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August 06 2009

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A crowd moves through a temple corridor with stone pillars and a gold-canopied palanquin bearing a deity murti at the top left. In the centre, a young man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a white forehead band and a long multicoloured flower garland, walks barefoot. Nearby, an older man in white dhoti and shirt and a woman in a red sari with a white shawl walk among devotees. On the left, women in white saris with gold borders and red-marked foreheads walk with an older woman in dark glasses. A cameraman in a cream shirt films from the lower right. Gopurams rise in the background.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor temple procession at a Hindu temple with a stone colonnade behind. A golden palanquin with a pink and white flower garland canopy carries a decorated deity murti adorned with garlands. Crowds of devotees surround it. In the foreground a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe with a maroon border and holds a long silver staff. Ahead, men in white dhotis and white shirts wear yellow and saffron shawls, one with a rudraksha mala, and grip a metal pole of the palanquin. Women in saffron and sari dress walk among them. Several people are visible, and a uniformed guard stands in the background.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a thick red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, with a white forehead band, and smiles while walking among a crowd. Beside him, another person in orange robes stands, and many men in white shirts and white dhotis surround them. Behind them, a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti under a canopy. Stone temple pillars and gopuram carvings frame the scene. Several men wear glasses, and one holds a silver staff. The long-haired saffron-robed man appears to match the a person description in appearance, based on the flowing hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace.2009-08-06December 29 20102010-12-29August 06 20092009-08-06A temple courtyard procession at an Indian temple complex. A figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland and has white tilak markings on the forehead; his long dark hair is swept back, and he has a crown-like headdress feature visible. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes walks. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, move through the crowd; a woman in a white sari with a shoulder bag and a blonde woman in white also walk nearby. To the left, a golden palanquin or ratha canopy with pink-and-red flower garlands carries a deity murti. Behind, a grey stone gateway with a carved lion-topped roof and pink-painted walls frame the courtyard, with a gopuram tower in the distance.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06 +1 copiesDecember 31 20092009-12-31Photograph of a temple procession walking along a paved stone courtyard in front of a pink and yellow temple gopuram and palm trees. At centre, a man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, saffron-orange cloth and a large yellow-orange marigold garland walks barefoot with his hands folded, with a sannyasi-style figure in orange beside him. Around them are devotees: women in orange and red saris, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange shawl on the right. Some carry orange bags and a white cloth bundle. Count of visible physical people is roughly two dozen, with more partially visible behind.2012-10-12