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Outdoor photo at dusk of four people in saffron-orange clothing standing in front of a long stone colonnade with carved pillars and lit ceiling lamps. On the left, a bald man in orange kurta and dhoti leans on a silver walking cane. Next, an older bald man with a red tilak on his forehead, wearing an orange kurta and dhoti, holds up a small yellow-and-orange cloth bag printed with red and Tamil text. Beside him, a man in an orange kurta and dhoti with glasses stands with hands clasped. On the right, two women in orange saris stand close together; the one at centre has her hair in a bun, wears a dark beaded mala and gold necklace and reaches toward the bag, while the woman at far right wears gold bangles and an orange sari.

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Five people in orange and saffron clothing stand in a stone temple colonnade with carved granite pillars and hanging lights, at dusk under a blue sky. On the left, a bald man in orange robes stands with his hands clasped. Beside him, an older man in orange robes with a red tilak on his forehead holds up an orange-and-white cloth bag labelled with Tamil script, offering it toward a woman on the right. She wears an orange sari, a beaded necklace, red hoop earrings and her hair in a bun. Another man in orange stands behind with his hands folded, and a woman in an orange sari on the far right clasps her hands. A man in a white dhoti is visible in the background, and a metal walking cane stands on the floor.Photo taken in a stone temple colonnade at dusk, with carved granite pillars and hanging lights. Four people stand together in orange-saffron clothing. Two men on the left wear orange robes and orange dhotis; the older man in the centre holds a yellow-and-red packet with a metal walking cane resting beside him. On the right, two women wear orange saris, one with a red-and-gold bindi, dark beads and a gold necklace, extending her hand toward the packet. Another man in a white dhoti and a figure in the background pass through the arcade.Group photograph inside a stone-pillared temple hall with a tall gold-plated column behind them. Six people stand in a row in matching saffron-orange robes. The man second from left, with a bald head and a red forehead mark, leans on a walking cane with bare feet. Beside him a bald man in orange holds his hands together. The two women on the right wear orange saris with gold borders; the woman second from right has a red bindi and a brown rudraksha-style mala, and the woman at far right wears a long beaded necklace. A woman near center with hair in a bun wears an orange sari and gold ornaments. Background shows a screen and visitors in white dhotis and a yellow shirt.Five people in matching saffron-orange clothing stand together in a stone temple hall with dark granite pillars and a gilded column behind them. On the left, a man in an orange kurta and a tall man in an orange dhoti stand near the centre; the man beside him holds a walking cane, and a bald man in an orange robe stands third from the left. Two women in orange saris stand to the right, one wearing a gold necklace and a red bindi, the other with a rudraksha mala and bangles. A television screen and onlookers appear in the background.Four people in saffron-orange clothing sit on the stone floor of a temple hall with carved granite pillars behind them. A bald elderly man in an orange shawl sits on a chair with his hands folded in his lap and a walking cane beside him. To his left, a young woman in orange with a braid kneels with palms pressed together in namaste. A woman with a bun and earrings in orange sari presses her palms together in prayer. At right, a woman in an orange sari with a dark bindi sits with her hands clasped. Behind a copper-coloured iron gate, other people in white and yellow clothing move through the hall.Five people in saffron and orange robes stand together in a stone-pillared temple hall with grey carved columns, a tall gold-plated pillar or dhvajastambha in the background, and ceiling lights. The man on the left wears an orange dhoti-style robe and orange shawl; the central older man wears an orange robe and holds a white walking cane; beside him a younger man in orange; a woman in orange sari with gold necklaces and a woman in orange sari stand on the right. Behind them, devotees in white dhotis and other visitors walk through the hall, and a flat-screen display is visible on the right. Smoke or incense haze drifts through the air.Three people sit on a stone plinth inside a stone temple hall with carved granite pillars and metal grilles behind them. The man on the left is bald, wears an orange ochre robe and sits barefoot beside a metal walking stick. The woman in the centre has hair in a bun, wears an orange sari with a gold necklace and holds her hands together in her lap. The woman on the right wears an orange sari with a gold border and rests her hands clasped. Overhead lights illuminate the carved columns.Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with a carved grey stone pillar and palm trees behind. Three people in saffron-orange robes stand together. On the left, an older man in red-orange clothing with a red shawl and white sacred ash marks on his forehead. In the centre, a man in orange wrap-style robes wears glasses. On the right, a smiling woman in orange clothing wears a red bindi, a gold headpiece, a red-brown hair wrap, gold necklaces and rudraksha malas.Interior of a stone temple hall with dark granite pillars, carved ornamentation and caged metal railings around inner shrines lit by hanging lamps. Several people in saffron-orange robes sit on the grey stone floor and on a plastic chair. A bald man in orange sits on a chair at the back, a woman in orange with a hair bun sits in front of him, and in the foreground a woman in an orange sari with gold border and a kumkum mark sits with clasped hands. Two more monks in orange sit on the floor at left. A plastic water bottle lies at lower right. Visitors are visible behind the railings.A photograph taken indoors in a corridor with warm string lights in green and red hanging along the walls. Three people stand in conversation. A bald man with white tripundra marks on his forehead wears an orange kurta and orange dhoti with an orange shawl over one shoulder and leans on a silver cane. A woman on the left with dark hair wears an orange sari with gold border and gold bangles. A woman on the right with hair in a bun wears an orange sari, a long gold necklace, a red bindi and a rudraksha-style mala, and holds her hands together. Framed sepia portraits of older ascetics in ornate gold frames hang on the wall behind them, with labels in red panels.Photo inside a stone temple hall with dark carved granite pillars and metal grilles, with a shrine visible beyond. Five people in orange clothing sit on the stone floor and a low platform. On the left two men in orange robes sit cross-legged on the floor. On the right a man in an orange robe sits on a wooden stool, and in front of him a woman in orange and a woman in an orange sari with gold border sit with hands clasped. Overhead lights hang from the ceiling. A water bottle sits on the floor at lower right.Several people in saffron-orange clothing walk through a covered hall strung with green, pink and white fairy lights, with framed black-and-white portraits of sannyasis on the walls. In the foreground, a bald older man in an orange kurta with a shoulder cloth and white horizontal tripundra marks on his forehead looks downward. Beside him, a woman in an orange sari with a red bindi and a man in orange robes with glasses follow. Behind them, a woman in an orange top wears a beaded necklace and red bindi. Other figures and seated people appear at the left edge. No a person candidate is distinguished by the cues required for identification, so the role is described as a monk in orange robes.