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A photograph inside a room with a large framed painting on the right showing a chariot pulled by white horses under a blue sky, with Tamil text above it on a green panel. A man in orange robes with a long-haired appearance wears a garland of white, red and purple flowers with gold beads and a red bloom at the hip, and rests his hand on the head of a seated elderly woman with grey hair in a bun, who wears a green top. Behind them a man in a white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala stands on the left, and a woman in a white sari with a beaded necklace stands nearby. Orange and white attire dominates the scene.

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Indoor photo of a smiling figure in an orange saffron robe wearing a long white, red and yellow flower garland and a gold necklace, with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi. The figure places a hand on the head of an elderly woman with grey hair in a bun, who sits in a green sari. Behind them stands a woman in a white sari with a beaded mala, and a man in white on the left. On the wall is a framed painting of a chariot with white horses under a Tamil inscription on a green panel. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ornate gold necklace and garland, and the page links the event to Swamiji, so this is an appearance-based candidate standing in person.2010-01-19August 09 20172017-08-09December 26 20142014-12-26February 02 20092009-02-02Photograph inside a temple corridor beside tall black stone panels carved with Tamil text in white letters. On the left, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a gold necklace with a white tilak on his forehead stands with his hand raised in conversation. Beside him, a bare-chested man in a pink cloth over his shoulder and white dhoti, with white ash markings on his arms and chest, gestures toward the panels. On the right, a woman in a purple and green silk sari with gold border and a flower in her hair looks at the inscriptions. Other men in white and orange stand behind them, and a few faces appear at the upper left.2009-01-14A photograph of a seated man with long, swept-back dark hair, wearing a rust-red robe, a brown rudraksha-style mala and a leopard-print cloth at the waist, reaching forward to touch the forehead of a standing devotee. He sits on an ornate gold throne-like chair beside a tall silver staff. The devotee wears a white shirt and an orange-red shawl printed with script, and presses his palms together in respect. Behind them are gold and garlanded ritual decorations, potted plants, flowers and maroon drapes. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala, and is in a ritual seat. The devotee has a white tilak on his forehead.2014-12-26Inside a temple shrine, a long-haired person in saffron-orange robes with a gold-banded arm ornament and rudraksha mala stands at a dark stone niche, handing a yellow marigold garland toward a shrine opening. Beside them, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala looks on. At right, a priest in a white dhoti and orange shawl holds a brass plate with a lit oil lamp, flower petals and white cloth, and a yellow garland. Behind, dark walls carry black panels with Tamil script and a blue wall plaque reading Sri Sokkanathar, with ornate red and yellow painted borders on the walls and ceiling.2012-01-07September 14 20152015-09-14A photo of a ritual blessing at an indoor event. In the left foreground, a figure with long, swept-back black hair and a bare shoulder, wearing a red-orange wrap with a gold border and a rudraksha mala, places a hand on the head of a smiling man in a white kurta with a red-orange shawl printed with Sanskrit text and a conference lanyard, whose other hand is raised in front of him. Behind them, many people in white kurtas and saffron-orange shawls stand with folded hands and sit on a white floor. The left figure is a person by appearance cues including the long hair, saffron-orange wrap, gold border and mala; the recipient is a devotee.2015-07-09October 27 20142014-10-27 +1 copiesMay 19 20142014-05-19A photograph of a public darshan line at an open-sided hall with a corrugated roof. A man with long swept-back dark hair, white vibhuti tripundra on his forehead, rudraksha malas and a saffron-orange sleeveless garment is smiling broadly and placing his right hand on the head of a boy in a green-and-white striped shirt who leans forward. Another devotee in a white shirt stands at left with hands extended, and other people in the crowd are behind a metal railing. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas) is blessing devotees in a darshan line. Several other people in white and light shirts are visible along the railing.2010-09-20