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A crowd moves through a temple courtyard in front of a tall white gopuram tower with palm trees behind. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead and a long gold-bead garland wears a saffron-orange robe and a wrapped orange shawl over one shoulder, with a gold armband. Beside him, a bald man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a gold-bead necklace, and another in orange wears a gold pendant necklace. Around them, men and women in white dhotis, shirts and sarees, some with rudraksha malas, walk along with the group. A pink temple wall and a small shrine with a kalasha appear at left. a person is the central figure in saffron robes and a gold-bead garland, shown walking with the procession.

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December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd moving across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large gopuram temple tower and a colonnaded temple wall with palm trees behind. At centre, a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, a gold-beaded garland, and a mala, and walks barefoot with hands raised. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a gold necklace gestures. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, press close; a woman in white at left holds her hands together in namaskar. A canopied palanquin with floral decorations stands in the background.2011-12-20Outdoor photograph of a procession walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large Dravidian temple gopuram with white tiers and a golden flagstaff. A central barefoot man wears saffron-orange robes, a rudraksha-style garland of yellow and orange flowers, and a vertical white-and-red tilak; he is smiling and gesturing with his hands. Beside him, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes carries a large floral garland of purple, yellow and white flowers. Around them, devotees in saffron and orange robes and men in white dhotis with yellow shoulder cloths walk alongside, and a uniformed police officer stands nearby. Stone pillared pavilions and palm trees frame the scene.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple complex with a tall white gopuram tower in the background and a carved stone colonnade on the left. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-red robe, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace, walks barefoot and smiles while holding a bunch of white and yellow flowers strung as a garland. Around him, saffron-robed sannyasis walk with a shaved-headed man holding a floral garland. Men in white dhotis and kurtas with yellow shawls and rudraksha malas follow, along with a woman in an orange shawl and a uniformed police officer. Devotees fill the courtyard.2010-01-08A procession walks through a temple complex with tall gopurams rising behind. At the front left, a man with long dark swept-back hair, an orange saffron robe and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant walks with his hand raised. Beside and behind him, a man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a folded pink cloth. Several men in white kurtas wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, and forehead tilaks are visible. Older devotees and women in white and yellow stand in the background among stone pillars and temple structures.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a temple: a towering white gopuram with carved sculptures rises behind a pink-and-white temple wall. In the foreground, a long-haired man with a white forehead mark wears an orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking with eyes lowered. Beside him, another man in an orange robe and gold bead necklace holds a pink towel. Behind them, a bearded older man with glasses and a white forehead mark wears a white garment with a yellow shawl, and a woman in a yellow shawl stands among white-clad men with white forehead marks. Several people in white and orange clothing crowd the procession route.2010-01-08January 12 20072007-01-12December 20 20112011-12-20August 17 20122012-08-17December 20 20112011-12-20January 12 20072007-01-12Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram tower behind a pillared hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking barefoot with his hands raised in gesture. Robed orange-clad followers with white tilaks walk alongside him, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl walks in front on the right. Stone bull figures sit on the roof edge, and a police officer stands at the right. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's Swamiji-present flag, though appearance is only a cue. About 10 people are visible.2010-01-08