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Outdoors on a paved brick walkway beside parked cars and a bright sky, a bearded man in a dark maroon-brown robe and a long brown-beaded mala smiles and gestures with an open hand while walking. Beside him, a man with long dreadlocks and a dark brown rudraksha mala holds a red cloth, and several men in white and gold-bordered dhotis or pancha, some bare-chested with beaded malas, walk around him. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands nearby, and a photographer with a camera stands at the left edge. No deity or ritual is visible.

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April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copiesOutdoor street scene on a dusty road under a leafy green tree with a palm tree and a parked yellow auto-rickshaw at right. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a long rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace stands at centre with palms pressed together in greeting, smiling warmly. To his left a man with hair in a topknot wears a rudraksha mala and carries a red cloth and a bag. Around them devotees in white dhotis and shirts, some with malas, stand and speak, one holding a mobile phone.2018-04-29April 29 20182018-04-29May 20 20162016-05-20A procession walks across a paved courtyard beside a red-and-white striped temple wall in the Tiruchendur style. At the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tripundra and a red-brown dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and walks barefoot. He is surrounded by saffron-robed sannyasis wearing red and brown rudraksha malas, one carrying a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. On the left and right, men in white dhotis with gold and purple borders walk, one wearing a gold chain. A uniformed police officer stands in the background. Several people stand or walk in the procession, with visible cues including rudraksha malas, saffron clothing and white ritual dress.2018-03-17A group of men walks outdoors along a paved path in front of leafy trees and parked white vehicles, with uniformed police officers standing in the background. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings and a rust-red shawl over a rust-red robe wears a large rudraksha mala and stands out from the group. Around him, sadhus in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, tied dreadlocked hair or turbans, and white tilak marks. Devotees in white dhotis, some with pink-bordered cloths, walk alongside. A photographer is visible at the left edge.2018-03-17 +1 copiesApril 28 20182018-04-28May 20 20162016-05-20A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a narrow concrete lane beside a pink-painted temple wall and a white compound wall, with palm trees and a thatched hut behind. Foreground, a man in white dhoti with gold border and a gold necklace carries a red cloth and a ceremonial staff; a man with a camera bag and a camera walks at the left. In the centre, a bearded man in a dark brown-maroon robe with a yellow-and-red flower garland holds a red cloth. Beside him, a man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti carries a red cloth. Behind, a man in a white shirt and jeans and other men in white and yellow dhotis follow.2018-04-29June 05 20122012-06-05Outdoor photo of a procession on a dusty street with a yellow-and-red building behind. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back hair and a headband wears saffron-orange robes with gold borders, layered rudraksha and bead malas, and a large gold pendant; he gestures with his right hand. Beside him, an older man with shaved head, vibhuti marks and a rudraksha mala in orange robes walks smiling. On the right, a man in orange with bead necklaces holds a pale cloth. A man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl walks in the background, and a bare-chested man at left raises a wooden pole. Several more people fill the crowd.2012-05-18A procession of devotees in saffron and white ritual dress walks along a paved path outside a building. At centre, a man in a rust-red robe wears a long multi-strand garland of white and red flowers, a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, and a dark rudraksha-style mala; the bare-chested figure has distinctive long swept-back hair and gold armbands. Flanking him, a man in orange with a white turban holds a ceremonial staff, and a figure in orange with a flower-decorated pot at chest height walks beside him. Other devotees in white dhotis with gold borders, orange shawls and white vibhuti marks follow, one drummer partly visible, and a white car is parked behind. Hanging green leaf strings decorate the entrance above.2016-04-10