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A photograph inside a temple corridor with carved stone brackets and lion-like corbels overhead and yellow-painted pillars. A bald elderly man in white dhoti and white shirt walks at left with palms open. Behind him, a man with long dark hair and a gold-bead necklace wears orange-red robes and a garland, and several men and women in orange-red and white saris and dhotis walk in a line. A woman at right in red sari folds her hands in greeting. The group moves together along a brick floor, and a brass or silver object appears at the upper left edge.

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A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved lion-like brackets and a coffered ceiling. In the centre, a young man with long swept-back dark hair, bare-chested, wears an orange-red dhoti and a large ceremonial gold necklace with rudraksha malas, smiling as he walks barefoot. Beside him, another young man in an orange-red robe and mala walks with a shawl draped over his shoulder. Behind them, several people in white and orange-red garments follow, and an elderly man with white hair and beard in a white shirt and dhoti walks at left.2009-07-13A procession of saffron-robed sannyasis and devotees walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and brackets. In the centre, a man in orange robes with a red head covering carries a silver trident aloft. Beside him, a younger man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha-style mala, and a figure in a red-orange garment with a large marigold garland walks alongside. Behind them, white-clad devotees wear yellow shawls and white garments. On the right, an elderly man in a white shirt and dhoti watches the procession. The scene suggests a temple procession with a trident-bearing leader.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a dim ceiling. A procession of barefoot men walks toward the viewer. In front, a man in a white dhoti and white shirt with a white beard walks with his arm extended. Behind him, several men wear red-orange saffron robes, and one of them, in the centre, wears a rudraksha mala and a large gold ceremonial necklace. Further back, men in white dhotis with red-orange shawls walk among them. A trident-shaped ornament is visible on a pole at upper left. A man at the left wears a white shirt and holds a small vessel.2009-07-13A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted guardian figures. A procession walks toward a bright doorway. In front, a bearded man in an orange-red robe and glasses walks at left. Centre, a man in a red-orange robe holds a long silver trident staff and wears a red headpiece, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace. Behind him, several men in orange-red robes and white-clad attendants follow, and a young girl in white stands at right. A man in a yellow striped shirt and white dhoti walks at right foreground beside an elderly man in white. Several people are visible, most in ceremonial saffron-red robes.2009-07-13July 13 20092009-07-13May 07 20122012-05-07A procession moves through a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and bracket capitals. In the centre, a bare-footed man in saffron-orange robes and an orange head covering carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand and wears a gold-and-beaded necklace. Beside and behind him, saffron-robed attendants walk barefoot, one in a long orange drape wearing a heavy gold garland, others in orange wraps. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and scarves accompany them, and a man in white at the right edge walks past. Light falls through openings above, and the floor is a polished stone walkway.2009-07-13May 20 20122012-05-20 +1 copiesA procession walks through a stone temple corridor lined with carved pillars. In the centre, a man in orange robes holds a tall silver trident (trishul) upright. Beside him, a woman in a dark patterned sari walks alongside a figure in a red-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace. Behind them, devotees in orange and saffron robes, a bare-chested man with a white shawl and white mundu, and attendants in yellow shawls and white dhotis follow. A drum is visible among the attendants on the left. The setting is a temple hall with barred windows overhead.2009-07-13A photograph of a procession moving through a narrow, wet stone passage inside a temple complex, with a gopuram-style gateway and ornate shrine in the background. In the foreground, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl walks with his head bowed and a rudraksha-style mala, while a young man in a red wrap wears a long garland of gold beads and rudraksha. Behind them, a man in an orange robe carries a brass vessel on his shoulder. Others in white and yellow shawls, and women in red and white saris, follow along the wet floor.2009-07-13A procession walks through a long, colourful temple corridor with painted ceilings and decorated pillars. In the centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and wrapper, wearing a golden crown-like head ornament and a long gold-bead necklace, walks forward smiling. Around him, saffron-robed men wearing gold necklaces and a white-robed man carrying an orange umbrella walk alongside; a woman in white with an orange shawl holds a brass vessel. Spectators in saris and salwar line the sides, and a stone sculpture of a deity stands in an alcove on the right.2012-05-08 +1 copies