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September 26 2011

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A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead walks outside a carved grey stone temple gopuram with a metal gate and motorcycles behind him. He wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a strand of large gold-coloured beads around his neck, and he is smiling. Two men in orange cloth stand beside him, one at left holding folded orange towels and one at right holding open a silver car door. A man in white stands behind them. Several people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.

Three men walk along a street past a pink temple-style wall and an ornate white metal gate with circular grille patterns. The central figure wears a saffron-orange robe with gold borders, long swept-back dark hair, a red forehead mark and a multi-strand gold necklace of beads; he raises both hands in greeting and smiles. a person, in the role of a saffron-robed sannyasi greeting people; the cues are long hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklaces. To his left a shaved-headed man in white dhoti with gold border and a gold bead garland walks with a red cloth over his shoulder. To his right a man in saffron dhoti and shawl with a gold pendant and gold bead garland follows. Carved stone pillars and a stone step frame the scene.

A long-haired man in an orange saffron shawl stands outdoors before a stone temple pillar, smiling and gesturing with one hand. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace with rudraksha-style malas, a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and his hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with rudraksha mala and white forehead marks stands at left, and a man in a white shirt with white forehead marks stands at right.

Outdoor street scene in front of an ornate stone temple facade with a white metal lattice gate and pink-washed wall. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead and a heavy gold necklace of beads wears saffron-orange robes with yellow borders; he raises both hands in greeting and smiles. Beside him, a shaven-headed man in white dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a gold bead necklace and a sacred thread holds a shoulder bag. Behind, a figure in orange robes walks past.

A man with long swept-back dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold border, a multi-strand gold necklace of bead-like ornaments, and a vertical tilak on his forehead, smiles and raises a hand while walking past a yellow metal barrier at a stone temple entrance with carved granite pillars. Behind him stand a shaved-headed attendant in a white dhoti with gold border and a bearded man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala, and a man in pink shirt and white dhoti is at right. A Tamil-script sign on the barrier reads a temple name. Signage and photo credit are visible at right.

A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and a white-and-red forehead mark, wearing a garland of white flowers, smiles and raises one hand in greeting while walking outside a carved stone temple gateway. Behind him a man in white dhoti and shirt and another in white dhoti with a golden border stand near a steel-framed barred gate with a blue sign. On the left, a man in orange robes carries folded orange cloth, and a man in white stands at the right edge. A brown dog passes in the foreground.

A man with long dark swept-back hair, wearing an orange-saffron robe with a gold-coloured yellow border and a long gold ceremonial necklace, raises both hands and smiles while standing outside a pink temple wall with an ornate iron gate and carved stone pillars. Beside him a bald man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a gold chain waves in a similar pose, and a man in a grey shirt stands at left. A dark-haired person is partly visible at lower right. The man in orange shows distinctive saffron robes, long hair and gold necklace cues, so he is recorded as a probable Swamiji in person; the surrounding figures are devotees or attendants.

Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple entrance with an ornately carved stone gopuram and a tall temple tower visible through the arched gateway. A procession walks along a stone path: a man in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border, long dark hair, a crown-like orange turban and a heavy gold necklace walks at the centre-right, flanked by men in white shirts and white dhotis wearing rudraksha malas and pendant medallions. A bearded man in an orange shawl walks beside them. A camera operator with a large video camera stands at the right edge, and a garland of red and yellow flowers is visible near the frame's right side. Yellow pole and a printed notice board appear at the left, with men in white shirts and some with tilak marks around them.

A photograph of two men outside a building with an ornate grey stone doorway and a wrought-iron gate painted white. A smiling man with long dark hair and a red-and-white tilak on his forehead raises one hand in a wave; he wears an orange-saffron cloth with yellow borders and a long gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in a white dhoti with gold border and a gold bead necklace, holding a saffron cloth. A partially visible bare-armed person stands at the right edge.

A photograph of a procession outside a carved stone temple gopuram with tiered sculpted panels. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red bindi wears a saffron-orange robe with a gold-yellow border and a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant. Behind and beside him, men in white dhotis and shirts walk in the crowd; one man on the right wears a dark beaded mala and an orange rosette, and another in the background wears a saffron shawl. Swamiji (probable) is present as the centrally placed figure in saffron robes with long hair and gold necklace, leading the procession.

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