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Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with an ornate carved stone gopuram on the right and hazy hills behind. A long-haired man on the left wears a saffron robe, a heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant, and white sacred ash with a red mark on his forehead. Beside him, a saffron-robed man with a gold necklace and pendant walks, and a white-shirted man with glasses and a pen in his pocket walks in the centre. Further right, another saffron-clad man with a gold necklace and a white-clad figure accompany them, with a crowd of devotees and monks behind. a person appearance is uncertain: the long-haired figure in front has a compatible presentation with several cues (long swept hair, saffron robe, gold necklace, sacred ash), so this is a probable candidate for in-person presence.

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A photograph of a procession walking along a stone-paved temple path beside a long pillared temple corridor under a large shade tree. At centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a long necklace of golden beads and a red tilak on his forehead, with long swept-back dark hair and no crown or turban. Beside him, a bearded man in orange robes with a gold necklace carries a garland of yellow and purple flowers. Around them, saffron-clad sannyasis, a uniformed police officer in khaki, and men in white dhotis and yellow shawls walk together. The image has no legible text.2010-01-08Outdoor procession on a stone-paved path beside a stone wall. In the foreground a man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a pen in his pocket and glasses walks with head bowed and a sacred ash mark on his forehead. Behind him a long-haired figure in saffron-orange robes and a multi-strand gold necklace wears a floral garland of red, yellow and white flowers and holds hands folded in namaskar. 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