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Photograph of a temple procession walking along a paved stone courtyard in front of a pink and yellow temple gopuram and palm trees. At centre, a man with long dark hair, a vertical tilak on his forehead, saffron-orange cloth and a large yellow-orange marigold garland walks barefoot with his hands folded, with a sannyasi-style figure in orange beside him. Around them are devotees: women in orange and red saris, men in white shirts and white dhotis, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with an orange shawl on the right. Some carry orange bags and a white cloth bundle. Count of visible physical people is roughly two dozen, with more partially visible behind.

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October 12 20122012-10-12 +1 copiesA procession walks along a paved street in front of a temple gateway with pink and yellow walls and a colourful gopuram-style tower behind. Men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls lead, one raising a long staff topped with a curved handle and an orange umbrella. Several men wear rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces; one bald man carries a bundle of white cloth with a flower garland. Women in orange and maroon saris with rudraksha malas walk nearby. Palm trees and a hill appear in the background, and many people stand along the route.2012-09-12December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A group walks along a stone-paved temple corridor with colourful painted pillars and carved panels. In the centre, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and orange top with a rudraksha mala and a garland-holding attendant walks barefoot; a sadhu with long matted hair and ash-smeared body in orange cloth walks beside a woman in a blue sari and a uniformed police officer in khaki. Men in white shirts and trousers follow, and an attendant in orange at right holds a yellow flower garland. A woman in a teal sari stands at right beside a blackboard notice, and a basket is visible on a man's head in the background. A copyright caption appears at lower right.2012-01-07Outdoor photograph of two saffron-robed sadhus walking barefoot across a stone-paved temple courtyard in front of a pink colonnaded temple wall with arched windows and a gopuram tower. The central figure has long, swept-back dark hair, a red forehead mark, a saffron garment and a white-and-orange floral garland, and smiles broadly. Beside him an older bald, bearded man in orange robes carries a white towel over his shoulder. Around them a crowd of men in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink rosettes, and women in saris walk along; one man on the right holds a bundle of green leaves and flowers. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure with long hair, saffron robe and garland, labelled as a candidate by appearance only.2006-12-04December 29 20102010-12-29A photo of two saffron-robed sannyasis walking outdoors near a temple complex with a colourful gopuram and a pink wall, palm trees and a hill behind. In front, a long-haired man in orange robes wears a green leaf garland and a gold necklace with a red mark on his forehead, smiling. Beside him, a bald, white-bearded elder in an orange shawl gestures with his hand. Behind them a man in white dhoti and a saffron cloth walks, and several devotees in shirts and trousers are around, with a uniformed police officer in the background. Probable Swamiji cues: long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style gold necklace, orange robes and a green garland on the long-haired figure.2006-12-04October 12 20122012-10-12October 12 20122012-10-12Photograph of a temple courtyard procession at a South Indian temple, with a pink gopuram-style wall and stone pillars behind. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a red tilak on his forehead, a saffron/orange robe and a long garland of white flowers walks forward, smiling. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and a garland are present, and the figure is walking in a procession. To his left a bearded man wears a white dhoti-style kurta with an orange shawl and a pink garland; beside him an older woman in a purple sari walks. Behind them an older man in an orange robe, a man in white, and other devotees and women in saris follow. A woman in a red sari sits to the right holding a flower garland, and a uniformed police officer stands in the background. A coloured kolam rangoli design is visible on the ground at left, and a framed poster hangs on the wall.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph at a temple courtyard with a mountain and palm trees behind a gopuram-style temple entrance decorated with yellow and red banners. A long-haired man in an orange robe wearing a green-and-white flower garland walks forward, with a bearded man in white clothes and an orange shawl beside him. Next to them a bald, bearded man in an orange robe and orange shawl adjusts a cloth on his head. Several men in shirts and women in pink saris are walking around, and a man carries a yellow shopping bag.2006-12-04