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Outdoor temple-festival scene with a central young man in saffron robes and a pink-and-white flower garland, hands pressed together in greeting with a small red tilak on his forehead. Around him, saffron-clad attendants stand with bare-chested and white-clad devotees; an older man in a white shirt and a bearded man in orange robes with a gold-chain pendant stand to the left. Behind them, a canopy of orange and green flags hangs over a stall with a painted deity panel and a red-and-yellow shrine, with a white-clad crowd and red seating blocks in the courtyard. Roughly five to six people are visible.

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A smiling man in an orange saffron robe stands with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a long pink rose garland with white jasmine strands and a dark rudraksha mala around his neck, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. Behind him a crowd of men in white and orange clothing gathers outdoors; a man on the left wears a gold ceremonial necklace over his orange garment. A Tamil sign reading Om Nama Shivaya is visible in the background, with string lights above.2009-01-12January 12 20092009-01-12A smiling man with long dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, and a thick pink and white flower garland around his neck stands with palms pressed together in greeting. He wears an orange saffron robe and rudraksha beads. Behind him, a man in orange clothing with a visible rudraksha mala is partially visible, and several men in white shirts and dhotis crowd the street. A shopfront sign reads Om Nama Sivaya. The setting appears to be an outdoor street procession or temple-approach gathering in Tamil Nadu. Probable Swamiji: the flower garland, rudraksha beads, long hair and saffron robe fit the appearance cues, and the page places him at this event.2009-01-12Outdoor photograph of a crowd on a garden path with greenery behind. In the centre, a person with long swept-back dark hair, a white vibhuti line on the forehead and a red bindi stands with palms pressed together in namaste. They wear an orange saffron robe, a long yellow marigold garland, a red flower garland and a gold pendant with a deity figure. Around them, saffron-robed sannyasis with rudraksha malas stand beside men in white shirts and white dhotis. On the right, a man in orange wraps with a red cloth held at his chest carries a long staff, and an elderly man with a white beard stands behind.2008-10-15Outdoor 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.2009-08-06A street procession moves through a temple town lined with market stalls and a tiled colonnade. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears an orange-red robe, a yellow shawl and a thick garland of white jasmine, pink and magenta flowers, and a rudraksha-style mala with a gold pendant. Beside him, a younger man in saffron-orange robes and beads carries a green triangular pennant on a staff. Around them, bare-chested men in white dhotis, a man in a white shirt, and onlookers in pink and white shirts walk along the street. Palm fronds and a painted signboard are visible overhead.2009-01-15A photograph of a temple courtyard scene with a central figure with hands joined in namaskar, draped in multiple long flower garlands of white, yellow and red blooms, wearing a dark brown robe. Around him, several men in saffron/orange sannyasi cloths and rudraksha malas stand close, one in orange at right wearing black beaded malas and thick glasses. Men in white dhotis and shirts, one in a pink shirt, watch on the left; one man holds a phone up. Behind them is a pillared temple pavilion with a green-painted column and a colourful gopuram-style tower in the background.2018-01-18A photograph of a procession inside a temple courtyard. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white forehead mark wears a saffron-orange shawl and a thick garland of white and magenta flowers with gold beads, plus gold bangles on his upper arm. He smiles and walks forward. Beside him on the left, a shaved-headed priest in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala holds a tall silver staff, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl walks behind. Other devotees in white and saffron stand in the background, and an attendant on the right holds a brass tray. Orange-painted walls and pillars frame the scene.2011-12-11Street procession in a crowded Tamil Nadu market lane lit by shop lights, with shop signage above. Several orange-robed sannyasis walk together. A man in the centre wears a dark red-brown cloth, a long garland of white flowers with red blooms, a gold necklace, and a red headband, and holds his hands together at chest level. To his right, a bearded man in an orange wrap and rudraksha beads is seen with a green cloth in hand. On the far right, a figure with long swept-back hair, a beard, rudraksha malas and a gold necklace wears an orange robe and holds his hands clasped. Other people in white shirts and dhotis, some in orange and white, stand around them. Background shop displays show red and orange cloth goods.2012-06-05January 12 20072007-01-12December 30 20092009-12-30July 07 20092009-07-07