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A crowded temple interior at Arunachaleswarar temple. A central man in saffron robes and an orange turban, with long swept-back hair, a large garland of yellow and red flowers and green leaves, and a gold necklace, smiles as he walks through a throng. Swamiji (probable) is the central figure, based on the saffron turban and robe, long hair and ceremonial garland. Around him, men in white dhotis and shirts and several sadhus in orange press close. A cameraman with a Panasonic camera films at left. Grey stone pillars and a yellow sign reading Arunagiri Valam hang behind.

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January 12 20072007-01-12A photo of a book presentation inside a temple corridor. A smiling man in a saffron-orange turban and orange robe, wearing a red and yellow flower garland and a rudraksha mala, stands at centre, receiving a book from a man in white shirt on the left who holds up a glossy book cover showing a smiling face. Several men in white shirts and dhotis, some with white sacred ash on their foreheads, crowd around. Behind is a stone pillared corridor with signboards in Tamil and English, and a table of books. Visible cues: flowers, saffron turban and robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial ornament associated with the page's Swamiji reference.2007-01-12Inside a temple hall with grey stone pillars, a central figure in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban stands wearing a thick garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers over green leaves, with a gold chain at his neck. A shirtless priest in a white dhoti with a sacred thread, holding a sacred thread, reaches up to touch the garlanded man's chin in blessing. A bespectacled man in a white checked shirt and dark trousers stands at right, touching the garland, while a crowd of men in white dhotis and orange shawls surrounds them. A yellow sign reads Arunachaleshwar temple, and a cameraman is partly visible at left. Swamiji (probable): the garlanded figure wears orange robes, an orange turban and a gold necklace.2007-01-12A photograph inside a temple colonnade with blue-painted wooden ceiling beams and dark carved stone pillars. A man in a saffron-orange shawl and matching orange headwear, wearing a multi-colored flower garland, walks barefoot at the centre and smiles. Around him a group of men in white dhotis and shirts, some with orange shawls, walk alongside, and a woman in white with hands folded in namaskar stands to the right, with a rudraksha-style mala visible. A cameraman in a white shirt with an orange shawl films at the far right. A round brass plate stands on the floor in the foreground.2007-01-12August 02 20082008-08-02A photograph at a temple entrance hall with a yellow signboard and a red-and-white sign in Tamil script. A smiling man in an orange-saffron turban and saffron robe, wearing a thick garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves, is handing a printed book cover or photo to a man in a white shirt and white dhoti who is receiving it with both hands. Other people in white shirts and white dhotis stand around, and a bearded man with rudraksha beads wears an orange shawl at the right edge.2007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12January 12 20072007-01-12August 17 20122012-08-17A crowded temple corridor with stone pillars and a dense crowd of men and women in white dhotis and orange shawls, many with white and red forehead markings. In the centre, a smiling man wearing an orange turban and gold-trimmed orange robe with a rudraksha-style mala walks through the crowd; a bearded man with long hair in an orange shawl walks beside him. In the foreground a cameraman films, and a uniformed official in a khaki cap stands at right. A white-clad man stands on a pillar base in the background.2007-01-12A crowded temple corridor with stone pillars and a yellow banner reading in Tamil about Thiruvevvanam and Thiruppalli Eluchi. At the centre, a smiling man wears an orange turban, orange robe, a thick garland of yellow and red flowers draped over a leaf wrap, and a heavy gold necklace. Around him, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some with orange shawls, bare-chested men with rudraksha malas and forehead markings press close. Someone in the lower right holds a yellow fruit. Swamiji (probable) is shown here as the central figure with an orange turban, orange robe and garlands, in a procession-like crowd.2007-01-12April 29 20182018-04-29 +1 copies