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A photograph inside a temple colonnade with a painted ceiling of teal, red, yellow and white medallion designs and dark stone pillars. A group walks left to right on a stone floor. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe over his shoulder and a red mark on his forehead, with a red-and-orange cloth around his shoulders, and appears to be a person figure given the swept hair and saffron robe. Beside him a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with purple sash and a white sacred thread walks, and a man in a white shirt and white dhoti in the foreground carries a yellow cloth. Other sannyasis in saffron robes and white-clad devotees follow behind, with a few people seated at the left edge.

A group walks along a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and a painted ceiling of circular floral medallions, with a mural-lined wall of framed deity paintings on the right. In front, a bearded man with glasses wears a saffron robe and a wrist watch and gestures while speaking; a younger man in a saffron robe walks beside him. Behind them a woman in a saffron robe looks upward, and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a purple sash walks barefoot. A man in a light shirt and white dhoti walks at left, and others in white and orange follow along the corridor.

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A photograph inside a colourful, newly built pavilion with painted columns and a painted ceiling, with scaffolding visible at left. A tall man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe, a rudraksha mala, and a saffron shawl, and walks with a wooden staff. Beside him a man in a red-and-gold checked shawl and orange dhoti walks in step. Behind them follow men in white dhotis and white shirts, one shirtless man in a white dhoti with a dark bag, and a man in a blue-striped shirt and white dhoti at right. Marble floors reflect the light, and an open doorway shows a pavilion and cars outside. Whether the saffron-robed man is a person cannot be established from appearance alone, so he is described by role only.

November 27 2006

Photograph of people walking barefoot along a stone-pillared temple corridor with a painted, multicoloured ceiling. In the centre, a man wearing an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, a gold-beaded necklace and a long rudraksha-style mala, with a tilak on his forehead and swept-back hair, walks at the front of the group. Beside him on the left, a man in a white dhoti with gold border and a white top, and a woman in orange. Behind them, men in white and pink shirts, and a woman in teal. A man in a white shirt with a pendant walks in the foreground, and a uniformed officer stands at the right edge. A stone carved sculpture of a figure is visible at top right. The central man has distinctive saffron and ornate-necklace cues, so he is labelled as a probable Swamiji candidate in person.

July 13 2009

A photograph of a temple corridor with granite pillars and a white wall with red and white striped border, with a colourful gopuram tower behind. Several men walk together across a stone-paved courtyard. In front, a man with long dark hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot; a bearded man on the left wears an orange wrap, and a man in the centre wears an orange robe. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a man in a light blue shirt walk along. At the far right, a bare-chested, bald man wears a yellow and orange dhoti with a purple sash and white sacred thread. The front figure's distinctive long, swept-back hair and saffron robe are notable, but identity is not established from appearance alone.

A photograph inside a South Indian temple hall with blue-grey pillars, painted golden lion brackets and colourful lotus ceilings. In the foreground a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a long yellow-beaded garland, walks down the steps; a man in a white shirt in the lower right stands beside him. Behind them a group of men in white shirts, white dhotis and a bare-chested man stand along the colonnade. A person in long swept-back hair and orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland is among the visible figures. Painted goddess figures appear on the pillars. The foreground figure has distinctive long hair, a yellow garland and saffron robes, so the appearance is a probable Swamiji candidate in person.

A photograph inside an ornately decorated temple corridor with painted ceilings, carved stone pillars and flower garlands hanging from the columns. A procession moves forward through the hall. At centre, a man in an orange-red robe wears a long white and pink flower garland and holds his hands together in a greeting, flanked by saffron-robed attendants and devotees. On the left, a bare-chested man in a red and white dhoti carries a brass plate of offerings, and a white-clad priest with an orange shawl walks in front. Onlookers in white shirts stand along the sides. Several people are in motion, with a blurred foreground.

A photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone colonnade in a South Indian temple, beneath a ceiling painted with concentric rings of pink, yellow, blue and green. At the centre, a man in saffron robes with a long swept-back hair style and a shawl, wearing a long orange-red garland, walks alongside a monk in saffron-orange robes holding a white flower or offering. A uniformed police officer in khaki walks beside them. Behind them, people in white dhotis and cream sarees follow, and a man in a blue shirt stands at the left edge holding a camera. A carved stone pillar and a Shiva signboard in the background mark the setting.

A photograph of a temple corridor with ornately painted pillars in red, green and white, and a wire mesh fence on the left. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, holding a bundle of yellow flowers, walks forward with a group of people in orange and saffron robes, one woman in a pink sari, and a woman in a blue sari with a black blouse in the right foreground. A man in a white shirt walks among them. Several other people are visible behind the group near the pillars. Visible people number about ten, so the count is 6-20. No identifiable a person cues are present, so the a person field is set to unsure.

A group walks along a covered stone colonnade of a South Indian temple, with carved pillars and a painted ceiling of medallions and figures overhead. In the centre, a woman with long dark hair wears a bright red-orange sari and a long beaded necklace, holding her hands together in greeting. Beside her, a bearded man in saffron robes with a white garland walks barefoot. Behind them, a uniformed man in khaki shirt and trousers carries a small metal item, and several men in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls follow. Outside the colonnade, rows of red and white barricades line a courtyard.