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A photograph of a covered temple corridor with a green shade cloth overhead and white pillars. A smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a red-and-white flower garland, and is being greeted by a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a purple sash and a white sacred thread. A long-haired man in an orange robe and shawl stands at left, gesturing in conversation. Other men in white shirts and orange garments walk behind, and two seated men in white dhotis sit at right. A bare-chested elder with a white forehead tilak and a gold chain stands at far right. A red cushion and a wooden pole are visible at left. Several people are present, and the greeted man in orange is a person based on his long hair, orange robe and garland, but the appearance is not certain.

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July 29 20082008-07-29 +1 copiesA procession inside a covered hall, with a colourful striped parasol with a lotus emblem held over the centre. A man in the middle wears an orange robe and a long red and white garland with a red flower garland at the waist, and he holds his hands together. Flanking him, several men wear orange robes with red borders; one at left has a full beard and an orange robe, and another at right has a red tilak and long curly hair. Behind them, men in white and yellow shawls carry a yellow umbrella and ceremonial staffs. A white-clad man with an orange shawl stands at left. A drum is visible at the right edge. Framed photographs hang on the wall at left.2010-01-02 +1 copiesDecember 24 20082008-12-24A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14A photograph of a colonnaded temple corridor with sunlight falling across stone pillars. A central man wears an orange saffron robe, a white upper cloth draped over one shoulder, a long pink and white flower garland, and a necklace of gold bells, with a tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair. He walks forward with an attentive expression. To his left, a smiling bare-chested man wears a rudraksha mala and a patterned lungi with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. To the right, a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks alongside. Several other people stand in the background. Their appearance is consistent with a person figure in the centre, but the identification is uncertain.2012-02-08A procession walks along a striped mat through a decorated hall at night, lit by warm lamps. Leading on the left, a smiling man with long dark hair, an orange turban and an orange robe with a long rudraksha mala is a person candidate; the cues are his long hair, turban, orange clothing and rudraksha mala. Beside him, an elderly man in a pale pink robe with a white and pink garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Behind them, a bearded ascetic in orange with a beaded necklace and a sannyasi in orange robes follow, while devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in the background beneath colourful umbrellas and orange flags.2007-12-30May 18 20122012-05-18 +1 copiesJanuary 15 20092009-01-15A photograph of a procession inside a temple courtyard. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a saffron-orange shawl and a thick garland of white and magenta flowers with gold beads, plus gold bangles on his upper arm. He smiles and walks forward. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl walks behind. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background, and an attendant on the right holds a brass tray. Orange-painted walls and pillars frame the scene.2011-12-11A nighttime procession moves through a temple corridor with stone pillars and strings of small pennants overhead. In the centre, a bare-chested elderly man with a shaved head and white forehead markings wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulder, rudraksha beads and a red-beaded headband. Beside him, a younger man in orange-saffron robes with a gold border, red beaded headband, ornate gold-toned necklaces and rudraksha malas smiles while walking. A white-clad elderly man with white hair walks between them and the group, and several men in white dhotis and orange robes follow behind. Several attendants in white and orange clothing accompany the procession.2012-05-21A photograph of a temple doorway with a green-painted wooden door framed by brass fittings and grey stone walls. A man with long dark hair, white tripundra markings and a red dot on his forehead wears an orange saffron wrap and a long necklace of large gold beads, smiling and gesturing with an open hand as he walks out. To his left stands a bare-chested man with a grey beard, dark rudraksha-style beads and a patterned cloth at the waist. Behind them, men in white dhotis and saffron cloths stand near the entrance. A blue bird logo and copyright text sit in the corners.2012-02-08January 12 20072007-01-12