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Outdoor photo before a large stone temple gopuram wrapped in bamboo scaffolding, with carved sculptures and an arched doorway at its base. In the foreground, a bald elderly man in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and a gold-and-bead necklace stands with his hands raised, touching the hair of a younger man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style chain who has his head lowered. Two more orange-robed men stand nearby, and a man in white dhoti with gold border and gold chain stands at right. A crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis surrounds them on a dirt path.

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May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22May 22 20122012-05-22Photograph of four saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot on sandy ground in front of a tall stone gopuram wrapped in bamboo scaffolding. The central figure wears an orange shawl over his shoulders, multiple rudraksha malas, a long ceremonial necklace, and a light-blue head cloth, with white sandalwood marks on his arms. Beside him walks a saffron-clad companion with a gold necklace and light-blue head cloth; behind them a shaved-headed companion in orange carries papers. On the far right another orange-robed man walks with a white mask-like cloth at his chest. Two men in white dhotis and shirts walk nearby, one on the left wearing rudraksha beads and holding a yellow cloth bag.2012-05-22A procession moves along a street past a richly sculpted, multi-tiered temple gopuram covered in painted deity figures and stone carvings, with a white-walled building beside it. In the foreground, several men in saffron-orange dhoti and shawls walk together; one wears a long gold-and-beaded garland and another a rudraksha mala. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with white vibhuti on their foreheads, and a woman in a green sari and red blouse walk in the crowd. A man at right wears a green dhoti with a white shawl. Visible people are numerous and densely packed in the street.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A street procession moves past a richly sculpted temple gopuram covered in painted deity figures, with a white-walled building and green awning at right. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a mustard dhoti and white upper cloth holds hands with a saffron-robed sannyasi wearing a long gold-and-bead necklace and a forehead band. Beside them, a man in an orange robe and bead garland walks with a tiered gold necklace over a red shawl. Behind them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, and women in saris, follows.2012-06-05May 22 20122012-05-22March 11 20182018-03-11A procession outside a large white gopuram temple tower with carved tiers and a pale sky above. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange robes and a gold bead necklace walks barefoot with palms pressed together in greeting and a smile. Beside him, a man in orange robes with a gold garland and an orange cloth in hand walks in the group. Behind them, a man in white dhoti and kurta wears a yellow shawl and white forehead marks, and several other men in white and orange, plus a uniformed police officer, follow along a paved path beside a pillared corridor.2010-01-08March 11 20182018-03-11