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August 06 2009

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May 22 20122012-05-22 +2 copiesOutdoor photograph of a procession walking past a temple tower and green trees. A central man in an orange saffron robe wears a long gold-coloured necklace of beads and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. Beside him a younger man in orange robes carries a small bag and folded orange cloth. Around them, women in white and cream saris and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk in a crowd, one older man wearing a rudraksha-style mala and glasses. The a person attribution is uncertain: the central figure has long hair, saffron clothing and a gold necklace, but identity cannot be confirmed from appearance.2009-08-06A man in saffron-orange draped robes stands barefoot on a stone pavement in front of a pink temple building with carved window frames and grilled windows. He has long dark hair swept back, a red bindi and white vertical tilak on his forehead, and wears a heavy gold bead necklace with a central gold pendant. He gestures with his right hand while people in white dhotis, white saris and a red-and-white printed sari crowd around him, some wearing yellow lanyards. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure; the cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and tilak, as he is visiting a temple setting.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06October 12 20122012-10-12 +1 copiesPhotograph of a procession on a temple street in Thiruvannamalai, with a stone gopuram and palm trees behind. A group of men in saffron-orange robes with gold borders and gold-bead necklaces walks barefoot, most with shaved heads and white tilak forehead markings. The central figure, with long swept-back dark hair, a bright red mark on his forehead, a white and red garland and a gold necklace, smiles and walks among them. Men in white dhotis walk alongside, and a crowd of onlookers stands at the edges, including someone in a blue shirt in the foreground.2010-12-29October 12 20122012-10-12June 05 20122012-06-05A procession of devotees walks barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a gateway topped with two stone bulls. At the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a large ceremonial mala of wooden beads and gold-toned necklace, walking with his hands folded in greeting. Around him, men and women wear saffron and orange robes and sarees, while others wear white dhotis and white sarees, and a few hold their palms together in namaskar. A pink-washed temple wall and a tall gopuram appear in the background under an overcast sky.2012-10-12August 06 20092009-08-06September 12 20122012-09-12August 06 20092009-08-06