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Outdoor photo at a temple-like complex with blue pillars and tall gopuram towers behind. A smiling man in saffron/orange robes and an orange turban stands at center with palms pressed together in greeting, a rudraksha mala and a pendant around his neck. Surrounding him are men in white shirts and dhotis, including a bearded man with long hair and a white-haired man in a white short-sleeved shirt with a red tilak mark. Swamiji (probable) is the saffron-robed figure with turban, rudraksha mala and pendant, identified by distinctive ceremonial cues. Palm trees and a stone structure stand in the background.

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August 21 20062006-08-21A photograph of a group walking outdoors along a plain concrete path beside a pale wall and a small shrine niche with a painted deity image and a framed picture. In the centre, a man in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a long white flower garland and rudraksha beads, smiling as he walks. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts, several with orange shawls or rudraksha malas and one carrying a bundle, walk in attendance. A man in a striped shirt stands at the right edge, and a tilak-marked man in white with a rudraksha mala walks at the left foreground. The setting resembles a temple or ashram courtyard.2006-11-25December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor procession across a paved courtyard beside a temple wall. In the centre, a man in an orange turban, orange dhoti and a purple shawl with gold border walks barefoot, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at his chest; he is a person candidate by saffron turban and orange robes with a purple shawl, though this is uncertain. Beside him a bearded elder in an orange and maroon shawl wears a white dhoti and has a white forehead mark. Around them, men in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, and a young boy in white walk in the group. Walls, a pillar and a blue shutter form the backdrop.2006-11-24A photograph of a covered hall corridor with blue pillars and fluorescent tubes. A central figure in an orange-saffron turban and saffron-orange robe, wearing a long multicoloured flower garland and rudraksha beads, walks forward with palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, men in white shirts and white trousers and a woman in a blue-and-white sari walk or stand, several with hands folded. Two men in front wear white shirts with name badges.2004-12-03Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved temple-precinct path beside a large gopuram tower and a colonnaded temple hall. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe is garlanded with green leaf garlands and a gold-coloured bead necklace, walking barefoot and smiling. a person based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, garlands and ceremonial necklace; the figure is shown in a walking procession. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe walks barefoot, and to the right a bearded man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a bag. Around them men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis crowd the path, several wearing pink felt rosettes, and a man on the right carries a green garland. Shops with corrugated roofs line the left side.2006-12-04Outdoor photograph at a temple precinct with a stone wall, a mountain behind, palm trees and a pink colonnaded building. A younger man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and a white-and-green garland walks forward at centre, with a long beaded necklace. Beside him a bearded older man in an orange shawl points ahead. A man in white dhoti and shirt wears a pink rosette, and a crowd of men in shirts and dhotis walks along a path lined with yellow barriers. A gilded temple gopuram-style structure with yellow canopies stands in the background. Two persons appear clearly; several others are visible in the crowd.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with a gopuram covered in painted deity figures and a pink wall beside it. Two saffron-robed men walk forward at the centre: a long-haired man smiling with a green leaf garland and gold necklace, and a shaved-headed, white-bearded man with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind them a white-clad priest with a bare chest and orange cloth, several men in white shirts with hands folded in greeting, a uniformed police officer, and a woman in a red sari. Striped yellow-and-red bunting hangs above shuttered shops. Mountain and palm trees in background.2006-12-04August 03 20092009-08-03December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04August 06 20092009-08-06December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04