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Outdoor procession on a paved path leading toward a temple gateway with a green signboard and ornate gopuram-style carvings; a mountain and palm trees behind. A central figure with long swept-back hair and an orange wrap, wearing a gold-coloured necklace and holding hands together in greeting, appears as a person candidate. Around him, saffron-robed monks in orange garments and garlands walk, some holding a brass pot and offerings. Men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, follow and gesture with folded hands. A man in a green shirt stands in the foreground with palms pressed together. Several bystanders and devotees fill the path behind.

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December 20 20112011-12-20A procession walks along a narrow lane between high grey stone walls of a temple complex, with a gopuram tower and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a gold necklace and long beaded rudraksha-style garlands wears saffron-orange robes. Beside him a bald man in orange robes carries a gold kalasha-style vessel and a red-and-gold shawl. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white forehead tilaks and red shawls, press close, and a man in a white shirt with a red mala reaches forward. The mood is ceremonial, with people moving together through the lane.2011-12-20Outdoor procession on a paved path at a temple complex with a gopuram-style tower and a hill behind it. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with gold necklaces and an arm band, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, saffron-clad attendants wear gold necklaces and a white-streaked forehead; one in a yellow dhoti carries a pink woven bag. A man in a grey shirt walks alongside, and devotees in white follow behind. Palm trees and a stone wall frame the scene. The centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklaces, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; this is an appearance-based label only.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession at a South Indian temple complex with a tall white gopuram tower in the background. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes and layered garlands walks barefoot at centre, hands raised in greeting, flanked by shaven-headed men in orange garments with orange shawls and beaded necklaces. One sannyasi on the right carries a gold kalasha pot, another holds a long staff. Women in orange saris and a woman in a red-and-green sari walk along, and men in white dhotis and shirts follow. Carved stone walls and pillared corridors frame the scene. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable) for the long-haired central figure, who wears distinctive orange robes, a long hair style, and multiple garlands.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Photograph of a temple street outside a gopuram-topped temple with a colourful sculpted facade, a rocky hill and palm trees behind. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing rudraksha malas and marks on their foreheads, moves forward. In the centre a bearded man in an orange-saffron robe and orange head wrap, wearing a long garland of white and yellow flowers, stands with hands folded in greeting while others walk beside him. A cameraman with a video camera and a young man in an orange scarf stand at right. The scene suggests a procession or temple visit.2006-09-24August 17 20122012-08-17Photograph of a group walking barefoot along a stone-paved temple path toward a gopuram tower in the background. Center, a long-haired man wears an orange robe and multiple orange and gold beaded garlands, with a sannyasi-style orange-clad group around him, including a shaved-headed man at right holding a brass kalasha-style pot. Women in orange and red saris walk alongside, a man in white dhoti and shirt follows, and a uniformed police officer in khaki stands at right. Pillared colonnade and temple shrine structures frame the scene under an overcast sky.2011-12-20Several people walk barefoot along a narrow paved lane between pink-washed temple walls, with a gopuram tower and palm trees visible ahead. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl and dhoti with a gold necklace and gold bracelets, hands clasped at his waist. a person (appearance-based candidate, long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace). Flanking him are two shaved-headed men in orange robes with gold necklaces, one pointing forward, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and a tall ceremonial staff. A woman in orange sari and a man in orange shirt with gold garland stand to the left, and a crowd fills the background.2011-12-20