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A photograph of a temple walkway in India with a thatched palm-leaf roof on the left. A man in orange saffron robes with a long white-and-orange garland walks barefoot toward the temple, with a sannyasi's long hair swept back. Around him, a man in a white shirt and dhoti and several men in white dhotis, some bare-chested, walk along the path. Behind them the blue temple wall has ornate carvings, painted deity panels and a golden gopuram-style tower. Palm trees and a crowd of onlookers stand in the background. The orange-robed figure has distinctive long hair and saffron clothing; appearance-based identity is uncertain.

A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.

A photograph inside a temple colonnade at Sri Narayani Peetam. In the centre, a bare-chested man with long swept-back dark hair, an orange saffron shawl and a long garland of yellow and green flowers walks barefoot past a white elephant sculpture at the base of ornate blue-and-gold temple steps. Beside him, a bearded man in orange shawl and white dhoti walks, followed by several men in white shirts and dhotis. A man in a light blue shirt stands at the right beside a black speaker, and gopuram carvings with lion motifs frame the scene. Count of visible people is about seven.

October 15 2008

January 14 2009

A group of people walks out through the doorway of a temple with red and white vertically striped walls. Above the entrance is a painted panel showing a chakra disc, a Vishnu-style urdhva pundra (U-shaped with vertical mark), and a conch shell over stacked gold-coloured pedestals. On the left, a bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with a purple border and an orange cloth over his shoulder walks forward. Next to him, a figure with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and walks barefoot, with a second saffron-robed person beside a woman in a long orange sari. On the right, a man in white shirt and white dhoti holds a yellow bag, and another man in an orange cloth walks beside him. A man in white shirt and grey trousers stands in the middle background. Two people wearing saffron robes are visible in the group; the figure with long hair in the centre is an appearance-based candidate for a person, though the image is too small to confirm.

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 procession walks through a stone temple passageway lined with carved sculptural panels, bright daylight visible at the far end. Around him, men in white dhotis and white shirts and women in white and light-blue saris follow, several wearing rudraksha-style mala necklaces. A bare-chested man in a red-brown dhoti and another in white dhoti walk nearby, and a cross-section of devotees stands at the margins, with a small seated figure in white at the left edge.

January 07 2012

A photograph of a covered open-sided pavilion with a corrugated roof and a plain concrete floor decorated with a white rangoli. On the left, a large seated deity murti sits on a white and crimson draped platform beneath a carved reddish arch, with a green and yellow garland. Behind it stand more decorated figures with colourful painted headdresses and garlands. On the right, a line of devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with garlands and rudraksha-style necklaces, stand with folded hands while a girl in a pink and striped dress watches. At the far right, a figure in an orange robe holds a garland and a brass thali with a tray of offerings, while people in white stand beside.

A photograph of a group of men walking barefoot along a stone-paved colonnade of a temple corridor with blue-painted pillars and a red-and-green roof. In the centre, a man in an orange robe with a flower garland and a purple-bordered shawl walks at the front, with a red-clothed figure beside him. Around them are bare-chested men in white dhotis with rudraksha-style necklaces, and men in white shirts and dhotis. A man on the left wears an orange cloth over a white dhoti. Behind them, stone columns and temple walls stretch into the distance.

July 03 2012