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A 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.

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Outdoor 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 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 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.2010-01-08A seated man in long, wavy black hair and an orange sleeveless garment with an orange dhoti sits with his eyes lowered, wearing thick garlands of white jasmine, green leaves and red roses. Pink rose petals spread across the foreground, with a bundle of flower garlands in red, yellow and white nearby. Behind him, several people in white clothes with orange shawls sit in rows, and a white gopuram temple tower rises in the background under an overcast sky. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), shown seated in devotional garlands before the temple, with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing as the qualifying cues.2008-08-02A man with long, swept-back black hair stands outdoors in an orange sleeveless garment with a white jasmine garland and red flower accents around his neck. He presses his palms together in anjali mudra with eyes closed, and has a red bindi and white markings on his forehead. Rudraksha beads are visible on the garland. A second person's head is partly visible at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, orange ceremonial clothing and rudraksha cues match the page's Brahmotsavam context, and he is shown in prayer and greeting.2008-12-25December 31 20092009-12-31A man with long, swept-back dark hair stands outdoors with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, eyes closed, in front of his chest. He wears an orange-saffron garment with a white jasmine garland and red flower accents, and a dark rudraksha mala hangs down his front. A white and red tilak marks his forehead. Behind him at the right edge, another man in a shirt with a red forehead mark is partly visible. The setting is bright and open with a utility pole and a light fixture in the background.2008-12-25A photograph of a man with long swept-back dark hair standing outdoors with palms pressed together in namaste at chest height. He wears an orange saffron garment and a thick white and red flower garland over his shoulders, plus a long rudraksha mala hanging down his front. A white and red tilak mark is on his forehead. Another person is partly visible at the right edge. Behind him are corrugated roofing and a light pole with wires.2008-12-25a person stands in profile in an outdoor festival setting, palms pressed together in namaskar at chest height. He wears a sleeveless saffron-orange top and a white and red flower garland draped over his shoulders, with long dark hair swept back. Behind him is a striped canopy in green, yellow and red and a corrugated roof, with strings of bulb lights overhead and a water tank in the background. A second person in orange clothing is partly visible at the left edge.2008-12-25December 28 20082008-12-28 +1 copiesDecember 28 20082008-12-28Close photo of a smiling man with eyes closed, palms pressed together in anjali namaskar. He wears a red kumkum bindi on his forehead, has long dark swept-back hair, and is draped in a garland of red roses and white flowers, with orange clothing visible at his shoulder. A small black microphone stands at left against a coral-painted wall, and an ornate gold object appears at upper right.2010-09-02