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A group walks barefoot along a stone colonnade with a long row of carved pillars and a weathered brick wall behind, palm trees above, at a temple complex. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside several people wearing orange and saffron robes; one saffron-robed figure holds a bouquet of flowers. On the right, a man with long hair and a saffron shawl over white clothes walks toward the group while another man in a striped shirt and grey trousers follows. A shirtless man with a sacred thread and a pink-striped dhoti and a woman in a red patterned sari stand at the left edge. The white-and-orange-clad figures are visibly the sannyasi and devotee group. a person candidate: the man with long swept-back hair and saffron shawl, appearance uncertain.

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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A group walks barefoot along a stone-pillared colonnade of an old temple corridor. In the centre, a bearded man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala walks at the front, with a younger man in orange robes and a large ceremonial gold necklace beside him; the page indicates the visit is to Thiruvanaikaval Temple. Several men wear white dhotis and shirts, a woman in a white sari walks behind, and an older man in a blue striped shirt and grey trousers stands at right holding a garland of red and white flowers. Carved pillars and a stone wall with a small blue logo at top left frame the scene.2009-08-01A photograph of a group walking along a paved courtyard of a temple complex in southern India. In front on the left, a shirtless young man wears a red-and-white lungi and a necklace. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange robes walks past a stone open pavilion with carved pillars and a metal roof. A bearded man in a light blue striped shirt and grey trousers walks to the right, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside a temple gateway with a decorated pediment. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands out in the middle of the line of walkers.2009-08-01A group walks across an open stone courtyard toward a pillared temple corridor with carved stone columns and a flat stone roof topped by two seated stone bulls at the corners. In the centre, two men in saffron-orange robes walk side by side, one with long hair and a rudraksha mala around his neck. A shirtless young man in a rust-coloured dhoti stands at the left edge, and several men in white kurta and dhoti walk around them, including one in a blue-and-white striped shirt. A cameraman with a video camera stands at the far right edge. Trees and a bright sky frame the scene.2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18September 18 20062006-09-18A photograph of a group of men walking across a paved stone courtyard of an ancient stone temple with a long colonnade of carved pillars behind them. A man in an orange saffron robe and an orange shawl walks in the centre of the group; he has long hair swept back and is wearing a shawl. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts, several wearing orange shawls, walk in a line. The temple's carved stone walls and ornamented pillared hall, with weathered masonry and a cloudy sky above, frame the scene.2006-09-18Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard past a colonnaded temple hall with plain pillars and a stepped platform behind them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a pink-and-white dhoti walks at left. Four men in saffron-orange robes walk in procession; the central figure in front has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and glasses, and wears a saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala, while behind him another saffron-robed man has shoulder-length hair and carries a phone. A man in white shirt and white dhoti walks at right, and other men in white shirts follow. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at upper right.2009-08-01Photograph of a temple courtyard with palm trees and a gopuram-style shrine with sculpted lions at the upper right. A tall figure with long swept-back hair, bare chest and orange clothing with gold beaded necklaces walks barefoot at left, hands joined in greeting, followed by saffron-robed sannyasis. Men in white shirts and white trousers stand at centre and right, and a man in khaki uniform and a man in a red shawl stand nearby. Bamboo scaffolding and a pillared colonnade fill the background. Overhead a grey sky. The tall figure has distinctive long hair and gold adornments, so a person appears here as a walking, greeting figure.2012-08-17Photograph of a stone temple courtyard with a colonnade of carved pillars and a flat stone-paved walkway under a tree at dusk. A group of about eight people walks along the pavement. In front, a figure in a saffron/orange robe with long dark hair walks ahead of a second figure in an orange shawl. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, including a man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace, follow, and a man in a light shirt and trousers walks at the right. Carved stone pillars and a stepped pedestal line the right side, and a tall stone structure stands at the left edge.2006-09-18