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Photograph of a procession at a temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram tower carved with figures on the left and a pink-roofed pillared building on the right under a pale sky. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk together, many wearing rudraksha mala beads; one bare-chested man wears a gold necklace and a saffron sash, and an orange umbrella is held over the group. A woman in a green sari with red trousers and a man in white shirt and dark trousers stand at left, a uniformed police officer is near the tower, and a long-haired person in orange garb appears at far right. Ground has colourful rangoli-style floor designs and a stone-paved walkway.

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Outdoors in bright daylight, a group of people in saffron-orange robes walks past a tall white gopuram temple tower and a carved stone shrine. A man in the centre wears a long orange cloth and a thick yellow-gold garland, and a younger man at left holds a bright yellow umbrella aloft. Women in orange saris with red borders walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha malas. Onlookers in white shirts stand at the right edge. The procession appears to be a temple walk, with no clearly identifiable a person among the figures.2012-09-12A photograph of a procession on a paved temple plaza in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower behind. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl and a long yellow-gold garland, and walks beside a man on the left who holds a bright yellow umbrella aloft. Several devotees in saffron and orange sarees and dhotis walk alongside, some wearing rudraksha malas. Bystanders in ordinary clothes stand at the edges. Bright daylight, white temple architecture.2012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12September 12 20122012-09-12Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple: a tall gopuram tower stands at right and a colonnaded pillared hall at left. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts with orange shawls walks through the courtyard. At center, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron robes, a rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklace and hands folded in greeting leads the group, with an assistant in saffron beside him gesturing forward. An umbrella-like ceremonial canopy with orange and green embroidery is held overhead. A cameraman in white with a video camera is at far left, and a man in glasses in white clothes stands at right. Presentation cues are visible on the central figure: long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, so this is a probable appearance-based candidate.2008-08-02Outdoor procession near a temple gopuram in Tamil Nadu. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange cloth, layered rudraksha malas, gold chain and bangles walks forward holding a folded orange cloth; the appearance and ornamentation are a person candidate, with a sadhu-style role. Two saffron-robed attendants flank him, one older man with a rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed cloth, another on the left wearing an orange cloth and beads. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby, and bright yellow umbrellas are held overhead above the group. A stone wall and a tall white temple tower stand behind them under a clear sky.2012-07-24A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walks along a paved path beside a stone wall, with a hill and palm trees behind. A monk in the foreground raises a yellow umbrella high. Centre, a bald man with a red tilak and gold necklaces wears an orange dhoti and shawl. Another monk on the right in orange holds a bag and rudraksha mala. A younger man in white dhoti and orange scarf stands nearby, and a woman in a green sari walks in the group. a person candidate is not clearly identifiable from appearance alone, so role is given instead.2012-09-12May 22 20122012-05-22September 12 20122012-09-12A procession walks across a paved temple courtyard in bright daylight, with a gopuram tower and pink-walled shrine buildings behind. A bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala holds a yellow umbrella aloft, shielding a central figure from the sun. Around him, devotees in orange and saffron saris and robes, and a woman in a red sari, walk together. Men in white shirts and dhotis, and one man in a white shirt and cream trousers, walk among them. A tree and a temple roofline stand in the background.2012-09-12Outdoor procession on a stone-paved temple path in front of tall gopuram towers at a South Indian temple. Several men walk barefoot in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and multiple gold-beaded necklaces, with white tilak on their foreheads. The central figure has long dark swept-back hair, a white and yellow flower garland, and an orange cloth, appearing to smile. Around them men in white dhotis with yellow borders and white shirts walk alongside, some holding hands. A man in a white shirt on the right holds a phone up to film. Stone pillars and a Nandi-style bull statue appear at left.2010-12-29July 24 20122012-07-24