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Outdoor temple entrance scene where a bald elderly man in a golden-yellow shawl over an orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark, walks forward supported by an attendant in orange. A man in orange with a gold-beaded necklace and a large pink-and-white flower garland stands beside him. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a brass vessel, another man holds a flower-garlanded offering, and a uniformed police officer stands at right. Ornate red-and-gold temple gate and grillwork frame the background.

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May 16 20122012-05-16A crowd moves through a temple doorway with metal barricades on the right. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a gold headband, a white and red-flowered garland, and a red tilak with white ash markings; he is smiling. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes wears a flower garland and a gold headband. On the left, a bearded man with long hair wears a red shawl and a red flower garland, holding a pink flower and a folded paper. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd, and a raised hand holding a phone camera appears at the right edge.2012-05-24Night photograph at a temple entrance with a gold-covered doorway behind the group. Two saffron-robed men in the centre wear pink flower garlands with green leaves; the younger man on the left, smiling, has a red bindi, a white beaded necklace and a bangle, and the elderly robed man in the middle has a rudraksha mala, gold necklace and a headband. Behind them a uniformed police officer and a khaki-clad official stand watch among a crowd. On the right, a man in a grey shirt with white tripundra and a saffron-orange-robed devotee with a red bindi and rudraksha beads stand nearby. The younger robed man may be a person based on the saffron robe, garland and smiling presence, though identity is uncertain.2012-05-20June 04 20122012-06-04 +1 copiesA photograph taken at night at a temple entrance with ornate carved gold-toned doors behind the group. Two central figures in saffron-orange cloth wear long pink flower garlands. The left man has long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and a beaded bracelet, and smiles broadly with hands clasped in front. Beside him, an elderly man with a shaved head, a crown-like band, rudraksha malas and a gold pendant also wears a pink garland and orange cloth, with an orange sash and gold border. To the right, an older man in a grey shirt and white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a vibhuti forehead mark. A saffron-clad man with a shaved head and an orange shawl stands at the far right. A uniformed police officer with a moustache stands behind them, and devotees fill the background.2012-05-20 +2 copiesA photograph of several saffron-clad men in a public building with pillars and onlookers behind them. On the left, a bald, shaven-headed man in an orange dhoti and white-marked forehead wears a white and red flower garland and a gold pendant over a rudraksha mala. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red headband wears an orange dhoti, a white flower garland, a dark rudraksha mala and an earring, and extends his arm toward the right. On the right, a bearded man with long hair and a pink flower garland wears a red cloth and gold bangle. Other men in orange and white attire and uniformed attendants stand nearby.2012-05-24 +1 copiesMay 24 20122012-05-24Outdoor procession of several men in saffron and orange-red sannyasi cloth, with white and yellow tilak marks on their foreheads. The man in the centre wears a floral headband, white and orange garlands, and a rudraksha mala, smiling as he walks. On the left, a shaved-headed man wears a rudraksha mala and a white and red garland. On the right, a bearded man with long swept-back grey hair wears a rudraksha mala, a pink flower garland, a red shawl and a gold bangle, holding a folded red cloth. Behind them, white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the frame near a temple-like building with a pale wall and a metal railing.2012-05-24 +1 copiesInterior of a temple doorway with dark stone walls and painted pillars. A smiling man in the centre wears an orange-saffron robe, a long gold-beaded necklace, a white and red flower garland and a gold headband, and raises his hands in greeting. Beside him an elderly woman in saffron cloth wears a white and red garland, rudraksha mala and gold pendant. Behind them men in saffron robes and gold chains stand near the doorway, and a bare-chested priest on the left wears rudraksha malas and a white dhoti. The appearance of the central figure with distinctive ceremonial gold necklace, garland and headband is consistent with a person, though the identification is uncertain.2012-05-16 +1 copiesJune 05 20122012-06-05May 24 20122012-05-24May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copies