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December 08 20112011-12-08Outdoor temple courtyard beside a dark stone wall and pink-washed shrine building with arched colonnades. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold-coloured ceremonial necklace, gold armlets and bangles, gestures with his right hand toward a dark carved stone platform. Around him, several men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands clasped; one at left in white holds a tall staff topped with a bird finial, and a bald man in white with a sacred thread stands at right. Bright sunlight, yellow barriers and a red banner are in view.2011-12-08Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard beside a tall brick wall with pink-washed walls and an arched colonnade at right. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a long gold-bead ceremonial necklace and gold bangles, hands pressed together in namaskar as he gazes upward. Behind him, a bare-chested attendant in white dhoti holds a tall ceremonial staff with a rudraksha mala. Other men in white dhotis and shirts stand along orange barriers, and a carved stone pedestal sits at lower right. Swamiji (probable) appears as the central figure, identified only by appearance cues: long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace.2011-12-08Outdoors at a temple courtyard, a long-haired figure in orange robes with a gold-edged dhoti bends forward and rests a hand on a dark stone pillar or altar block. Gold bangles and a rudraksha mala are visible. Beside them stands a man in orange with a mala, a bald priest in white dhoti and shawl, and men in white dhotis. A cameraman in white films the scene, and a pink temple gopuram and shrine walls rise behind. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, orange robes, gold bangles and rudraksha mala, performing a respectful gesture at the stone.2011-12-08Outdoor photograph on a paved temple-precinct courtyard beside a tall brick wall. In the foreground a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over an orange garment with gold border, a gold-coloured necklace of orange flowers and beads, gold armbands, and carries a tall white staff topped with a curved finial. Beside him a bald man in an orange shawl wears a rudraksha mala and a wristwatch and holds a folded cloth. Behind them a man in white dhoti and shirt holds yellow marigold garlands, another man wears a light-coloured dhoti, a man in pink shirt and dark trousers walks past, and a man in white kurta stands at right. Orange-and-red barrier netting lines the path.2011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08December 08 20112011-12-08Photo of a temple procession outside a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and sculpted figures. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth, a thick orange-and-gold flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and carries a white staff with a red tip. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, walk along; one shaved-headed man in front holds a white staff and another wears dark-rimmed glasses. A man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold and saffron attire, and is walked with by attendants, so the appearance is a probable match for a person in a temple visit context.2011-12-08A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, a multi-strand gold necklace of bead-like ornaments, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, smiles and raises a hand while walking past a yellow metal barrier at a stone temple entrance with carved granite pillars. Behind him stand a shaved-headed attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and a bearded man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and a man in pink shirt and white dhoti is at right. A Tamil-script sign on the barrier reads a temple name. Signage and photo credit are visible at right.2011-09-09Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with a pink-walled building and bamboo scaffolding overhead. A long-haired figure in a red sleeveless top and orange dhoti stands with their back to the camera, facing a bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and a saffron shawl, who stands at right with hands folded. Around them, devotees in white dhotis and kurtas, several in orange shawls, watch and fold their hands; a cameraman films at left, and onlookers stand behind a bamboo barrier at right. a person cues are not sufficiently distinctive here, so the figure is described by role only.2009-08-06Outdoor temple courtyard scene at a stone colonnade with carved pillars and a gopuram tower behind. Several men in saffron-orange robes with orange shawls walk in a group; the foreground figure, seen from behind, raises a hand to his head, wearing gold bangles and a rudraksha-style garland. A second orange-robed figure in the centre presses palms together in namaste, with long dark hair and a red mark on the forehead. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, one with a yellow shawl, walk barefoot alongside, and a man in an olive-green uniform walks among them. Stone pillars, a metal utility box and a fenced gate frame the procession.2010-01-08August 21 20062006-08-21