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Outdoor photo of a group walking across a paved courtyard toward a colourful gopuram temple tower on the left, with trees behind and a colonnaded pillared corridor on the right. In the centre, a man in saffron/orange robes with a dark wrap walks beside a figure in white dhoti and shirt; several others in white and orange follow, and a man in a blue-striped shirt walks among them. On the far right a cameraman in a white shirt with an orange scarf carries a video camera on his shoulder. A red metal stand with a lamp-like fixture stands in the foreground. Two elderly figures in white also walk at the left edge.

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August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a procession walking across a paved stone courtyard toward a large gopuram temple tower at a South Indian temple, with a tall stone wall and colonnaded pillars on the right. Near the centre, a man in a saffron-orange robe with a long orange shawl and a beaded necklace walks forward; a man in an orange garment and rudraksha-style beads walks beside him. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts or saris, some with orange shawls, walk in a crowd, and a man in white on the right holds a garland. A figure in white on the far left has a backpack. Trees and sunlight shape the scene.2009-08-06July 14 20092009-07-14August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01December 20 20112011-12-20August 06 20092009-08-06September 26 20112011-09-26A procession of barefoot men crosses a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a large shady tree and a colonnaded pillared hall, with a gopuram tower in the background. In the centre, a man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside a garland-carrying man in orange with a long wrapped shawl. Several men in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth carry buckets and an orange cloth bundle, and a woman in a green sari walks among them. A visible appearance-based candidate, a long-haired man in orange clothing and an ornate gold-beaded mala, walks at the centre, but the appearance cues are not sufficient to confirm identity, so the figure is described only by role as a devotee in orange. Nearby, people in white ritual clothes walk in a line, one with hands folded in greeting.2011-09-09Photograph of a procession walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a tall, colourful gopuram temple tower with painted sculptures, beneath a pale sky. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a purple shawl and a large marigold garland, bare-footed and with a red mark on the forehead. Beside him a bearded, bare-chested man wears a red and purple dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace. A cameraman with a video camera stands on the right, and a line of columns runs behind the group.2009-08-11Outdoor temple courtyard with a granite paved floor, pink-washed walls and stone pillared corridor on the right. A procession of devotees walks toward the camera. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a garland, hands folded in namaste. Beside him a bald man in orange clothing holds a garland. Behind them several bald men in white dhotis and shawls walk barefoot, one carrying a pink bag and another holding a bucket. A tall tree and gopuram stand in the background.2011-09-09Outdoor photograph of a group walking along a stone-paved temple courtyard beside a long colonnaded pink-and-grey temple wall with a gopuram visible above. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a large gold-coloured garland of beads and a rudraksha mala, and gold bangles; he appears to be smiling. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala holds a staff. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a bundle of yellow flowers and another carrying a long white staff with a gold border; a man in pink shirt and dark trousers walks behind. On the right, a cameraman films with a handheld camera. A green tree stands at left. Text in the image reads a and the source2011-12-08September 09 20112011-09-09