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Photograph of a press meet at a temple corridor with several microphones held up toward two saffron-robed figures. On the left, a long-haired person in an orange wrap, rudraksha mala beads and a silver pendant smiles with a red bindi and tilak. On the right, an older bald-headed person in orange and yellow cloth, a rudraksha mala and gold ornaments speaks into a GTV microphone. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange robes stand near a temple pillar, and a yellow Tamil signboard reads Sannidhi. Visible microphones include GTV, Vasanth and Gn logos.

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A photograph of a press meet outside a temple colonnade. On the left, a smiling person with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi and a white tilak wears an orange saffron wrap and multiple rudraksha malas, with a silver necklace. On the right, an older bald man with white vibhuti on his forehead, a red kumkum dot and a crown of rudraksha beads wears an orange wrap and layered rudraksha and gold-toned ornaments. Both face several microphones held out by reporters, including Sun TV and Vasanth TV logos. Behind them, men in white and checked shirts stand near a yellow-and-white sign on a pillar, and a uniformed police officer is partly visible at the left edge.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A press interview at a temple colonnade with stone pillars. A young man with long dark hair, a red bindi and white urdhva tilak wears an orange robe, layered rudraksha malas and a white-and-beaded neck ornament, smiling as he faces microphones. Beside him an elderly, bare-chested, shaved-headed man in an orange robe with a yellow-and-orange shawl, rudraksha mala with a rudraksha crown, white tilak and red bindi speaks into a microphone. Several orange-robed men and onlookers in white stand behind. Microphones from Vasanth, Sun TV, Puthiya Thalaimurai and other channels are held toward them. The young man with long hair has distinctive presentation cues, so he is a person candidate; the elderly man is a sannyasi.2012-07-24Photograph of a press meet at a temple colonnade with stone pillars. A long-haired man with a red bindi and vertical white forehead marks smiles broadly, wearing an orange saffron wrap, rudraksha mala necklaces and a silver pendant, and beaded bracelets. Beside him an elderly bald man with a white forehead band and a red-beaded crown headpiece wears a saffron cloth, gold chain and ornaments, speaking into a cluster of microphones held by reporters, including ones marked Sun TV and Jaya TV. A younger man in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands behind them, and other onlookers in white shirts and dhotis are nearby.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A press interview in a temple corridor. On the left, a man with long dark swept-back hair, orange saffron wrap, layered rudraksha malas and a white ceremonial necklace, smiling with eyes lowered, faces a microphone held by an unseen reporter. On the right, a shaved-headed elderly priest with a rudraksha headband, white vibhuti on the forehead and a red bindi, bare-chested with rudraksha mala and gold chain, orange and gold shawl, speaks into a GTV microphone. Behind them, men in white shirts and orange garments and a uniformed police officer stand among devotees. Red and white microphone flags of GTV and other channels are visible.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A photo of a press meet outdoors under a temple colonnade. A central man with long, loose dark hair wears a saffron-orange wrap, multiple rudraksha mala necklaces and a red bindi with white forehead markings, speaking into a microphone. Surrounding him, several shaved-headed men in saffron robes with malas and tilaka stand nearby, and a man in white shirt and a police officer are visible. Several microphones are held toward him, including ones labelled Sun TV, Vasanth and another channel, with a hand holding a microphone in the foreground wearing red threaded bracelets. Stone pillars frame the scene.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph of two people being interviewed by news microphones inside a temple corridor. On the left, a person with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, gold hoop earrings, and a saffron-orange wrap over the shoulders, wearing rudraksha beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, smiles toward the microphones. On the right, an older bald person with white sacred ash markings on the forehead and head, a red tilak, a rudraksha mala headband and rudraksha necklaces, and a saffron and gold-striped wrap, speaks into a microphone marked GTV. Behind them, a crowd of men in white shirts and orange robes stands among stone pillars, with yellow signboards in Tamil script above. Several other microphones, including one with a red foam cover and one marked with a multicoloured logo, are held toward them. The left figure's long hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha and gold adornments match the probable Swamiji cues, so the candidate is identified by appearance alone, with the page noting his presence.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24