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Outdoor photo at a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and sculpted panels above the entrance. Four men walk down a paved path toward the viewer. The central figure wears a saffron-orange dhoti and a matching shawl, with a marigold garland and a rudraksha mala, and his long hair is swept back. Beside him, a man in saffron wears a rudraksha mala and a shawl over his shoulder. Two men in white dhotis and shawls with gold borders walk on either side, one carrying a white cloth. A blue tent, a large blank screen and a shaded stall stand to the left and right, and a few onlookers stand near the gateway steps.

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December 08 20112011-12-08Photo of a temple procession outside a stone temple gateway with carved pillars and sculpted figures. At centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange saffron cloth, a thick orange-and-gold flower garland, a gold necklace and gold bangles, and carries a white staff with a red tip. Around him, several men in white dhotis with gold borders, some with rudraksha malas, walk along; one shaved-headed man in front holds a white staff and another wears dark-rimmed glasses. A man in a grey shirt stands at the left edge. The central figure has distinctive long hair, ornate gold and saffron attire, and is walked with by attendants, so the appearance is a probable match for a person in a temple visit context.2011-12-08Photograph of a group walking out through the stone gateway of a carved temple tower. In the centre, a man with long swept-back hair wears an orange saffron dhoti and a gold necklace with a rudraksha-style garland, walking barefoot with an orange shawl over one shoulder. Around him are other men in orange and white dhotis, one holding a staff, and a bald priest in white. Behind them, uniformed guards and white-clad attendants stand near a black iron gate, while a camera operator in the foreground films the procession. A palm tree and trees sit at right. The dark-haired central figure shows distinctive long hair, orange clothing and gold ornamentation consistent with the Swamiji (probable) appearance cue, given the page's temple visit context.2011-12-08August 02 20082008-08-02December 20 20112011-12-20December 08 20112011-12-08December 20 20112011-12-20August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph of saffron-robed men walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path, with a gopuram tower and carved stone pillars behind them. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with ornate gold-toned adornments on his upper arms and a garland of beads around his neck, walks with his palms pressed together in namaste. Around him, orange-clad devotees with rudraksha-style beaded malas walk in procession, and a man in a white kurta and dhoti walks in front on the right. Several people in white and orange clothing move along the walkway, some with bare feet. The sanctum's gopuram and temple structure are visible in the background. Appearance-based probable identification of the central figure as Swamiji based on distinctive saffron clothing, long swept-back hair, ornate adornments and bead garlands.2011-12-20January 12 20072007-01-12A procession climbs temple steps before a grey stone gopuram at Arunachala temple. A central figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered cloth, an orange turban and a long gold-beaded necklace walks upward, with long dark hair visible, and the figure is an appearance-based a person candidate with long hair, an orange turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold beads. Around them, many men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls and lanyards, walk and watch, while a bald man in white and a grey-haired man in white stand at the lower left. Behind, more devotees stand on the steps and in the background. Rangoli patterns lie on the stone steps at the bottom edge.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12