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Several people walk barefoot through a dim stone temple corridor with grey pillars and a yellow metal grille on the right. In front, a bearded man in an orange saffron robe with red-bordered edges and a large gold-toned necklace walks with hands clasped. Beside him, a woman wears a green and purple silk sari with a gold border, glasses and gold bangles. Behind them, a bare-chested older priest in white dhoti wears a rudraksha mala and a pink shawl, and a younger man in an orange robe carries a gold-strung garland. Several men in white and orange robes follow along the corridor.

Photograph inside a temple corridor with stone pillars and a yellow metal gate. A central figure in an orange saffron robe with a long gold-toned necklace and a white forehead marking walks barefoot across the stone floor, flanked by an orange-robed man with a long beard and glasses wearing a similar necklace. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand along the path, some with hands folded. On the right, a woman in a green and purple sari and a shirtless older man wearing a white dhoti and rudraksha mala pass by. The scene suggests a temple visit with a crowd gathered along the route.

May 07 2012

A group walks through a stone temple corridor with dark pillars and carved walls. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band and layered gold necklaces places his hands together at his chest; a second, shaved-headed man in front, bare-chested with a saffron cloth and rudraksha and coral malas, looks down. Several other men in orange dhotis with gold chains walk behind, and women in blue and green saris stand at the edge. A tiled ceiling and lamps line the passage. a person appears as the centre figure, identified by long swept hair, ornate gold chains and saffron robes; the caption places the event at Arunachaleswarar Temple.

A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.

A procession moves down a stone-pillared temple corridor with lamps glowing overhead. At centre, a man in saffron robes wears a long white flower garland, a gold necklace and a red-marked forehead, holding hands with another saffron-clad man beside him. To the left, a shaven-headed man in orange cloth wears gold chains. To the right, a bare-chested man in a green-and-white dhoti with a rudraksha mala walks with hands joined, and a woman in white and orange clothing follows. Behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis, saris and saffron shawls fills the corridor.

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Inside a temple hall, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, gold ceremonial necklaces and gold arm bands stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange clothes wears a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, while a bare-chested priest on the left wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a red-and-white sacred thread and an orange dhoti with a green-edged cloth. Behind them, devotees in white, yellow and blue saris and dhotis stand in a crowd near a metal railing beneath stone pillars. a person is the central figure in orange with long hair and gold adornments, shown in devotional stance.

A photograph of a group of people walking barefoot across a stone-paved courtyard at dusk, past white pillared temple walls. Several men wear white dhotis with gold borders and bare upper bodies or white shirts. In the centre, a man in a flowing orange-red cloth and a long gold-and-bead necklace walks ahead, while a man beside him in orange wrap and gold pendant necklace follows. A white-haired man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks in the foreground. Women in orange saris and white saris with gold borders walk at the right, and onlookers stand in the background.

Photograph inside a dimly lit temple corridor with carved stone pillars and a metal grille on the right. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with a matching turban or head covering, long dark hair, and beaded necklaces walks on a patterned carpet, with a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance and the page noting his presence at this event; he is surrounded by devotees. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, others in saffron robes, and a bare-chested man in a yellow dhoti with a red shawl and rudraksha malas walk closely together. A man in a dark uniform stands at the right edge. Several men in white and orange garments fill the background, and a stone deity shrine is visible at the back.