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Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple with a tall white gopuram tower behind. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless top, wearing a garland of yellow marigolds, white and red flowers and purple blooms, stands with palms pressed together in anjali. Behind him stand other men in orange robes, one wearing a gold-beaded mala, and a bearded man in glasses at right. A rudraksha-style gold mala hangs at lower right. Wires and an edge of temple architecture frame the scene.

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A man with long dark hair and a white tilak stands in profile with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange sleeveless top and a thick garland of yellow marigolds, red flowers, white blooms and purple globe amaranth around his neck. Behind him a second man in orange with hands folded also faces the same direction, and at the right edge a bearded man in orange wearing glasses and a gold-bead necklace stands close. A gopuram tower of a temple rises in the background above a white sky, and a metal bell and carved ornament hang at the upper right corner of a stone structure.2010-01-08Outdoor photo of a long-haired man with a white forehead marking and red bindi, wearing an orange sleeveless garment and a thick garland of yellow, white, red and magenta flowers, hands pressed together in añjali. Behind him stands a second man in orange with a red bindi and gold ornaments, also with hands joined. A tall white gopuram tower with many tiers and niches rises in the background.2010-01-08A photograph of a long-haired man in profile, hands pressed together in anjali, smiling, wearing an orange garment and several layered garlands of yellow marigolds, pink and white flowers and red blooms around his neck. He has white and red forehead markings. Behind him is a tall pale tower with many small openings, and a second person with dark hair is partly visible at the left edge. a person: the long swept-back hair, orange clothing and layered flower garlands fit the page's description of a welcome at Tiruvannamalai, but the appearance alone is not conclusive.2010-01-08A seated outdoor gathering in front of a rough stone wall, with many people in white and orange clothing. In the centre foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band with a red mark, and a sleeveless saffron robe with a multi-strand gold-bead necklace sits with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, another man in orange with long hair and gold beads also holds his hands in prayer. To the right, a man in orange with a gold necklace and red forehead mark holds a folded orange cloth. Behind them, people in white dhotis and saris sit or stand, and a thatched shelter with bamboo poles appears at the back. Yellow marigold garlands lie near the left edge.2010-01-08Photograph of saffron-robed men walking on a dirt path in front of a tall white gopuram of a South Indian temple, with palm and mango foliage at left. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a white sandal mark on his forehead, and heavy gold necklaces wears a sleeveless orange robe and walks forward. Beside him, a bespectacled man with grey-streaked beard, red bindi and gold beaded necklace with a pendant, wears an orange shawl and dhoti. Behind them, men in white dhotis and yellow shawls follow, and an orange-robed attendant is at far right. a person is the foreground figure with long hair, sandal mark and gold necklaces, shown in orange robes with a gold necklace; the bespectacled man is a devotee or sannyasi walking with him.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesA smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a saffron-orange garment over his shoulders and a heavy ceremonial necklace of golden beads. Behind him are carved stone temple walls and pillars, with several people in orange and a woman in a red-bordered sari visible in the crowd. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold bead necklace and a sacred mark, in a temple setting consistent with the page's Tiruvannamalai visit.2010-01-08October 08 20082008-10-08A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a white vertical tilak on his forehead walks in the foreground wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless wrap and a heavy gold bead necklace of large ornamental beads. He is smiling and looking down. Behind him, a group of men in white dhotis and kurtas, several wearing yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, walk along a dirt path. A young man in the group wears a black sash reading Paramahamsa or similar. Behind them rises a tall, intricately carved white gopuram tower of a South Indian temple under an overcast sky, with a leafy green tree at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) is the man in the orange wrap with long hair and gold beaded necklace.2010-01-08Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard beside a tall gopuram covered in white sculpted figures. In the foreground a man with long wavy hair, seen from behind, wears an orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace and looks upward. Beside him a man with short dark curly hair and a red tilak wears an orange robe, a gold bead garland, and holds a folded pink cloth. Behind them women in orange and an older bald man with a white tilak and glasses stand in the crowd. A stone mandapam with a bull sculpture on its roof stands behind them under an overcast sky.2010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08