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March 17 20182018-03-17Outdoors on a dusty dirt road beside a colourful gopuram-style temple entrance with painted deity figures and pillars. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe, with long dark hair and a marigold garland over the shoulders, walks barefoot in the middle of a group. Around them men in white shirts and dhotis, some with lanyards, and a man in a green shirt walk alongside, with a woman in white and an orange shawl nearby. Bystanders stand under the temple roof and on steps at right, and a tiled-roof building and hillside trees sit in the background.2010-02-17Outdoor street scene in front of a colourfully painted temple gopuram-style entrance with columns and sculpted figures above. A woman in a saffron-orange robe with a garland of mixed flowers walks barefoot on a dusty dirt road, flanked by men in white dhoti-and-shirt attire, several with lanyards. Another barefoot figure in orange robes walks at the left edge. Behind them, a man in a white shirt and a man in a dark green shirt walk, a few onlookers stand near steps, and a tiled-roof building and hillside trees appear in the background. Several plastic containers sit on the ground near the temple steps.2010-02-17A barefoot procession walks along a stone-paved path in front of a tall, richly sculpted gopuram temple tower painted in blue, white and cream with many figures and finials. A central man in an orange robe and purple-bordered shawl wears a large gold-and-orange flower garland and a red forehead mark, with long hair swept back. Beside him a bearded, bare-chested man in a red dhoti with a purple border walks with a rudraksha-style chain. Around them are men in white dhotis, orange shawls and white shirts, a woman in an orange sari, and a cameraman on the right. Pillared temple corridors and grey stone columns stand behind the group under a bright, overcast sky.2009-08-11July 30 20082008-07-30Photograph of a procession walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a tall, colourful gopuram temple tower with painted sculptures, beneath a pale sky. Several men in white dhotis and orange shawls walk alongside a central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a purple shawl and a large marigold garland, bare-footed and with a red mark on the forehead. Beside him a bearded, bare-chested man wears a red and purple dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace. A cameraman with a video camera stands on the right, and a line of columns runs behind the group.2009-08-11August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo of a temple visit on a paved courtyard in daylight. A central man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a large yellow marigold garland, and a gold necklace, with gold bangles on his wrist. Walking beside him is a bald man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and to the right a bald priest in white dhoti with a red-beaded mala. Men in white shirts and dhotis, some with rudraksha malas, surround them, and a man in a beige shirt walks at left. Behind them a camera operator in white films the procession. Temple gopuram-style ornate architecture and a pink building appear in the background, with a ceremonial staff visible among the group.2011-12-08Photograph of a group walking across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a tall, ornately coloured gopuram temple tower with a stone wall and a sculpted lion-like figure on top. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl wears a long gold-coloured garland and a purple-bordered wrap, walking with head slightly bowed. A bare-chested man on the left wears a white dhoti and a gold pendant, another bare-chested man in a red dhoti with purple border on the right has a beard and holds his arm, and a man in white clothes with an orange shawl walks behind. Several men in white dhotis and shirts, some carrying orange cloth, surround them, and a bright sky fills the upper background.2009-08-11July 30 20082008-07-30Barefoot men walk across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a tall, colourfully sculpted gopuram tower with a stone bull statue on the wall behind them. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe, a large gold-and-bead garland, and a purple-edged shawl. Beside him, a bearded man bare-chested with a red dhoti and rudraksha mala walks with his hands extended. Others in white dhotis and orange shawls, and men in white shirts and trousers, follow behind under bright daylight.2009-08-11Outdoor temple courtyard with a granite paved floor, pink-washed walls and stone pillared corridor on the right. A procession of devotees walks toward the camera. At the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, a rudraksha mala and a garland, hands folded in namaste. Beside him a bald man in orange clothing holds a garland. Behind them several bald men in white dhotis and shawls walk barefoot, one carrying a pink bag and another holding a bucket. A tall tree and gopuram stand in the background.2011-09-09