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Outdoor photo of a procession on a village street in Tamil Nadu. A central figure walks barefoot wearing orange-saffron robes, a crown-like headdress, and a bare upper body with a thick rudraksha mala and ceremonial beaded necklaces. Several other men in saffron and orange cloth walk alongside, one wearing a white shawl, with other people and small buildings visible behind them.

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May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesA street procession moves through a crowd under a red-and-gold canopy held aloft on poles. At the centre, a bare-chested man in orange-saffron dhoti wears layered gold-toned and beaded necklaces, with a crown-like headdress and a shawl draped over his shoulder. He walks with hands folded in front of him as attendants in white dhotis and orange robes walk beside and behind him. Several bystanders in white and light clothing watch from the sides, and devotees carry saffron-coloured cloth, with some figures wearing rudraksha-style malas. The setting appears to be an outdoor festival route with dust and open sky.2012-05-18Several men in saffron and orange dhoti-style garments walk through a temple corridor with pillars, several with shaved heads or tonsured hair. The foreground figure, in an orange shawl and dhoti with a rudraksha-style neck garland, appears to be the central figure leading the group. A shaved-headed priest in white stands behind. Pillared stone architecture and a dim interior surround the group during a temple kar seva event.2012-05-30May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24May 29 20122012-05-29 +1 copiesJune 03 20122012-06-03 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple visit with a crowd of men at a stone temple entrance. In the centre, a bare-chested man wears a white head band, a shawl and gold chains, and a man beside him wears a long dark hair and saffron dhoti with a gold chain. Several other men in saffron and orange clothing and white dhotis stand nearby, some with rudraksha malas. Behind them, devotees and onlookers crowd the arched doorway of a temple gate with carved stone walls.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 18 20122012-05-18