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A photograph of a procession at a temple in Tiruvannamalai. In the foreground, a man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange sleeveless garment and a heavy gold bead necklace, climbs stone steps while looking upward; a white tilak marks his forehead. Behind him, a man in an orange robe with a shawl and a woman in an orange sari follow among devotees, one woman in white with a red bag. A white-clad figure is partly visible at the left edge. Above, a small shrine with deity figures and a peacock sculpture stands on the temple roof, with Tamil script on a board reading 'அருள்மிகு பிச்சை இளையபெருமாள்' (Arulmigu Pichai Ilaiyaperumal, Arulmigu Bichai Ilaiyaperumal temple). A corrugated canopy and a blue pillar frame the left side.

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Photograph of a long-haired man in saffron-orange sannyasi robes and a heavy gold rudraksha-style bead necklace, with a white vertical tilak and red bindi on his forehead, walking beside another saffron-robed man with curly hair and a gold necklace. A woman in a yellow and cream sari stands behind them, with a timetable board of puja times on the left and a peacock sculpture on a temple wall at right. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and gold rudraksha necklace fit the cues on this page, but the identification rests on appearance alone.2010-01-08December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a tall white gopuram tower behind a pillared hall. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a red tilak wears a sleeveless saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold bead necklace, walking barefoot with his hands raised in gesture. Robed orange-clad followers with white tilaks walk alongside him, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti with a yellow shawl walks in front on the right. Stone bull figures sit on the roof edge, and a police officer stands at the right. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace match the page's Swamiji-present flag, though appearance is only a cue. About 10 people are visible.2010-01-08A photograph taken on a steep stone stairway with a metal railing, shot from a high angle. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange sannyasi robe and a heavy gold bead necklace descends or climbs the steps, one hand gripping the blue-grey railing. Around them a crowd of devotees and visitors crowds the narrow passage; a man in a white cap and white shirt with a red lanyard stands nearby, and a young woman with long dark hair looks on. A blue bag sits in the lower foreground beside a yellow object. Faded red shutters and peeling walls line the background.2006-01-05A group of men in saffron-orange robes walks down stone steps beneath a metal-roofed canopy at a temple entrance, with carved stone columns and a peacock sculpture on the roof at upper right. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a saffron cloth wrap, a long gold-and-bead necklace and gold armbands, and he walks barefoot in the centre of the group. Flanking men wear saffron garments and gold necklaces, one carrying a gold-coloured ceremonial vessel at lower right, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks among them. Behind them, women in saris stand near the steps. A devotee at left has a white forehead mark. Several cues suggest a person with a compatible presentation, walking in a temple procession with his attendants.2011-12-20December 08 20112011-12-08A photograph of a procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking through a stone temple gateway with blue-and-red painted doors, with a rangoli kolam of white and coloured designs on the ground. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold necklace with large beads and a pendant walks in a deep orange robe. Around him, shaved-headed monks in orange garments with maroon borders wear gold beaded necklaces. On the left, a monk in orange carries a gold kalasha-style vessel. On the right, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti holds a long silver-coloured staff. Behind them, devotees and onlookers in white and cream clothing fill the passage, and a temple tower is visible in the distance.2011-12-20November 11 20082008-11-11Several people walk barefoot along a narrow paved lane between pink-washed temple walls, with a gopuram tower and palm trees visible ahead. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl and dhoti with a gold necklace and gold bracelets, hands clasped at his waist. a person (appearance-based candidate, long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace). Flanking him are two shaved-headed men in orange robes with gold necklaces, one pointing forward, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and a tall ceremonial staff. A woman in orange sari and a man in orange shirt with gold garland stand to the left, and a crowd fills the background.2011-12-20September 12 20122012-09-12A photograph at a temple entrance with a dark gateway and white-painted columns, where a sign reads 'Siva' with 'Om' between the words. Several men walk outdoors on stone paving. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe wears a long garland of gold beads and a purple-bordered shawl, with long hair and a red tilak, appearing to be a person by appearance cues including long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold ornaments; the appearance is uncertain. On the right, a bearded man bare-chested with a rudraksha mala wears a red dhoti with a purple border. Behind them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some bare-chested, move through the entrance, with a few women in white nearby. 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