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February 23 2015

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A procession outdoors on a pale paved path, with a man in the centre wearing a deep red-orange dhoti and shawl, a long red and white flower garland, a gold-and-bead necklace, rudraksha beads, and a white tilak on his forehead, walking with eyes lowered. Behind him, several men in saffron and orange robes carry a wooden staff and a tall decorated ceremonial banner, and a man on the right holds a white pot topped with green leaves. Behind them a shrine with deity murtis under a canopy and a red flag stands among trees. Many people in orange and white clothes follow.2015-02-23April 21 20152015-04-21A procession outdoors in front of a South Indian temple gopuram-style entrance with painted pillars. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk forward; the foreground figure on the right wears a saffron-and-gold-bordered garment, long rudraksha and white bead malas, a large gold pendant, a red forehead mark and a headband. Beside him a man in an orange robe wears a gold necklace and carries a staff. Behind them a man in white dhoti and gold-bordered shawl walks with an orange-clad attendant. A red-and-white parasol is held above the group. Other devotees in white dhotis and white saris stand along the path, and a child is visible at left. Ground shows white kolam-style marks.2012-05-18August 20 20142014-08-20 +1 copiesApril 21 20152015-04-21December 23 20162016-12-23November 05 20132013-11-05Outdoor temple procession on a dirt path in front of a temple gateway with a pillared entrance and painted deity figures on its tower. A central bare-footed man in a rust-brown dhoti-shawl wears a long garland of yellow, white, pink and red flowers and many rudraksha malas. Around him walk devotees in orange-saffron cloths with rudraksha malas and tilak, plus a man in white dhoti with gold border and a man in a lime-green shirt. Several figures have long hair and bare upper bodies. The central man has a distinctive, prominent presence and is walking at the head of the group, which the page associates with a person, but the appearance is not clear enough to confirm.2018-01-16Outdoor procession on a paved courtyard in front of a small open-sided shrine with a roof, a deity murti visible inside, and a trident on a pole at left. A tall figure in the centre wears a white and green flower garland, gold ceremonial necklace, rudraksha mala and a red-brown dhoti with gold border, with a swept-back long hair and a bare chest. Behind and around him, men and women in orange and saffron robes carry ceremonial staffs, a large orange parasol at upper left, and a decorated kalasha-style banner. At the right, a younger man in white kurta and white dhoti walks barefoot with a pendant on a chain, while trees and blue sky frame the scene.2015-02-05Outdoor procession under a red and white canopy in Thiruvannamalai. A bearded man with long dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and a white jasmine garland, wears a rust-red robe with a rudraksha mala and raises a golden staff overhead. Beside him, a man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders wears a rudraksha mala and a rust-brown garland. Behind them, saffron-clad and white-clad devotees walk among a crowd, and a woman in a red sari holds a silver tray with flowers. a person appears in the centre, based on long hair, rudraksha and red-robed presentation.2017-03-11A photograph of an outdoor temple-courtyard procession under a canopy with a large yellow umbrella and hanging decorative streamers. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe, wearing a long red-and-white flower garland and a large gold pendant, walks forward with hands held together in greeting. Beside him, two sannyasis in orange-saffron robes stand with palms pressed in namaskar. On the right, a drummer in a white dhoti with gold border plays a drum. On the left, a man in a white dhoti and shawl with a sandalwood-marked body stands near a woman in a purple sari and several men in white shirts. A cameraman in white shirt films the scene, and a large Ganesha murti stands at the right edge. a person cue is the rust-brown robe with long garland, but the face and full presentation are not clearly distinctive enough to confirm identity. Visible people are roughly a crowd of devotees in the background.2016-08-27June 07 20162016-06-07