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March 17 2018

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A procession walks across a paved courtyard beside a red-and-white striped temple wall in the Tiruchendur style. At the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair, a white tripundra and a red-brown dhoti and shawl wears a long rudraksha mala and walks barefoot. He is surrounded by saffron-robed sannyasis wearing red and brown rudraksha malas, one carrying a tall golden staff topped with an ornament. On the left and right, men in white dhotis with gold and purple borders walk, one wearing a gold chain. A uniformed police officer stands in the background. Several people stand or walk in the procession, with visible cues including rudraksha malas, saffron clothing and white ritual dress.2018-03-17Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved path beside a grey concrete block wall, with a white kolam floor design at lower left. At the centre, a man with long dark hair, wearing an orange cloth wrap and a white shawl, walks barefoot and receives a long garland of pink and white flowers draped over his shoulders. The surrounding men wear orange robes with rudraksha or gold bead necklaces, several are bare-headed or shaved-headed, and one bare-chested man at left wears a patterned white wrap. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti walks among the group and a few onlookers stand near a pink-washed building. Five-plus physical people are visible, with several more partly seen at the back.2012-02-08March 17 20182018-03-17May 18 20122012-05-18May 08 20182018-05-08A group of men walks outdoors along a paved path in front of leafy trees and parked white vehicles, with uniformed police officers standing in the background. In the centre, a bearded man with long dreadlocked hair, white forehead markings and a rust-red shawl over a rust-red robe wears a large rudraksha mala and stands out from the group. Around him, sadhus in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, tied dreadlocked hair or turbans, and white tilak marks. Devotees in white dhotis, some with pink-bordered cloths, walk alongside. A photographer is visible at the left edge.2018-03-17 +1 copiesOutdoor procession on a paved street in India. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, many wearing gold-toned and bead necklaces, walk together. The central man has long dark hair with a rudraksha-style headband, a multi-strand bead necklace, and a gold necklace, gesturing with one hand. Nearby, a bald elderly man in an orange shawl with rudraksha malas holds hands with a younger man in a yellow-bordered dhoti. Women in green and orange saris and men in white ritual clothes walk behind. Trees and a building with barred windows form the background, and a man in white photographs from the roadside.2012-06-05September 12 20122012-09-12January 16 20182018-01-16December 29 20102010-12-29A procession walks along a stone-paved temple path in front of a gopuram with painted deity panels and a green hillside behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a vibhuti mark on his forehead wears a saffron-orange robe with gold borders and a garland of white flowers and green leaves. He raises one hand in greeting. Around him, several men in saffron and orange robes with gold-coloured ornamental necklaces and shaved heads walk in step, and others in white dhotis with gold borders accompany them. Some carry a small kalasha-like vessel. Onlookers stand at the edges.2010-12-29December 30 20092009-12-30