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January 14 20092009-01-14January 14 20092009-01-14A photograph of a group walking along a paved courtyard of a temple complex in southern India. In front on the left, a shirtless young man wears a red-and-white lungi and a necklace. Behind him, a line of devotees in white dhotis and kurtas and saffron-orange robes walks past a stone open pavilion with carved pillars and a metal roof. A bearded man in a light blue striped shirt and grey trousers walks to the right, and an older man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside a temple gateway with a decorated pediment. A figure in a saffron-orange robe stands out in the middle of the line of walkers.2009-08-01August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01January 14 20092009-01-14August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a paved courtyard path between a stone wall on the left and a pink temple building with a teal door and barred windows. Several men wear saffron and orange robes: a young man on the far left in orange, a bearded elderly sadhu in rust-red robes with a topknot, a long-haired man in orange with a beaded necklace, and a man on the far right in orange holding a small object. A man in a white kurta with a blue-and-white beaded necklace walks second from left, and a younger person in white stands further back. Tamil script is painted on the pink wall behind them.2010-01-18 +1 copiesA group walks barefoot along a stone colonnade with a long row of carved pillars and a weathered brick wall behind, palm trees above, at a temple complex. In front, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks beside several people wearing orange and saffron robes; one saffron-robed figure holds a bouquet of flowers. On the right, a man with long hair and a saffron shawl over white clothes walks toward the group while another man in a striped shirt and grey trousers follows. A shirtless man with a sacred thread and a pink-striped dhoti and a woman in a red patterned sari stand at the left edge. The white-and-orange-clad figures are visibly the sannyasi and devotee group. a person candidate: the man with long swept-back hair and saffron shawl, appearance uncertain.2009-08-01Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard past a colonnaded temple hall with plain pillars and a stepped platform behind them. In the foreground, a bare-chested man in a pink-and-white dhoti walks at left. Four men in saffron-orange robes walk in procession; the central figure in front has long swept-back dark hair, a beard and glasses, and wears a saffron robe with a rudraksha-style mala, while behind him another saffron-robed man has shoulder-length hair and carries a phone. A man in white shirt and white dhoti walks at right, and other men in white shirts follow. A loudspeaker is mounted on a pillar at upper right.2009-08-01Outdoor photo of a group walking across a bare paved courtyard toward a temple colonnade with a white ornate gopuram-style shikhara topped with small finials on the left. Several saffron-robed men in front wear orange cloths and turbans, one with a white-and-blue headcloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at the right near a yellow compound wall. A man with a camera follows the group on the left. Palm trees and leafy trees stand against a pale sky. The orange-clad figures are sannyasi-style devotees; no individual is identified.2012-05-22A procession walks along a paved path beside a long white-washed temple wall topped with yellow and cream stonework. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk in a group. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban, with a magenta-and-patterned shawl and a rudraksha mala, walks in front. Beside him, a bearded man with a shaved head and white markings on his forehead wears an orange and maroon wrap. A man in a white shirt and dhoti leads the group. Behind them, a colonnaded pavilion with pink-painted pillars stands on the left. The scene reads as a temple walk-through during a ceremonial visit, possibly related to the Kanchipuram ashram inauguration.2006-11-24August 01 2009 - Kalpataru, Thiruvanaikaval, India2009-08-01