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October 31 20162016-10-31Outdoor photograph beside a tree trunk with a red cloth tied around it, a chain-link fence and orange-painted brick posts at left, and small orange-roofed buildings behind dense greenery. Two young men in saffron-orange dhotis stand at a low brick-edged enclosure. The younger one at centre has long dark hair, a rudraksha mala and bead bracelets, and holds pink flower petals. The second, with dreadlocked hair, hoop earring and orange shawl, holds a silver bowl of pink petals. A partly visible man in a white shirt stands at the right edge.2016-10-31A photograph of an outdoor devotional offering at a leafy setting with yellow flowers behind. A man in a maroon-red turban, maroon silk dhoti-style wrap and gold-toned ornaments with long pink and white flower garlands and beaded bracelets reaches toward a brass tray of red and yellow flowers held by a bearded man in saffron-orange cloth with a rudraksha mala and dreadlocked hair. A younger attendant in saffron with a sandalwood-marked forehead and rudraksha beads stands behind them.2018-01-14Outdoor photograph of a ritual offering at the Tiruvannamalai Aadheenam. A man in a rust-red turban and reddish-brown wrap, with long dark dreadlocked hair, a flower garland and gold ornaments, stands in profile and reaches toward a brass tray of red and yellow flowers held by a bearded man in orange saffron robes and rudraksha beads. Behind them a bare-chested young priest with white vibhuti on his forehead watches, and yellow flowering shrubs and a corrugated shed are in the background.2018-01-14October 01 20172017-10-01October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31October 31 20162016-10-31December 11 20112011-12-11A photograph of an outdoor temple ritual under palm trees. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes, wearing a white and maroon flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead, and gold armlets, stands at left beside a carved wooden pillar wrapped in yellow marigold garlands. Beside him, a bald priest in orange dhoti and gold necklaces and a second man in orange cloth hold a brass tray draped with white cloth, yellow flowers and red blossoms. Hanging orange cords run down from above. The long-haired man is a visible candidate for Swamiji (probable), identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robes, garland and ornaments, while the two priests are attendants in orange garments.2011-12-11October 31 20162016-10-31