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A photograph inside an ornately decorated temple corridor with painted ceilings, carved stone pillars and flower garlands hanging from the columns. A procession moves forward through the hall. At centre, a man in an orange-red robe wears a long white and pink flower garland and holds his hands together in a greeting, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and devotees. On the left, a bare-chested man in a red and white dhoti carries a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad priest with an orange shawl walks in front. Onlookers in white shirts stand along the sides. Several people are in motion, with a blurred foreground.

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A photograph inside a richly carved temple corridor with painted multicolored ceilings and ornate stone pillars. A man with long dark hair in an orange-red robe and a white-and-green flower garland walks barefoot at the center, gesturing, while others in saffron robes and a khaki-uniformed official walk beside and behind him. A man in a white shirt in the foreground faces the camera. A man on the right wears saffron robes, a rudraksha-style necklace and an orange head wrap, with spectacles. Devotees crowd the background of this procession through the temple passage.2009-07-13A group of men walks through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted ceilings, many people in the background. In the centre, a young man wears a gold-yellow headband, an orange-saffron shawl over a matching dhoti, a rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant. Flanking him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear heavy gold necklaces, while a man in plain white clothes and a rudraksha mala walks beside them. A uniformed official stands at the left edge. Devotees in white and grey clothing fill the background. The scene appears to be a procession through a temple hall.2012-05-07A procession moves through a stone temple corridor with white carved pillars and a painted ceiling. In front, a man in orange robes holds a tall ceremonial staff with a trident top and a flower garland. Behind him, a man in red-orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a smiling expression walks centrally, flanked by a barefoot man in white dhoti holding a pink cloth and several men in orange and saffron robes. Women in white and yellow-and-red saris and devotees in yellow and white follow along the corridor toward a doorway.2009-07-13A procession of people in saffron-orange robes walks barefoot through a stone temple colonnade, with tall carved granite pillars on both sides. In the centre a figure with long dark hair, wearing an orange wrap and layered beaded necklaces, leads the group, while a bald orange-robed man beside him carries a garland of white and red flowers. A man in an all-white dhoti and shirt walks at the front right, and a large crowd of devotees in white and bright clothes fills the background near a gilded kalasha-like finial. Several orange-clad participants have a white vibhuti mark on the forehead.2012-10-12May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph of a procession moving along a colonnaded temple corridor with painted ceilings and tall pillars hung with coloured banners. In the centre, a smiling man wears a gold-coloured floral crown, a long gold-bead necklace, a rudraksha-style bead mala and an orange saffron wrap, and walks at the front of the group. Beside him, a man in an orange wrap wears a large gold pendant necklace. Other men wear white dhotis with gold borders and orange shawls, and several women in saffron-coloured saris follow among a crowd of devotees walking through the corridor.2012-05-08A photograph inside a temple corridor with ornate painted ceilings in green, blue and red, and carved stone pillars. A man in a red-brown garment with a white and red flower garland stands at centre with hands folded in namaste, surrounded by several young men in saffron-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, some with dreadlocked or tied-up hair. Police officers in khaki stand in the background and devotees pass along the aisle. The man's appearance does not clearly match the appearance cues needed for an identification, so he is described by role only as a devotee in a garland.2018-04-28A 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 copiesA procession of saffron-robed devotees walks barefoot through a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and ornate brackets. At centre, a man in orange robes and a red head covering carries a tall silver trident (trishul) upright in his right hand, wearing a gold necklace and mala beads. Around him, men in orange and red robes, several with rudraksha malas, and others in white dhotis with yellow shawls walk alongside. Sunlight enters from a high opening at upper left, and a smaller rudraksha-garlanded figure in red follows at right.2009-07-13July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph of a procession walking down a temple corridor with a painted, multicoloured ceiling of concentric circles and rounded stone pillars. In the centre, a smiling man in a rust-orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold floral crown and a long rudraksha mala with a gold pendant. Around him, several men in saffron-orange robes wear gold and beaded necklaces, and one man in white with a yellow-bordered cloth holds a bell-shaped handheld object and a rolled paper. Devotees in white stand nearby. a person candidate: the central figure wears a crown and distinctive mala and gold pendant, but his appearance is not clearly distinctive enough to confirm, so this is a possible identification only.2012-05-07April 28 20182018-04-28