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Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars, a bright doorway opening at the far end. A saffron-robed figure with long hair and a flower garland walks forward holding a small object, while devotees line both sides with hands folded in greeting. Young women on the left wear white dhotis with gold borders and folded hands; a woman in a green patterned sari with a shoulder bag stands nearby. A uniformed officer in khaki walks beside the robed figure. On the right, men in white and a bare-chested man with sacred ash marks stand in the crowd. Several people are visible, fewer than twenty. a person is shown as the saffron-robed figure with long hair and a garland, walking in procession.

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A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a lit doorway at the far end. A central figure in a bright red robe and garland walks forward holding a small pink object, flanked by saffron-robed sannyasis and figures in white. On the left, a woman in a red sari with white flower garland and a young person in white clothes stand with hands joined in greeting. On the right, a man in khaki uniform with a belt and sunglasses walks beside the group. Several other people in white dhotis and orange robes follow, while devotees in saris line the path. No figure is clearly identifiable as a person by appearance alone.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13September 11 20122012-09-11 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11A photograph of a group walking through a temple doorway flanked by blue-painted metal gates, under an ornate painted and carved wooden ceiling with circular medallions. Beside and behind them walk a man in a khaki police-style uniform, a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe, two women in pale blue and light green saris, and a man in white dhoti and shirt in the foreground. A woman in a red sari with a red bag stands at right, and more people are visible in the background of the corridor.2009-07-13September 11 20122012-09-11May 21 20122012-05-21Inside a temple doorway with ornate gold-painted pillars, a central figure in orange saffron robes and a garland of white flowers stands while two women in sarees offer him a lit lamp and a pink flower. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis, orange shawls and a woman in a red saree press forward. A woman in a pink saree with white flowers in her hair claps her hands at left. A man in a white shirt and yellow-orange lanyard, with his palms pressed together, stands at left. A man at right wears a rudraksha mala and a white shirt. The central figure's long swept-back hair and saffron robes are a person cue; the page links him to a visit to Madurai Meenakshi Temple.2009-07-13A bearded man in an orange-brown shawl and dhoti wears a long multicolour flower garland and presses his palms together in greeting as he walks through an ornate temple corridor with carved gold-leaf arch. A uniformed officer in khaki with a wide-brimmed hat walks beside him, and a man in white dhoti and yellow-bordered shawl with rudraksha mala and sandal marks on his arm walks on the right. Behind them, a woman in white and orange shawl and other devotees in white and bright clothing press palms together. Visible people number roughly 6-20 in the procession.2016-11-11 +2 copiesAugust 11 20092009-08-11A photograph inside a dim temple corridor with a bright doorway ahead. In the centre, a bare-chested, bearded sadhu in orange cloth walks with a devotee, both holding a small brass offering. Beside him, a man in a red-orange robe with a long red shawl, a large red-and-black rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace walks with his head covered; a flower garland hangs at his side. Around them, men in saffron robes carry a silver trident-topped staff, a woman in a blue and maroon sari with white flowers in her hair walks ahead, a man in a yellow top and white dhoti wears sacred thread beads, and people in white dhotis with red shawls follow. A man in a light grey shirt stands at right.2009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and bright daylight at the far end. In the foreground a man in saffron-orange robes with a red headcloth, gold beaded necklace and a gold medallion walks forward holding a tall silver trident-topped staff. Behind him a young woman in a red-and-saffron garment with a rudraksha mala and gold necklace walks with palms raised. Another man in red robes carries a golden vessel. Devotees along both sides, many women in cream and green saris, stand with palms pressed together in namaste. This appears to be a procession through a temple. The foreground man is an appearance-based a person with saffron robes, gold necklace and trident staff, and the page says he is present.2009-07-13