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A procession moves through a stone-pillared temple corridor with ornately carved columns. Many devotees fill the space, most wearing orange shawls and white clothes. In the foreground, a shaven-headed young man in a teal shirt carries a large drum, and a man in white with sandalwood and vibhuti marks on his forehead also plays a drum. Behind them, musicians in white clothes play long brass horns and wind instruments. A tall ornate standard with a golden fringe rises above the crowd, and a women in red and blue saris stands at the left with hands raised in devotion. Light falls through the pillared hall toward a distant domed structure.

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August 02 20082008-08-02A crowd of devotees in a stone colonnaded temple corridor follows a procession, many in white dhotis and shirts with saffron-orange shawls. Several men and women play long wind instruments, including nadaswaram-style pipes and a horn, with brass ornaments hanging from them. A man in front in a white shirt with a red and white forehead mark and a bead necklace looks toward the camera. Above the crowd a small ornate saffron-and-green canopy or ratha banner rises, and a domed structure appears in the background. Several people wear orange garlands and vibhuti or kumkum on their foreheads. No individual is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance in this view.2008-08-02A dense crowd moves through a long pillared temple corridor. In the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Around him, men in orange and saffron shawls and white dhotis press forward. In the foreground, a man in white with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum mark on his forehead walks, and a man in white holds a long black ceremonial horn-like instrument. A decorated golden palanquin or umbrella-style canopy with red and gold ornaments is visible above the crowd at the far end of the corridor. Large grey stone pillars line the hall.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A procession of devotees leaves a stone temple gateway, led by musicians playing long brass horns and a drum. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the group, and a woman in an orange robe holds her hands in anjali. Other participants wear white and a woman in a white sari carries a horn. Carved stone pillars and niches line the entrance, with a small shrine visible beyond the doorway. A drummer in a teal shirt plays a drum in the foreground. The scene shows a temple procession with wind musicians and devotees.2008-08-02A large crowd fills a stone-paved temple courtyard beside grey granite pillars and carved gopuram-style walls. In the centre, a procession moves forward: a musician in white plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), a drummer beats a drum with orange and gold cloth, and men in white dhotis and shirts walk with orange shawls. A bald man in an orange robe and an orange-turbaned figure stand near the middle of the group; they appear to be sannyasi-style or priestly participants, and the a person field remains uncertain. A green-and-white wheeled wooden cart stands at the left edge. Many devotees in white, saffron and bright saris watch or move through the crowd.2006-09-24A crowded procession moves down a long colonnaded temple corridor with grey pillars. At the centre, a woman in a saffron shawl and white sari with long hair smiles with palms pressed in namaste, walking beside a figure in orange robes. A man in orange and a white-clad attendant with a grey-white shawl and gold necklace stand nearby. Above the crowd a yellow and red ceremonial banner on a pole is carried forward. A man in a cream shirt holds a long black ceremonial staff. Many devotees in orange shawls and white clothes press along the route, with men in orange and white and a girl in red in the background, under a bright sky.2008-08-02A crowded procession moves through a pillared temple corridor, with an orange-robed figure in the centre holding hands folded in front of the chest in greeting. The figure wears a saffron robe, a long rudraksha-style bead necklace with ornate gold-toned pendant, and has a tilak mark on the forehead; long swept-back hair is visible. Around the figure, devotees in orange shawls and white dhotis press close, a woman in a white sari with red floral border wears jasmine flowers in her hair, and a man in a yellow shirt has sacred ash marks on his forehead. In the foreground, a man in white holds a long metal ceremonial horn-like instrument. Above the crowd, a decorated umbrella with a red and gold canopy is carried in the procession, and temple pillars line the background.2008-08-02A photograph of a temple procession along a stone-paved walkway beside a grey stone temple gopuram and carved pillars. Musicians lead: a man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long brass wind instrument, another plays a frame drum, and a woman in red sari walks nearby. Behind them a long line of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with saffron or orange shawls, walks in procession. A man in orange shirt and jeans and another in a red-striped shirt stand at the left edge. Iron railings and a green bucket are visible at right.2007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02Outdoor procession leaving a stone temple gateway at dusk, carved stone pillars and niches on both sides and an open doorway with a hanging lamp. In the foreground, a young man in white dhoti and shirt plays a long pipe with tassels, and a woman in a white floral sari with red blouse plays a similar pipe beside a woman in a black dotted dress. Another man in white plays a brass horn. Behind them, devotees in saffron-orange robes and orange shawls walk in the crowd; a figure in orange with a red-beaded necklace and rudraksha-style garland stands with hands folded in namaskar near the centre. Several men in white dhotis wear orange shawls. No figure here shows clear distinguishing cues for a specific identification, so the figure in orange is described by role only.2008-08-02