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A procession passes through a colourful temple corridor with painted ceilings and carved grey pillars, with ornate gopuram towers behind. At centre, a young man with a red headband and wooden rudraksha mala wears a saffron-orange robe and walks forward; a bare-chested elder with a white forehead mark and a gold pendant stands beside him, and a man in a red robe with a long grey beard and rudraksha beads is at left. Several saffron-clad attendants follow. A man in a white shirt and dark trousers walks in front, and uniformed police officers stand nearby. A devotee in orange carries a pink tray overhead, and metal barricades line the path.

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May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA crowded procession walks through a temple colonnade with multicoloured painted ceilings and white pillars. In the foreground, a young man in orange-saffron robes wears a white flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead and a rudraksha mala, and beside him a shaved-headed monk in saffron with white ash and a headband also wears a white and red garland. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a khaki uniform, press forward among devotees, and metal barriers line the walkway. Several men in the crowd have red and white tilaks on their foreheads.2012-05-24 +1 copiesA photograph of a temple corridor with a pillared hall and a colourful gopuram-style shrine tower at the upper left. A central figure in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a long rudraksha mala and gold bangles, walks barefoot with hands folded, flanked by other saffron-robed monastics, one holding a garland of marigolds. A bald monastic in saffron and a shaved-head attendant in a rust-coloured wrap walk nearby. Men in white shirts and a khaki uniformed police officer stand around, and a white cloth hangs in the background. a person in the centre, distinguished by the saffron ceremonial clothing, long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklace cues, as he walks through the temple during the cyclone relief visit.2012-01-07May 10 20122012-05-10May 24 20122012-05-24May 24 20122012-05-24A photograph of a group walking outdoors past a temple entrance with white and red striped walls and an ornate gateway. In the centre, a man wearing an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a crown-like headband and a long rudraksha mala walks smiling with his hand raised. Beside him, two other saffron-robed sannyasis, one shaved-headed, also wear rudraksha malas. Uniformed police officers in khaki surround the group, and white-shirted men walk nearby. Swamiji (probable) appears to be the central figure in saffron, marked by the crown-like headband, long rudraksha mala and saffron robes, with the surrounding saffron-robed attendants and khaki-uniformed police escort.2012-05-31 +1 copiesJanuary 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a temple corridor with painted pillars and a tiled roof. A man in an orange saffron robe with a long orange-red garland and a dark rudraksha-style mala walks barefoot at the centre, flanked by uniformed police officers in khaki. Beside him walks a bearded sadhu with ash-smeared forehead and a long beard, wearing a red-orange cloth. Behind them, a woman in a blue sari with yellow blouse, men in white dhotis and shirts, and a shaved-headed monk in orange follow. Carved sculptures of deities are visible on the upper wall and a shrine doorway stands to the left. A blurred arm holding a camera intrudes in the right foreground.2012-01-07A temple corridor with a painted colonnade and a row of small blue-and-white domed shrine tops along the wall. Several men walk together. A man in an orange-saffron dhoti with a long braided dark hairstyle, a white beaded necklace and dark rudraksha beads stands at the centre facing a man in a red silk dhoti with a grey beard, rudraksha mala and gold bangle, who holds a small packet. Beside them a bald elderly man in saffron with a gold pendant and beads, a man in white dhoti with a black beaded mala, and uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby. The central orange-clad figure with braided hair and distinctive ornaments fits the a person appearance cues, shown in person.2012-05-24May 31 20122012-05-31A photograph of a procession walking down a temple corridor with a painted, multicoloured ceiling of concentric circles and rounded stone pillars. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold floral crown and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear gold and beaded necklaces, and one man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth holds a bell-shaped handheld object and a rolled paper. Devotees in white stand nearby. a person candidate: the central figure wears a crown and distinctive mala and gold pendant, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm, so this is a possible identification only.2012-05-07