orange and white saris and a woman in a black dress join the group. A ceremonial deity murti or palanquin with a canopy moves ahead of the procession. A uniformed guard stands behind a metal barrier, and motorcycles are parked along the wall.

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A crowded processional scene inside a stone temple passageway. In the foreground, a woman in a black patterned sari plays a long wooden nadaswaram-style pipe, and a woman in a white sari with a red blouse and a red bindi plays another. Behind them, a man in a white dhoti and shirt with a tilak blows a conch-style horn, and a man in white with a yellow sacred thread plays a pipe. Behind them, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha-style garland and folded hands walks among devotees in white and saffron. A gopuram-style gateway with colourful deity figures stands in the distance, and a motorbike is parked at the left edge.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A procession leaves a stone temple gateway at dusk, with carved stone pillars and figures on both sides and a hanging lamp overhead. In the front row, men in white dhotis and shirts play long brass horns, one wearing a red tilak on his forehead and garlands of yellow and orange flowers hanging from the instruments. Behind them, a figure in saffron-orange robes and a long orange garland walks at the centre, flanked by devotees in white with orange shawls. A woman in a white saree with green leaf print plays a horn, and another woman in a dark patterned sari plays beside her. A small ornate umbrella or standard is visible in the background. Several dozen people follow in the crowd.2008-08-02A procession moves through a stone temple corridor with tall pillars and carved walls, crowds visible behind. In front, a young man in white dhoti and shirt with a tilak plays a long brass horn (nadaswaram-style wind instrument). Beside him, a musician in white plays a horn with a bell, and a woman in a white and black patterned sari plays a wind instrument. A uniformed official in khaki with a green cap walks alongside. At lower right, a man in white with an orange shawl, rudraksha mala and ID badge gestures forward, holding a water bottle. Orange shawls and white clothing dominate the group.2008-08-02A crowd of devotees in a stone colonnaded temple corridor follows a procession, many in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. Several men and women play long wind instruments, including nadaswaram-style pipes and a horn, with brass ornaments hanging from them. A man in front in a white shirt with a red and white forehead mark and a bead necklace looks toward the camera. Above the crowd a small ornate saffron-and-green canopy or ratha banner rises, and a domed structure appears in the background. Several people wear orange garlands and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2008-08-02A procession leaves a large carved stone temple gateway, with tall ornate sculpted walls and a lit lamp inside the entrance. At the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and an orange shawl walks with palms pressed together in greeting, wearing a long gold-bead necklace, with long dark hair. Around him, men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside, and a woman in a white sari with red border and a woman in a black sari play long wooden flutes. A man in white with a vibhuti-marked forehead also plays a flute at right, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. A camera operator filming with a handheld camera is at left, and a yellow-and-red ceremonial banner is raised behind the crowd of devotees.2008-08-02A procession of devotees leaves a stone temple gateway, led by musicians playing long brass horns and a drum. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the group, and a woman in an orange robe holds her hands in anjali. Other participants wear white and a woman in a white sari carries a horn. Carved stone pillars and niches line the entrance, with a small shrine visible beyond the doorway. A drummer in a teal shirt plays a drum in the foreground. The scene shows a temple procession with wind musicians and devotees.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A crowded procession moves through a pillared temple corridor, with an orange-robed figure in the centre holding hands folded in front of the chest in greeting. The figure wears a saffron robe, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace with ornate gold-toned pendant, and has a tilak mark on the forehead; long swept-back hair is visible. Around the figure, devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis press close, a woman in a white sari with red floral border wears jasmine flowers in her hair, and a man in a yellow shirt has sacred ash marks on his forehead. In the foreground, a man in white holds a long metal ceremonial horn-like instrument. Above the crowd, a decorated umbrella with a red and gold canopy is carried in the procession, and temple pillars line the background.2008-08-02Procession 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.2008-08-02