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A street scene on a busy roadway with a pale yellow-and-white building and signboards behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a saffron-orange robe, multiple beaded rudraksha-style garlands with a large gold pendant, and a red bindi, smiling and clasping hands. Around him, men in white shirts and white dhotis, one with a marked forehead, walk alongside. Saffron-robed attendants with shaved heads and orange cloth stand to the left, and uniformed police officers in khaki and caps line the frame, including one on the far left and one at right. Several people are visible in the background near parked white vehicles.

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January 21 20092009-01-21A 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.2010-01-08January 21 20092009-01-21A street scene in front of a multi-storey cream building with a red and white decorative panel. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and tripundra, wearing an orange sleeveless robe and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace of large bead-like pendants, smiles with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in a white shirt with glasses and a tilak greets the crowd. Behind them, uniformed police officers in dark caps and khaki, and other men in white and orange clothing, stand near parked buses, including one marked Kokilar Bus Service. A tree and utility pole fill the background.2010-01-08A photograph of a procession walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path. On the left, a smiling man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a gold bead necklace and a red bindi, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him, a bare-chested older man in a white dhoti with a green-and-gold striped border wears a green bead mala and a sacred thread, with white ash marks on his forehead. Behind them, several men in saffron robes and gold necklaces walk, and on the right a uniformed police officer in khaki with a dark cap and shoulder insignia walks alongside. Devotees in white stand in the background before a temple gateway.2010-01-08Photograph of a crowd at a temple entrance with a carved stone pillar on the right and iron gates behind. In the foreground at left, a smiling person with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long gold bead necklace. Beside and behind them, devotees in orange-saffron and yellow-and-white garments press forward, some with orange shawls. A uniformed police officer in a dark cap and khaki shirt stands at right, and a man in a white shirt with glasses and a forehead tilak walks in the middle. Several women in white and yellow saris and a man in orange cloth with tilak are visible, and a crowd of roughly thirty to forty people fills the frame.2010-01-08Outdoor photo of a procession walking along a paved temple path near a pink temple wall with yellow panels and a small ornate gopuram-style tower, palm trees and a hill behind. In front, a uniformed police officer in khaki cap and shirt holds a walkie-talkie and leads the group. Behind him, a man in saffron robes with long dark hair, a white forehead mark, a large gold-coloured garland and rudraksha beads walks with raised hand, a distinctive presentation consistent with the Swamiji (probable) candidate. Around him, saffron-robed men and white-clad devotees wear yellow shawls and rudraksha malas, one carrying an orange cloth. Several more people follow in the background.2010-01-08A street procession in Tiruvannamalai with saffron-robed sannyasis walking barefoot on a paved road. In the foreground at left, a smiling young man with long dark hair wears an orange robe and a multi-strand gold necklace. Beside him, a bearded man in orange also wears a gold necklace. In the centre, an older bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a green and yellow border wears a green bead necklace and sacred ash markings. At right, a uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside them. Several other orange-robed men and a figure in white follow behind. The swami-like figure at left shows distinctive long hair and gold ornaments, but his identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2010-01-08A procession at a temple entrance. Around him, a uniformed police officer in khaki stands beside gold-topped ceremonial staffs. Monks in saffron, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti and gold armband, and devotees line the path, with a colourful temple gopuram and decorative umbrellas in the background.2011-12-20January 01 20072007-01-01Crowded photo at a temple entrance gate with a stone carved wall on the right. A man in the centre wears a saffron/orange robe, a long gold-coloured necklace of beads and a bright orange shawl, smiling and raising his palms in greeting; he has long dark swept-back hair and a small white mark on his forehead. Around him many devotees crowd forward: men in white dhotis and white shirts, a bald man with a saffron robe and white forehead band, and women in orange and yellow saris and yellow shawls. A man in white with glasses and a white-and-red forehead mark stands in the lower right foreground, and a man in a white shirt with glasses is at the lower left. The people are walking through the gate in a procession-like crowd.2010-01-08A procession walks along a dirt path inside a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with tall white gopuram towers and palm trees behind. At the centre, a figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long multicoloured flower garland and has white markings on the forehead, with long dark hair; a similarly dressed sannyasi walks beside him. Men in white dhotis and yellow shawls and a uniformed police officer in khaki accompany them, and a bald man in orange robes with a gold necklace walks at the left. Trees and a small shrine structure are visible to the right.2010-01-08