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Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple: a tall, ornately carved white gopuram rises behind a stone pillar on the right. A long-haired man in an orange sleeveless garment, wearing a large garland of yellow marigolds, white flowers and magenta blooms, and a white forehead mark with red bindi, looks upward and smiles. Beside him on the left, a man in orange robes with a gold-bead necklace presses his palms together in anjali. Other orange-clad men stand around, including a bespectacled, grey-bearded man on the right. Swamiji (probable): the long-haired figure in the centre wears saffron clothing, a flower garland, long swept hair and a visible forehead mark, matching the page's report of a temple visit at Tiruvannamalai.

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Outdoor photo at a temple in Tiruvannamalai with a tall, intricately carved white gopuram (temple tower) behind. A long-haired man in the center wears an orange sleeveless garment, a thick multicolour garland of yellow, red, white and purple flowers with gold beads, and a white and red forehead mark; he stands with palms pressed together, smiling and looking up. Probable Swamiji by appearance cues: long swept-back hair, orange clothing, flower garland and forehead marking. Beside him on the left, a man in orange robes with a gold bead necklace stands with hands folded in namaste. Behind them a bald man in orange and a man in orange with gold bead necklace stand among devotees near a stone pillar with carvings. Three people visible.2010-01-08 +1 copiesJanuary 08 20102010-01-08January 08 20102010-01-08A crowd outdoors at a temple entrance with carved stone pillars. In the centre, a man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red and white forehead mark, and a saffron-orange wrap over bare shoulders stands with palms pressed together in namaste. He wears a layered garland of green leaves, white jasmine and red and yellow flowers, plus gold ceremonial necklaces. To his left, two men in saffron-orange robes wear gold necklaces, one with a shaved head and white tilak. To the right, a shaved-headed man in white with an orange shawl bows his head beneath a gold necklace. a person, the central figure in saffron with long hair and a flower garland, is shown in person, receiving devotees at the temple.2010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29December 29 20102010-12-29A crowd outdoors before a stone temple gateway with carved pillars. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a white-and-red forehead mark stands with hands clasped, wearing an orange robe with a yellow border and a garland of white flowers and green leaves, with a gold bead necklace. Flanking him are shaven-headed men in saffron-orange robes with heavy gold bead necklaces and pendants, one with a white-and-yellow sash, another in white with a yellow border. Behind them devotees and onlookers fill the frame, with a man in a striped shirt at the right edge.2010-12-29A photograph of an outdoor temple procession in front of a white-and-grey carved temple gopuram with rows of sculpted deities and a stone wall with pillared niches. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, a gold-and-bead necklace and an orange-and-gold shawl over orange robes stands with palms pressed together in namaste, smiling upward. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a garland of pink flowers, and a saffron-robed attendant stand in a crowd. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at right, with another white-clad devotee behind him. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, saffron-orange ceremonial clothing and an ornate gold necklace, with the figure taking part in the procession.2005-12-25A photograph of saffron-robed devotees walking in a procession outside a South Indian temple with tall gopuram towers in the background. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange dhoti and shawl wears a green and white flower garland and a gold bead necklace, and smiles while raising a hand in greeting as he clasps hands with a bald priest in orange on the left. Other men in orange robes with gold bead necklaces and forehead markings surround him, and a man in white dhoti with a yellow border stands at the right. A man raises a camera above the crowd. a person is the central figure in a visible role of being greeted during the procession.2010-12-29Outdoor 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.2012-08-17December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor procession scene. A man with long swept-back dark hair and a thin white vibhuti mark on his forehead wears an orange saffron shawl over bare shoulders, draped with a thick garland of white jasmine, red roses, yellow marigolds and purple flowers, with gold bead ornaments hanging from it. He walks beneath a red ceremonial umbrella with tasselled fringe held by an attendant in white. Around him are other men in white and orange robes, one with a rudraksha mala, and a bald older man in white with a yellow shawl. Behind them are spectators and a white wall. a person candidate by appearance: probable, shown in a procession.2009-12-23