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A photograph outside a temple entrance where a brown temple cow decorated with yellow-painted horns, pink and green flower garlands and bells is being fed. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a gold necklace stands on the right, extending his arm toward the cow's head and smiling. Beside him, a bald man in orange robes with a white forehead mark and gold beads also stands. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts and a uniformed police officer look on, with a man in a green shirt holding the cow's halter on the left. Temple stone pillars and a dark stone sculpture are behind the crowd.

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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance in Tiruvannamalai. A man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe, a gold multi-strand necklace and a red bindi smiles while reaching out to touch the horns of a brown cow decorated with pink and white flower garlands, green leaf garlands and brass bells. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a camera, and uniformed police officers stand close by. Stone temple pillars and a shrine-style architecture form the background. The scene appears to show a cow-feeding or cow-blessing moment at the temple.2010-01-08A photograph of a man in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back hair and a gold-beaded necklace, smiling and gesturing toward a brown cow whose horns are gilded and whose head is garlanded with pink flowers and green leaves, with bells hanging from its neck. It is feeding on leaves held near its mouth. Around them stand uniformed police officers in khaki, a man in a white dhoti and shirt, and a man in white with an orange cloth. A cameraman films at left, and a temple gateway with stone pillars stands behind the group. The man in saffron fits the page's Swamiji reference only through appearance cues of long hair, saffron robes and ceremonial beads, so he is labelled probable.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesOutdoor photo at a temple street in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower in the background and a red signboard reading Arunachaleshwar temple prasadam. A long-haired man in orange clothes with a red shawl extends his arm toward a decorated brown cow, which has gilded horns, a garland of pink flowers and bells on its harness. Behind him, saffron-robed sannyasis wearing rudraksha malas stand together, and a uniformed police officer and a white-shirted man with glasses stand at left. Several foreign women in orange shawls and a cameraman with a camera fill the background. a person: the long-haired figure in orange has a swept-back mane and saffron robes, but identity is an appearance-based label only.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a thatched canopy decorated with green leaves, flower garlands and strings of bright flowers. A large black ox with a red-and-yellow garland and a red cloth draped over its back stands at the center, with a shallow stone trough in front. A young man in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl holds a tray of offerings. Beside him a figure in ornate gold-embroidered garments and long hair, with a trident-like staff, stands near the ox. A bearded man in orange robes with a rudraksha-style mala and a gold necklace stands beside the ox. Women in orange and white saris and men in white dhotis stand behind, watching the ceremony. Numerous people in white and orange line the background.2009-02-23Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha Samrajyam