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Outdoor photo on a bare reddish-brown earth yard at a rural site with thatched huts and trees behind. In the foreground, rows of grey metal oil lamps lie on the ground. A figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala walks past them, bare-footed, with long hair swept back, a distinctive cue for a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate in this scene. Beside him a man in a green and red-bordered dhoti and shawl, with a sacred mark on his forehead, walks barefoot holding a red cloth bundle. Around them, a crowd of about a dozen men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, and a man in a cameraman's white clothing filming with a camera on the left stand watching. Behind, a water tank and scaffolding are visible.

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A photograph of a dusty outdoor construction yard with thatched-roof sheds on either side. A long-haired person in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a rudraksha mala, extends an arm and points toward rows of grey carved stone blocks and pieces laid on the ground. Beside them a person in a green and maroon-bordered sari and forehead markings walks, followed by several men in white dhotis and orange shawls and others in white shirts and dhotis. A white van and a worker wearing a white shirt stand in the background.April 06 20082008-04-06April 06 20082008-04-06April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiOutdoor photograph on bare red earth at a construction or craft site beside a thatched shed and palm trees. In the foreground rows of grey stone or cast carvings lie on the ground: lamp-like bases, pillars and sculpted animal or figure pieces. Standing behind them is a group of about thirty men in white shirts and dhotis, some in checked shirts. At the centre a figure in a long saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala and long dark hair stands beside a person in a green-and-teal wrap. A man in white with an orange shawl stands nearby. A cameraman at right, in a checked shirt with a shoulder bag, photographs the scene, and another photographer is visible at the left edge.Outdoor photo on dusty ground at an event with rows of white-covered seating or mats behind bamboo fencing. A man with long dark hair and a grey-bearded face walks forward in a saffron-orange robe with a saffron shawl, bare feet, with a dark rudraksha-style mala. Two saffron-robed attendants walk behind him, one with a garland, and a man in white dhoti and shirt walks beside him with hands folded. Ornate multicoloured parasols with fringe and red-and-orange flags with dark circular emblems stand above. Strings of small yellow lights hang overhead, and a camera operator is visible at the right edge. Several people in white stand on the right.2008-05-19Outdoor photo at a red-earth construction site with stacked carved stone slabs and two carved stone figures in the lower left. A long-haired woman in an orange sari and a bald older man in a peach shirt and peach dhoti walk forward, with a man in a saffron wrap beside them. Several men in white shirts stand with hands folded, and two people hold orange and grey umbrellas overhead. A thatched shed, a black water tank and scaffolding sit behind them under bright sun.A photograph of an outdoor construction site with bare reddish earth, a stack of grey concrete blocks in the right foreground, and thatched huts and trees in the background. A figure in a long flowing saffron-orange robe with a long dark swept-back hair and a rudraksha mala walks forward, appearing to be the central figure of the group. Around him, roughly ten men in white shirts and dhotis or light trousers walk and talk, one holding papers, and a woman in a green sari with a patterned border stands nearby. A man in a plaid shirt with a bag is in the left foreground. Appearance-based label: a person, with long hair, saffron robe and rudraksha mala as qualifying cues, shown walking the construction site as a visiting leader.April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiOutdoors on bare red-brown earth at a construction site, a long-haired man in a flowing orange robe stands barefoot with one arm extended over a long row of pale grey stone slabs or plates laid on the ground. Beside him, a man in orange robes crouches low and handles a stone. Behind them, men in white dhotis and a white-shirted man with a notebook and a grey-haired older man in white with a rudraksha-style necklace look on. A rough thatched shelter with wooden posts stands overhead, with a silver SUV, a green truck and trees in the background.2008-04-06April 2008 - Making Of Kailaasa In TiruvannamalaiApril 13 20082008-04-13