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Outdoor photo of a seated group of saffron-robed sannyasis on a stone pavement at a Madurai Adheenam-style festival. In the centre, a smiling man with a shaved head, white and red forehead markings, a red headband, multiple gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala sits in orange cloth with gold bangles and a ring. Beside him, a bare-chested elderly priest with a red headband and dark rudraksha beads sits with hands resting on his knees. Behind them a young man in white dhoti and shawl wears a gold chain and pendant, and spectators in white and grey stand around. Only a few figures are clearly in the frame, with a crowd behind.

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Outdoor scene at a Madurai Adheenam-style festival. Two seated men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas and heavy gold bead necklaces sit on an orange cloth. The man on the left wears a rudraksha headband, long hair swept back, bangles and a gold-bead necklace, and gazes upward. The bald man on the right wears a rudraksha headband with white and red forehead marks and rudraksha mala beads. Behind them a younger man in white dhoti with gold-bead necklace, several people in white, a woman in a sari, and uniformed police stand among trees. Visible people about 12.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor photo of several men seated on a stone floor during a ceremony. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back hair, a crown-like headpiece, a gold necklace of large beads, a rudraksha mala and orange clothing sits with hands folded in his lap. Beside him, a bald man in orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments sits and gestures toward the floor. Behind them, a man in white dhoti with gold-bordered shawl and rudraksha beads sits, and several women and young men in white, orange and blue clothing sit in the background, with a bald figure at the left edge.2012-06-05Two saffron-robed men sit cross-legged on a mat over a leopard-print cloth outdoors during a temple ceremony. The man on the left, with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and white tripundra, wears a thick gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads at his brow, and gold armbands; he smiles and rests his hands on his knee. The man on the right, with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks, a rudraksha mala and a wrap draped over a bare chest, sits beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit or stand, and a white plastic chair appears at right. Text in the lower-right corner reads a copyright line.2012-06-05Three seated figures on an outdoor ground at a Tamil religious gathering. On the left, a young man in saffron-orange robes with a heavy gold necklace and a gold-bordered pale shawl sits with eyes lowered and hands resting on his knees, wearing a red-and-beaded headband and sacred ash marks. Beside him, a young man in white dhoti with a gold necklace and a pendant sits in a calm pose. On the right, an elderly, bare-chested man with a shaved head, a red bindi and white ash on his forehead wears a rudraksha mala and beaded headband, a saffron cloth with gold border and gold bangles, and smiles while seated. Behind them, several women in saris and a man in white shirt watch from the crowd.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor photograph of two seated men in saffron-orange robes on a leopard-print cloth, with a few standing onlookers in white behind. The man on the left has long swept-back hair, a crown-like rudraksha band, long gold necklace, rudraksha mala, and gold bangles, smiling and seated cross-legged with a hand on his knee. Beside him an older bald man in orange with white tripundra markings and dark rudraksha malas sits with eyes closed. A gold kalasha-style vessel sits nearby. Both wear orange shawls and white forehead lines.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor photo of a festival gathering at a temple-type setting with green foliage behind. In the foreground, a man in orange saffron robes sits cross-legged on stone, wearing a gold-bead necklace, a rudraksha-style bead mala, bangles and a flower-bud headband with a white and red forehead marking; he smiles toward the side. Beside him an older man with white facial markings and an orange-yellow shawl sits with hands resting on his knee, wearing wooden bead malas and an orange wrap. Behind them a younger man in white dhoti and shawl wears gold chains; women in white and green saris and standing onlookers watch. At upper right a man in white holds a round red-and-gold decorated object aloft. Around 20 visible people in total.2012-06-05