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A photo of a group walking along a paved road beside a white-and-red striped temple wall, with a grey gopuram tower behind it. Two uniformed police officers in khaki stand on the left. Several men in saffron-orange robes and rudraksha malas walk in procession; a bearded man in the centre wears a white dhoti with a gold border, holds a staff and palms pressed together in greeting, and another bearded man in saffron wraps holds a red cloth bundle. A dark SUV is parked behind them, with trees and a blue sky overhead.

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March 17 20182018-03-17May 31 20122012-05-31May 31 20122012-05-31Outdoor street scene on a paved road lined with potted plants and trees, with a white building on the left. Several uniformed police officers in khaki stand at left, one wearing a peaked cap and another in a dark cap. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks centre-background. Two people in saffron-orange robes walk toward the right; one carries a saffron shawl with maroon border and wears sandals. A silver SUV is parked at right beside another saffron-robed figure with a shawl. Several people in white and saffron clothing are visible in the background.2009-01-24A photograph of a temple courtyard procession at an Indian temple with a gopuram tower in the background. A man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe wears a white and purple flower garland and a rudraksha mala; beside him a figure in saffron/orange robes and a long-haired crown-like headdress walks barefoot. Another robed figure in orange stands at right, and a khaki-uniformed police officer with a red belt walks alongside holding a phone. Dhoti-clad men in white and a bare-chested man carrying a pot on his head walk behind; a child in blue and devotees fill the stone-paved path.2018-01-16March 01 20182018-03-01A procession of devotees walks along a paved path beside a tall brick compound wall, with a white gopuram temple tower rising behind a large tree at left. Several saffron-robed sannyasis lead the group, many wearing orange shawls, rudraksha or beaded malas and gold-toned necklaces. Men in white dhotis and women in orange saris follow behind, some carrying cloth bags. A central figure with long dark hair, a white tilak and a multi-strand orange-beaded necklace walks smiling at the front, while devotees in white shirts and dhotis fill the background. The setting appears to be a temple precinct at dusk.2012-10-12March 17 20182018-03-17A photograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram and white-walled shrine behind a stone wall. A group walks barefoot across the paved ground: a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a red cloth in hand, two saffron-robed sannyasis, and a central figure with a long, swept-back dark hair, a yellow-and-purple garland, rudraksha malas, and a reddish-brown cloth. Other robed men with tilak and malas walk behind, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt stands at the right, and several young boys in shirts and shorts walk alongside. Around 15 people are visible. The central figure with the garland and long hair fits the a person cues, shown in procession.2018-01-16Night procession outside a tall, illuminated gopuram of a South Indian temple, decorated with strings of colourful lights. In the centre, a bearded man in a reddish-brown dhoti and shawl, with a large white and red flower garland and a gold chain, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. a person: a bearded figure with a garland and ceremonial gold necklace, in a procession role. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes carry a golden kalasha and wear rudraksha malas, and a uniformed police officer in khaki walks alongside. Two bare-chested devotees in orange wraps wear flower garlands. Scaffolding and painted deity figures decorate the temple wall on the right.2017-02-06March 17 20182018-03-17Outdoor photo at a temple gateway with a tall white gopuram tower behind and a colourful sculpted shrine roof to the right. A long-haired man in orange saffron robes stands in the centre with palms pressed together in anjali, a gold necklace and a rudraksha-style mala around his neck; the cues are distinctive but appearance-based, so he is labelled Swamiji (probable). Around him, devotees in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and one older man in white carries a gold-chain necklace. Overcast sky, and a camera operator is partly visible at right.2008-08-02