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Interior of a stone temple corridor with carved pillars and painted colonnades. A figure in a long-haired orange-red robe with a gold-beaded necklace stands at center with palms pressed together in greeting, facing a group of devotees and a uniformed officer. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes and white dhotis cluster near a carved stone elephant-headed deity sculpture at right. A bare-backed priest in a white cloth stands in the foreground near the sculpture and a metal railing. Swamiji (probable): the central figure in red-orange with long swept-back hair, a gold-beaded necklace and folded hands matches the page's Swamiji claim on cues of long hair, orange clothing and ceremonial gold beads, so this is an in_person candidate.

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A photograph inside a South Indian temple corridor with ornate painted pillars and a large carved stone guardian figure on the right. A young man in an orange saffron sleeved robe with a long swept-back hair, a white forehead band and a red-and-gold bead garland stands in the centre with his hands folded, facing the carved figure. Around him are men in orange robes, a man in white dress with a white shawl at lower right, and a man in a white shirt at lower left. Other devotees crowd the passage in the background, and a glass-fronted information centre is visible.2009-07-13Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars and a painted ceiling, crowded with devotees. At centre, a man in a rust-red dhoti and shawl, with a gold-flower garland on his head and gold chains and rudraksha beads around his neck, stands with palms joined in añjali, gazing upward. Beside him, a bald man wears an orange shawl and a long pale bead necklace with a gold pendant. On the right, a young man in an orange robe wears a gold-bead garland. A bare-chested man at left holds a plate with offerings. Several white-clad men and women stand around them. Appearance-based a person is the central figure with the flower garland and rudraksha cues, shown in person amid devotees.2012-05-07A photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars featuring rearing animal figures. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a red-bordered cloth and a sacred thread stands at left, facing away. Centre, a man with long dark hair wearing an orange saffron robe holds his hands in anjali. Beside him, another man in an orange robe walks with hands clasped. A man in a white shirt and jeans walks in the foreground at right, while devotees in white and a woman in a yellow sari stand or sit along the pillars. Stone floor, dim interior light.2008-07-29Photograph inside a stone temple corridor at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a person with long dark hair wears an orange sleeveless top and orange wrap, hands pressed together in namaskar, eyes closed, a vertical tilak on the forehead and a gold necklace. Beside them a figure in an orange wrap with a gold necklace and a tilak stands with hands folded. To the left, men in white kurtas with red shawls and a grey-haired man in glasses stand close together. Behind them, people in orange and red clothing move through carved pillared halls and a stone pathway. The scene suggests devotees offering prayer at a temple shrine.2010-01-08April 28 20182018-04-28Photograph inside a dim temple corridor of a Shaivite shrine. A man with long dark hair and a red-orange silk garment with gold trim stands centre, hands folded in namaskar, wearing a pink and green flower garland, gold necklaces and a headband, and holding a wooden stick. Beside him, bald men in saffron-orange robes with rudraksha malas stand near a small golden Nandi statue on a stone pedestal. To the right, an older bald man in orange-red cloth and rudraksha beads folds his hands. Behind them stand devotees and temple attendants in white dhotis, with onlookers and a person filming on a phone in the background. Ornate golden carved pillars frame the right side.2012-05-16 +1 copiesOutdoor temple courtyard procession during a Brahmotsava ceremony. Several men in saffron-orange robes wear beaded rudraksha-style malas, and the foreground figure in orange holds a mala at chest level while walking. Behind them, men in white dhotis with orange shawls walk in line. Beside the procession stands a grey stone shrine with brass oil lamps and a large deity murti draped in flower garlands, orange and gold. A saffron-coloured cloth hangs behind the walkers, and a trident is visible at upper right. Several people are visible in the procession.2008-12-23July 13 20092009-07-13A 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.2009-07-13A photograph inside a temple corridor with ornate painted ceilings in green, blue and red, and carved stone pillars. A man in a red-brown garment with a white and red flower garland stands at centre with hands folded in namaste, surrounded by several young men in saffron-orange cloths with rudraksha malas and white dhotis, some with dreadlocked or tied-up hair. Police officers in khaki stand in the background and devotees pass along the aisle. The man's appearance does not clearly match the appearance cues needed for an identification, so he is described by role only as a devotee in a garland.2018-04-28May 10 20122012-05-10April 05 20122012-04-05