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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance with a large crowd. A man in the centre wears a dark maroon robe with a red and white floral garland and holds a tall golden trident-like staff with ornamental tassels; he smiles broadly. Beside him a uniformed officer in khaki stands behind. On the left, a bare-chested young man wears a saffron-yellow cloth over white dhoti with a beaded rudraksha-style necklace; an older man in a red-orange dhoti wears a white beaded mala. On the right, a bare-chested bearded man with long dark matted hair wears a beaded necklace over a white dhoti with a green-and-gold border. A young man in white dhoti and shawl stands in front. Behind them, an elephant is visible beneath the temple gateway with a man seated on its back, and carved stone pillars and ornate gopuram walls rise in the background.

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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance: a group of men stands in front of an ornately carved, whitewashed gopuram-style facade with a red-brick gateway. A bearded man in the centre wears a dark maroon robe and a long rudraksha-style necklace, holds a decorated golden vel-style staff wrapped in red and white flowers and a garland, and smiles at the camera. Around him, men wear white dhotis, one has a yellow waistcloth, and a shirtless man at left wears a red-and-yellow dhoti with a rudraksha mala. Several men have long braided hair, and one man in a white shirt sits atop a grey elephant at the right edge. Paving stones are in the foreground.2018-03-17March 17 20182018-03-17A group of devotees stands on a dark stone pavement outside an ornately carved temple gopuram at Tiruchendur. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears a dark maroon robe, a red and white floral garland, and holds a tall golden trident-shaped staff decorated with green leaves and flowers. Around him, bare-chested men wear white dhotis, one with a yellow waist cloth and others with orange or red wraps, and rudraksha or bead malas. A man in a white shirt sits atop an elephant at the upper right edge. The scene suggests a temple visit with devotees gathered in a crowd.2018-03-17Outdoor group photo at a South Indian temple entrance with carved stone gopuram-style architecture and a grey elephant visible behind the crowd. A bearded man in the centre wears a maroon-brown robe, rudraksha-style beaded garland, and ornate necklaces, holding a golden trident-like staff decorated with flowers and green leaves; he smiles broadly. Around him stand shirtless men wearing rudraksha malas, one in a red dhoti with a sacred thread, one in an orange-yellow dhoti, and two in white dhotis with gold-bordered cloth. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands behind, and a man sits atop the elephant. Bright overexposed sunlight. Seven or more people are visible.2018-03-17 +1 copiesMarch 17 20182018-03-17November 11 20162016-11-11 +1 copiesNovember 30 20162016-11-30 +1 copiesA photograph at a temple entrance with carved grey stone pillars and a doorway. At centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears a saffron-orange robe and a large garland of white, red and yellow flowers, while two priests in orange and white clothing assist. Beside him, a priest with a shaved head and white vibhuti marks stands in an orange robe. In the foreground, a bare-chested priest with a multicoloured sash and a grey-haired priest with white markings pour or offer from a silver vessel. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a peaked cap stands to the right. Many devotees in white and orange clothing crowd around, several with folded hands, and a boy in a striped shirt is visible on the left.2010-01-08A photograph inside a temple hall with white-painted pillars and red-and-blue trim. A man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold headband with a red mark on his forehead, a red and gold-bordered robe, and a garland of white flowers and yellow and green beads walks at the centre of a group. A bare-chested priest in a yellow dhoti with yellow beads stands at left, gesturing, and a shaved-headed attendant in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a brass vessel. Shirtless men in white and orange cloth with rudraksha malas surround him, and devotees stand in the background.2011-05-17Photograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram-style stone shrine and white ornate structure behind. A man with long swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, a crown-like ornament absent, rudraksha malas and a gold neck pendant, wearing saffron-orange robes with yellow borders and a draped orange shawl, walks barefoot across the stone courtyard. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks with a face mask. Several men in white dhotis and shirts walk behind in the crowd, one holding papers. Probable Swamiji (probable): the central figure has long hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold pendant and saffron robes, consistent with the page's identification.2012-05-22Photo 11729306 +2 copiesJune 07 20162016-06-07