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Outdoor 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.

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A 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.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a temple precinct with a gopuram covered in painted deity figures and a pink wall beside it. Two saffron-robed men walk forward at the centre: a long-haired man smiling with a green leaf garland and gold necklace, and a shaved-headed, white-bearded man with an orange shawl draped over his shoulders. Behind them a white-clad priest with a bare chest and orange cloth, several men in white shirts with hands folded in greeting, a uniformed police officer, and a woman in a red sari. Striped yellow-and-red bunting hangs above shuttered shops. Mountain and palm trees in background.2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of a temple precinct with a gopuram-style temple entrance draped in yellow and red garlands behind a crowd, with a rocky hill and palm trees beyond. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron garment, a green and white flower garland, a red tilak on his forehead, and presses his palms together in greeting. Beside him, a bald older man in a saffron-orange robe and a white shawl raises one hand and smiles. Behind them, a man in white shirt and dhoti and another in a white garment with a pink badge walk among devotees, one in a checked shirt, and a uniformed police officer stands near the pink-walled building. a person appearance-based label applies to the long-haired man in orange with garland, greeting devotees in a temple procession setting.2006-12-04A photograph of a group walking across a paved plaza in front of a colourfully decorated temple gateway at the Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai, with a hill and palm trees behind. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a green garland and a white and gold flower necklace, and is flanked by a white-clad man in glasses. Beside him an older bald man with a grey beard wears an orange shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with an orange robe, and gestures as he walks. Around them are men in white shirts and trousers, a man in a checked shirt, a man in white dhoti, and a uniformed police officer. Strings of marigold-style garlands and flags decorate the temple entrance, with stalls and devotees seated on the left. Swamiji (probable) is the long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wearing a green garland and white and gold flower necklace, identified by his distinctive long hair and saffron-orange clothing with garland cues.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph at a temple precinct with a stone wall, a mountain behind, palm trees and a pink colonnaded building. A younger man with long dark swept-back hair, a red bindi, an orange robe and a white-and-green garland walks forward at centre, with a long beaded necklace. Beside him a bearded older man in an orange shawl points ahead. A man in white dhoti and shirt wears a pink rosette, and a crowd of men in shirts and dhotis walks along a path lined with yellow barriers. A gilded temple gopuram-style structure with yellow canopies stands in the background. Two persons appear clearly; several others are visible in the crowd.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Photograph of a group walking barefoot across a stone courtyard beside a temple wall at Tiruvannamalai. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red tilak wears an orange saffron robe and a yellow-and-white garland, appearing to be a person by his long hair, saffron robe and garland cues. Beside him, a bearded man in white dhoti and shawl walks, and to the right an elderly sannyasi in a full orange-red shawl holds a green garland. Men in white shirts and dhotis, one in a blue checked shirt, and seated devotees surround them. Behind is a tall gopuram and a building with a marigold-and-tinsel festoon of orange, purple and yellow.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a procession on a paved temple-side path near a tall gopuram tower. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange saffron robe, a green leaf garland and a gold-coloured bead necklace, with a red forehead mark, and smiles as he walks. Beside him, an older bearded man in a saffron shawl and a white cloth walks. Another man in an orange shawl and white dhoti stands at right, and a man with a large floral garland is at the far right. Several men in white shirts, one wearing a pink rosette, and an older man in a light green shirt are in the crowd behind. A corrugated shelter and kolam designs on the ground are visible. Probable Swamiji (the centre figure, long hair, orange robe, green garland and beaded necklace), shown in person.2006-12-04