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September 26 2011

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A group of men walks barefoot across a stone courtyard in front of an ornate temple gopuram-style facade with a Karur Vysya Bank sign over its pillared entrance. Several men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas lead the procession, one carrying a blue cloth bag, while others in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside them. A few men at the edges are also in white. The setting appears to be a South Indian temple at Tiruvannamalai, with palms and hills behind.2011-09-26October 12 20122012-10-12Outdoor photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path past a long ornate gopuram-style colonnade with carved figures and a green hillside behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls wear rudraksha malas; some carry yellow cloth. Men in white dhotis and shirts walk alongside, one holding a blue bag and a garland of flowers. A yellow bin and a Karur Vysya Bank signboard are visible on the colonnade.2011-09-26Outdoor photo of a group of men walking barefoot across a paved temple courtyard toward a temple gopuram-style colonnade with ornate white sculptural carvings and a green hillside behind. Several men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls, some with rudraksha malas, walk in the front, while others in white dhotis and shirts follow. One man at the left carries a blue bag and a garland. A Karur Vysya Bank sign is visible on the colonnade. Palm trees and a hill rise in the background.2011-09-26August 17 20122012-08-17A photograph of a street procession outside a temple corridor with a granite wall and a tall gopuram in the background. At centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair and a white tripundra on his forehead wears an orange-saffron robe and a white flower garland with red and yellow flowers, walking barefoot and smiling. a person by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and garland, but identity is uncertain. Around him, devotees in saffron and orange robes with rudraksha-style beaded malas walk barefoot, and men in white dhotis and a man in a white shirt and dark trousers gesture and walk alongside. A shop sign in Tamil reads Karuna and a signboard above a stone pillared corridor is visible.2010-12-29September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of a temple-street procession near a gopuram-topped temple with a hillside behind. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange-red saffron garment, a large white and red flower garland, multiple ceremonial gold necklaces and a white forehead mark, and walks barefoot. Flanked by shaven-headed sannyasi attendants in saffron and gold-bordered cloths, and men in white dhotis and shirts, the group walks through a crowd. A man in white shirt and dhoti in the foreground smiles. Probable Swamiji is the central figure: long swept-back hair, saffron garment, garland and ornate gold necklaces, led in procession as the honoured person.2010-12-29January 16 20182018-01-16August 02 20082008-08-02A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.2012-01-07July 29 20082008-07-29