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Night photograph of a crowd gathered outside a white stone temple entrance at Tiptur Chowdeshwari temple. A large decorated parasol with orange, maroon and yellow fringed trim and a silver top is held aloft over the procession. Many shaved-headed men in saffron and orange robes walk alongside men in white shirts and dhotis. A woman in an orange sari with a white flower garland stands in the centre. A man in white with a red flower garland is visible near the middle, and a cameraman with a camera stands at the left. Illuminated sign boards and lights line the street behind the crowd.

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A photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with white pillars and painted deity panels on the ceiling. Crowded devotees surround a palanquin-style ceremonial parasol with a white canopy and gold-and-maroon fringe, held up on a wooden pole by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Near the front, a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head faces the group, and a man in an orange garment with a floral garland stands beside him. Devotees in white and saffron stand around a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands, and a framed deity picture hangs on the right. Many people fill the frame, mostly partly visible.2010-08-09Night procession at a temple entrance. A man in saffron robes stands centre, wearing a large garland of red and white flowers, with a ceremonial umbrella held over him by a man in white. Several saffron-robed monks and men in white and yellow-scarved devotees walk around him along a concrete path, with a colourful temple shrine visible at left.2010-08-09August 09 20102010-08-09Night photograph at a temple entrance with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis. In the centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long garland of orange and white flowers and a ceremonial gold necklace, and holds his hand near his face. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a man in white with a yellow shawl and rudraksha mala stand close. At left, a man in a checked shirt tends a decorated deity murti or palanquin heaped with orange, yellow and white flower garlands. A video camera operator is visible at lower right, and a lamp glows near the top of the frame.2010-08-09February 17 20082008-02-17Night procession outdoors at a temple area under a white and red fringed canopy umbrella. A man with long dark hair, a red-and-white flower garland, orange cloth and rudraksha beads receives a brass kalasha with white and orange flowers from a devotee in white. Around him, men in orange and white robes, some with orange shawls and rudraksha malas, walk through a crowd of onlookers, including boys in white shirts. The scene suggests a welcome or procession, with a visible lit temple structure behind.2010-08-09Night procession in an open courtyard at a temple-style ashram. Ornate umbrellas with multicoloured tassels and gold-blue borders are held aloft on long poles. A barefoot figure in orange robes and an orange turban stands with his back to the camera, his long hair falling down, facing a line of saffron-clad sannyasis and white-clad men in dhotis. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti on the right looks on. A red-and-white floral pattern with a kolam-like design is on the ground. A red banner behind shows a portrait labelled "Bhadreshwar Temple" and a Kannada signboard. Approximately ten to fifteen people are visible.2007-12-30Night procession on a stone-paved temple path with a gopuram-style structure behind. A central man in saffron robes and an orange head cloth stands with hands folded, wearing a rudraksha mala; his long dark hair is loose. Beside him a woman in saffron with red border and a younger man in saffron shawl walk among devotees. At right an older man in saffron with a gold necklace holds a book. Many people in white dhotis and white shirts with saffron shawls follow, some barefoot. a person cues: long swept hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2008-01-02September 12 20122012-09-12A nighttime procession on a paved path with rangoli-style patterns on the ground. Two saffron-robed men lead the way; the central one wears a large red-and-white flower garland and walks with hands folded, while the one on the right, shaven-headed and wearing a beaded necklace, carries a decorated basket with yellow flowers. Two large ceremonial umbrellas, one yellow-and-red with bird motifs and tassels and one smaller orange-and-yellow, are held over the leaders by men in white. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white clothes and yellow shawls walk with palms pressed together in greeting. A signboard and a garden area are visible in the background.December 23 20072007-12-23Night procession outside an illuminated temple, with a large crowd pressing around a palanquin carried on poles and decorated with flower garlands. A colourful multicoloured canopy umbrella is held above the central group. Several saffron-robed sannyasis walk within the crowd, one with a bare shaved head and orange cloth, another in a pale orange robe. Men in white dhotis and uniformed police officers in khaki stand nearby, and brass ritual lamps are carried at the left edge. Strings of lights outline the temple walls and a tall gopuram rises behind. Several saffron-clad figures in the procession are visible, and a figure with long swept-back hair and ornate orange-gold clothing near the palanquin may be a person, though the identification is uncertain.2008-02-17