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A photograph of a crowded stone-paved lane in a temple town, with stalls and shop awnings on the left. At the centre, a barefoot man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a gold ceremonial necklace and a red-and-yellow tilak on his forehead; he is a probable Swamiji by these cues, walking in a procession. Beside him on the left, a bearded sannyasi in orange robes with a rudraksha mala and a folded cloth in hand walks. Around them, men in white shirts and white dhotis and devotees in orange robes move through the crowd, with a few in white and red clothing visible at the edges.

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November 11 20082008-11-11Outdoor photo at the Sri Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai. A young man in saffron-orange robes and a long orange-and-white flower garland walks forward at the centre, smiling, with his hands held out, while a group of devotees in white dhotis and shirts surround him. Two other saffron-robed sannyasis walk nearby, one with long hair and beard. Behind them stands a temple shop with a red banner reading Arunachaleshwarar Temple, and colourful gopuram carvings rise at the right. a person appearance-based label applies to the central saffron-robed figure with long hair, a garland and a smile; his identity cannot be confirmed from the image alone.2009-08-06July 13 20092009-07-13September 24 20062006-09-24Outdoor street procession in a South Indian town. A man in the centre wears a saffron robe, a long rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace, and walks barefoot with a smile; a man beside him in saffron with a red-and-gold sash and gold necklace holds a tall ceremonial staff. Behind them, saffron-robed devotees and women in orange, red and pink saris with yellow shawls walk along the road. An older man in white dhoti and shirt walks at left. Pink and orange buildings, blue tarpaulins and a Poomex banner line the street.2009-07-13A crowd of devotees gathers outdoors in a dense procession, with a weathered corrugated metal wall covered in posters behind them. At the centre, a smiling man wears a saffron-orange turban and an orange shawl draped over his shoulders, with ornate gold necklaces and beaded malas, and he holds a small orange object in his hand. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls or rudraksha malas, and a cameraman with a video camera films from the upper left. A man in white with glasses and a mala stands on the right. Copyright text overlays the lower right corner of the photograph.2006-09-24Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a gopuram tower and a covered colonnade. A smiling man in the centre wears a flowing orange robe over a red top, a gold pendant and a long garland of beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has an appearance-based candidate profile for a person with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair, a garland and a gold pendant. To the left, a bearded sadhu in orange holds a paper and wears a mala. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and an elder in pink kurta greets someone at right. A woman in an orange sari stands in the right foreground, and several white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background. A banner over the entrance reads Arunachaleswarar temple.2009-08-06Street procession in a busy Indian town with a paved road, shuttered shops, scaffolding and signboards in Tamil. Central figure in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold crown-like headpiece and a long gold pendant necklace and rudraksha mala, walks barefoot and smiling among followers. Men in white dhotis with gold borders, rudraksha malas and bare chests walk beside him; a man on the right wears orange robes with beaded gold necklaces and a pendant. Women in saris and salwars walk behind, and a woman on the left in an orange sari holds a camera.2012-05-08September 24 20062006-09-24September 11 20122012-09-11December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20