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A photograph taken under a stone pillared gateway in a temple complex, with a tall, brightly painted gopuram tower rising in the background, its tiers covered in colourful deity sculptures. In the foreground a man in a white dhoti and shirt stands at right, holding a large garland of red roses wrapped in green leaves, with rudraksha beads around his neck. Beside him a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, wearing a tall decorated headdress and a gold pendant with rudraksha mala, stands near the group. To the left a bald man in white ritual clothing with a mala stands at the edge. Several other people, including a woman in a blue and grey sari and a woman in a brown shawl, stand in the middle of the scene. The setting is outdoors in bright daylight with a pillared colonnade overhead.

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May 08 20122012-05-08A photograph taken from within a stone pillared colonnade looking out toward a tall, richly sculpted South Indian gopuram covered in painted deity figures in bright colours. Several robed men in rust-orange and maroon cloth walk through the pillared hall, one wearing a rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, another with a long white shawl draped over one shoulder and a bare upper body. A man in white dhoti and shirt walks in the foreground, and a video camera on a tripod stands at the left edge. Striped red and white barriers and a row of people are visible in the courtyard below.2012-05-08 +1 copiesSeptember 11 20122012-09-11A photograph taken in a temple colonnade looking out toward a tall, richly sculpted gopuram covered in painted deity figures in many colours. Several men in saffron and rust-orange robes walk in procession along a stone pillared walkway; a few wear rudraksha beaded malas around their necks, and one has a shaved head. Some carry light fabric or walk barefoot. Red-and-white striped seating or barricades and a tall golden pillar stand in the courtyard below, with a few white-clad attendants nearby. Dark stone pillars frame the scene. Whether any of these men is a person cannot be determined from appearance, so the figures are described by role only.2012-05-08Photograph taken beside a stone pillar in a temple courtyard, with a towering gopuram covered in painted sculptures rising behind a long colonnade. A group of saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stands in a row on the right, several wearing orange and gold-trimmed cloth. On the left, a man in a white shirt stands near a woman in an orange sari with dark hair. A red-and-white tiered seating area and a water tank lie in the foreground. The scene is backlit and partly in silhouette.2012-05-08 +1 copiesMay 08 20122012-05-08Photograph taken from a shaded colonnade at a South Indian temple, looking out toward a towering gopuram covered in painted sculptures of deities and figures in many colours. Several silhouetted figures in orange-red robes and rudraksha or bead necklaces walk in the dark foreground under the stone pillars. One figure at the right holds a folded cloth, and a man in a grey shirt stands at the lower left near a row of red-and-white seating. A gold-tipped pillar stands in the courtyard, with a blue sky above. The image is backlit, leaving the foreground figures in shadow.2012-05-08 +1 copiesA photograph of a procession walking through a covered bamboo-thatched walkway toward a tall, ornately sculpted gopuram temple tower in Tiruvannamalai. In the center, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange head covering, an orange-and-gold sannyasi wrap, and multiple beaded rudraksha-style malas, smiling and holding hands together in greeting. Around them, many men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with sandalwood or vibhuti marks on the forehead and red threads, walk closely together. A small colourful shrine tower with painted blue, red and orange tiers stands in front of the main gopuram. The page appears to match a Swamiji birth-star celebration, and the central figure shows distinctive long hair, orange robes and malas, so this is a probable Swamiji appearance in person. Another figure in the crowd appears to be wearing a shawl. The visible crowd is about 20 people.2007-01-12May 08 20122012-05-08Outdoor photograph at a South Indian temple complex with a tall white gopuram tower behind a pillared colonnade and a stone nandi-style bull statue at upper right. A central figure with long dark hair and an ornate red, orange and gold garland of marigolds and white flowers stands in saffron-orange robes with a rudraksha mala, walking through a crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts. Around him are several saffron-robed attendants, one bald and bare-chested with a white cloth, and a man at left in white with a camera bag. a person: the central garlanded figure with long swept hair, ornate garlands and saffron robes is described as a person, walking in procession as the honoured guest.2012-08-17A photograph taken from inside a temple colonnade looking toward a tall, richly sculpted gopuram tower covered in painted deity figures in many colours. In the foreground a woman in an orange-red sari with gold border and a gold necklace stands with her back partly turned, looking toward the tower. Beside her a man in a white short-sleeved shirt and dark trousers gestures with his right hand toward the tower, as if explaining it. Two or three other people are partly visible at the left edge, including a man in a pink shirt. Pillars frame the view, with a smaller shrine on the right and a blue sky above.2012-09-11September 11 20122012-09-11