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A large procession moves through a stone temple courtyard toward a tall carved gopuram gateway. Many people in white dhotis and orange shawls walk together, with drummers beating large drums in the foreground and a man in an orange shirt and white dhoti drumming. Men in white with yellow shawls clap and gesture. A decorated palanquin with a red and gold canopy is carried near the gate, and devotees with orange shawls and brass instruments follow. Carved white temple walls and a stone Nandi-style figure on the roof frame the scene.

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A large procession of devotees moves through a stone temple gateway, with a tall ornate gopuram tower behind. Many men in white dhotis and white shirts wear orange shawls, and some women wear orange and saffron saris. Musicians play drums and long wind instruments, while an ornate red and gold palanquin or deity carriage is carried in the centre. A man in a red dhoti at left and a drummer in a teal shirt lead the group. Stone pillars and a banner-like structure frame the scene.2008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A 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.2007-01-12A procession leaves a large carved stone temple gateway, its walls covered in sculpted figures. At centre, a long-haired figure in orange robes and a heavy gold necklace walks forward, a Swamiji (probable) by long swept hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace cues. Around him, devotees in white dhotis and orange shawls walk in procession, and a golden-yellow ceremonial standard with red emblem is carried above. In the foreground, two musicians in white play long wooden flutes, one with red tilak on the forehead. Distant lamps glow inside the gate.2008-08-02Procession outside a large gopuram temple with ornate sculpted pillars, led by musicians playing wind instruments in front. A tall, long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange mala walks at the centre of a crowd, flanked by men in white dhotis and saffron-orange shawls. A man in a khaki uniform stands at the right edge, and a ceremonial umbrella with a red and gold design rises at left. Swamiji (probable): the centre figure has long swept-back hair and a saffron robe with a long orange mala, cues consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, shown as an appearance-based candidate in the procession.2008-08-02January 12 20072007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02August 02 20082008-08-02A large crowd walks across a stone-paved courtyard of a South Indian temple, with carved granite walls, a gopuram and small shrine structures behind them. In the centre, a man in an orange turban and orange-saffron garment walks ahead of a group, and another man in white with a red-and-gold shawl and a beaded necklace walks nearby. Many participants wear white ritual clothes and some hold orange shawls. A cameraman in white with an orange shawl films the procession on the left, and an elderly man in a pink shirt and orange dhoti stands at the right edge. Several people are visible in the crowd, many in white, forming a procession through the temple precinct.2006-09-24Outdoor 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