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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a white vibhuti line with a red bindi smiles and looks upward in front of a tall carved stone gopuram of a temple. He wears an orange saffron garment and a thick ceremonial gold necklace. Behind him, an older bald man in orange robes stands, and a man in a yellow vest and white shirt holds up a camera. Trees, palm fronds and overhead power lines fill the background. Swamiji (probable): the man with long hair, saffron clothing and gold necklace, shown in person.

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A 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.2010-01-082010 - Photo AlbumJanuary 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copiesPhotograph of a street procession outside a South Indian temple with a white gopuram sculpted with deity figures. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange and yellow shawl over bare shoulders, with a red bindi and a gold ornate necklace, stands with palms pressed together in greeting and smiles. Around him, men in saffron and white dhotis and shirts, one in white with a rudraksha mala and a red sash, and a young woman with a bindi crowd the path. Garlands of flowers are visible at the lower edge. A figure described with distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace is a person candidate; the image shows the procession moving beside the temple, with a shop signboard at right.2005-12-25Photograph 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.2010-01-08A man with long, dark, wavy hair sits outdoors among a seated crowd, smiling gently. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over one shoulder and wears layered gold ceremonial necklaces made of large bead-like pieces with a pendant. A white vertical tilak with a red dot marks his forehead. Behind him, blurred devotees in white dhotis and saffron cloth sit on the ground. The appearance matches the cues for Swamiji (probable) in a seated, honoured position, with long hair, saffron shawl and gold garland-style necklaces; the crowd is partly visible and out of focus.2011-12-20A photograph outdoors before a tall, white, heavily sculpted temple gopuram with green leaves overhanging the left edge. A central figure with long dark hair, a white forehead marking and a sleeveless saffron-orange robe wrapped around the body, with a heavy gold bead garland, walks forward smiling with one hand extended. Behind him, men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas and yellow shawls walk along a dirt path. At right, a man with glasses and a white tilak wears an orange robe with a gold garland. Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long swept-back hair, saffron robe, gold garland and rudraksha-style neck adornment, matching the page's description of an event featuring him.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.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph at a stone temple gateway in Tiruvannamalai, with a carved white gopuram tier and dark granite walls behind a crowd. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing an orange shawl over an orange garment, a yellow sash, and a heavy gold necklace with a pendant. He has a red tilak on his forehead. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts wear black rudraksha malas; one holds a bundle of pink flower garlands. A man in a cream shirt has a grey moustache and red tilak, and a man at right in white holds a flower garland. Several people stand close together in a dense crowd.2005-12-25Outdoor 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.2010-01-08July 02 20072007-07-02A photograph of an outdoor temple procession in front of a white-and-grey carved temple gopuram with rows of sculpted deities and a stone wall with pillared niches. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold-and-bead necklace and an orange-and-gold shawl over orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling upward. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a garland of pink flowers, and a saffron-robed attendant stand in a crowd. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, with another white-clad devotee behind him. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ceremonial clothing and an ornate gold necklace, with the figure taking part in the procession.2005-12-25