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A large crowd fills a temple street lined with white stone pillars and carved dark stone figures during a procession. At the centre, a figure seated on an elevated palanquin wears a gold crown and red-and-gold clothing, and is surrounded by heaped garlands of yellow, orange and white flowers. Men in white shirts, orange and saffron cloths and white dhotis press around the palanquin, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the left. Overhead, strings of orange marigold garlands and red, white and green bunting hang between the pillars, and a tiered white shrine structure stands in the background. The scene reads as a temple festival procession.

A procession inside a decorated hall at Sri Puram Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam in Hyderabad during Dasara celebrations. Musicians in white dhotis lead the way: a man in a green shirt plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram-style), and a man in white plays a second long horn while another drums a barrel drum. Devotees in white clothing with red-bordered cloths walk behind. A man in a white dhoti holds a trident-topped staff and wears a gold necklace and rudraksha mala. Behind them a deity murti is carried on a gold palanquin decorated with red flower garlands, under a small ornate umbrella, while colourful striped pillars and orange tassels hang from the white ceiling.

October 17 2010

A temple procession in a stone-paved courtyard lined with carved sandstone pillars and a colourful gopuram in the background. At left, a young man in a maroon shirt and white dhoti plays a long wind instrument (nadaswaram), with a second player beside him. Tall ceremonial flags with gold fringe and embroidered emblems stand at the left edge. A man in the centre wears a white shirt and dhoti, carrying a drum slung over his shoulder with a red cloth. Women in white saris and a woman in a red sari stand among a crowd dressed in white traditional clothing, and a uniformed official in khaki stands near the right. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable in this image.

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A crowded temple procession moves through a stone gateway decorated with banana plants and marigold garlands hanging from the arch. At center, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti carries a brass tray of offerings, while a figure in a saffron-orange robe and orange headwrap walks nearby. Men in white dhotis and shirts, police in khaki uniforms and sun hats, and a cameraman with a shoulder camera surround the procession. A brass kalasha-style ceremonial item with garlands is visible at left, and a deity murti in a palanquin-like carriage is carried near the gate. Spectators line the walls and stand on scaffolding above.

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A photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with white pillars and painted deity panels on the ceiling. Crowded devotees surround a palanquin-style ceremonial parasol with a white canopy and gold-and-maroon fringe, held up on a wooden pole by a man in a white shirt and white dhoti. Near the front, a monk in saffron robes with a shaved head faces the group, and a man in an orange garment with a floral garland stands beside him. Devotees in white and saffron stand around a deity murti decorated with white and orange flower garlands, and a framed deity picture hangs on the right. Many people fill the frame, mostly partly visible.

A dense crowd fills a long stone-pillared temple corridor during a procession at a temple event. Uniformed police in khaki caps and shirts push through the throng, one in the foreground facing the camera. Many men wear white dhotis and shirts, while several monks wear orange and saffron robes and orange or pink turbans. A red-draped palanquin or ratha-like carried object with garlands moves through the center. Tall black deity murti figures stand along the pillars, decorated with white and orange garlands, and a tall brass lamp stand. Strings of flowers hang from the ceiling. The crowd presses closely, with many people holding phones and cameras aloft.

A dense crowd moves through a long pillared temple corridor. In the centre, a man with long dark hair in an orange robe and orange shawl stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling. Around him, men in orange and saffron shawls and white dhotis press forward. In the foreground, a man in white with a white vibhuti band and red kumkum mark on his forehead walks, and a man in white holds a long black ceremonial horn-like instrument. A decorated golden palanquin or umbrella-style canopy with red and gold ornaments is visible above the crowd at the far end of the corridor. Large grey stone pillars line the hall.