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January 16 2018

A photograph taken in a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a colourful gopuram-style shrine at left. A young man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a rudraksha mala, a silver necklace and a red-orange headband, walks centrally with his hands together. Men in white and cream shirts, including one with a lanyard and another with a pen in his pocket, escort him closely on both sides. A bald man in an orange cloth stands behind, a small child in a plaid shirt is at far left, and other devotees in white and dark clothing stand further back.

July 24 2012

A photo of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a tall gopuram tower with painted sculptures, beside a colonnaded stone wall. In the centre, a man in ornate red-brown robes wears a yellow and pink marigold garland and a long rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead and bare feet. Beside him a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads walks alongside another man in white dhoti with a gold border. On the right, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange with long matted hair and rudraksha malas walks near a uniformed police officer. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, with children and devotees around. Several people carry or hold red cloth, indicating a temple procession.

A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and a dark stone floor. In the foreground, a figure in a white dhoti with a gold border walks with long dark hair and a small bindi, carrying flowers. Beside him, a figure in an orange-red saffron-toned robe with a white and yellow flower garland and a dark cloth over the shoulders walks barefoot, with a thin yellow line painted on the forehead. Behind them, a bare-chested man in a yellow-bordered dhoti and several men in white shirts and white dhotis walk through the passage. The scene looks like a temple procession or ritual movement.

2012-09-11 +1 copies

September 12 2012

July 29 2008

A photograph of a temple corridor with granite pillars and a white wall with red and white striped border, with a colourful gopuram tower behind. Several men walk together across a stone-paved courtyard. In front, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot; a bearded man on the left wears an orange wrap, and a man in the centre wears an orange robe. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a light blue shirt walk along. At the far right, a bare-chested, bald man wears a yellow and orange dhoti with a purple sash and white sacred thread. The front figure's distinctive long, swept-back hair and saffron robe are notable, but identity is not established from appearance alone.

A procession of devotees walks through a stone temple corridor with large pillars and dim lamps, passing a floor decorated with colourful rangoli. In front, a bare-chested man with long dark hair wears a white and yellow flower garland and an orange cloth around his waist, with a pale orange wrap over one shoulder, and is accompanied by people in saffron and orange robes and white dhotis. Several women in orange and red saris carry offerings, and one man in a striped orange shirt walks barefoot among them. The atmosphere is one of temple darshan or puja.

Photograph inside a temple corridor with a large stone pillar and a dark stone base behind a green plant. A person in a long orange-red sari-style wrap with a gold-and-white floral garland and a bangle walks at centre, facing away, with a shaved-headed man in an orange robe beside them. Around them men in white shirts and white dhotis walk, one in a checked shirt and cream trousers in the left foreground, and a bare-chested man with a sacred thread stands in the background. A bald man in orange robes with a white flower garland is at the right edge. a person is not clearly identifiable from appearance; the central figure's presentation is ambiguous, so no identity is asserted.

A procession walks down a stone temple corridor lined with carved pillars, toward a bright doorway. In the centre, a man in an orange robe and a purple shawl wears a long mala of yellow-orange flowers and a gold pendant; he has long swept-back hair and walks with hands folded. Around him, bare-chested men in white dhotis, one with a red-and-purple cloth and sacred thread, carry themselves with folded hands. Devotees in white and a woman in a light blue sari follow behind. Several figures have white tilak markings on their foreheads and chests.

Photograph of a group walking barefoot through a stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars, metal gates and bright ceiling lights. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a white-and-orange garland of flowers and a rudraksha-style necklace, walks ahead of several people in saffron and pink robes. A woman in an orange sari and a man in a white shirt walk nearby. A man in a red-and-white striped shirt carries a plastic bag. Colourful rangoli kolam designs decorate the floor in the foreground, and a yellow-and-blue barrier stands at the right.