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Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard. A man with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron robe and a long multi-coloured garland of white and red flowers, with a gold necklace, and stands at the centre while hands gesture around him. Beside him, a bearded sadhu in orange robes holds a tall silver staff. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with rudraksha malas and vibhuti marks, and a woman in a red sari and a woman with a white flower garland stand among the crowd. Behind them, a golden palanquin or ratha decorated with pink and red garlands sits beside stone temple pillars and a pink gopuram wall.

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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance of a man in orange saffron robes with a red, white and green flower garland and a gold necklace, standing among devotees in white dhotis and shirts. Two men in white hold a long metal pole or palanquin rod beside him, and a bearded sannyasi in orange robes holds a tall silver staff on the right. Some onlookers wear rudraksha malas, and a woman in a white sari stands at the back near ornate gold temple pillars with flower garlands. a person: the saffron-robed man with a garland and gold necklace matches the page's temple visit.2009-08-06A temple courtyard procession at an Indian temple complex. A figure in saffron-orange robes wears a long red and white flower garland and has white tilak markings on the forehead; his long dark hair is swept back, and he has a crown-like headdress feature visible. Beside him a bearded man in orange robes walks. Around them devotees in white dhotis and white shirts, some with rudraksha malas, move through the crowd; a woman in a white sari with a shoulder bag and a blonde woman in white also walk nearby. To the left, a golden palanquin or ratha canopy with pink-and-red flower garlands carries a deity murti. Behind, a grey stone gateway with a carved lion-topped roof and pink-painted walls frame the courtyard, with a gopuram tower in the distance.2009-08-06Photograph of a crowd at a South Indian temple courtyard with ornate gopuram-style stone pillars and a colourful domed shrine behind. A central figure with long dark hair and a white forehead mark wears an orange saffron robe, a gold necklace and a long garland of red roses, white flowers and green leaves. Probable Swamiji: a central figure with long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and a red-and-white garland, presented as the honoured guest. Around him are men in white dhotis and orange-robed sannyasis, some with tilaka and vibhuti, and a man in a white shirt holding a silver staff. At left, a gold-covered palanquin or ratha is decorated with flower garlands, and a devotee in saffron stands nearby. Devotees press in from all sides, some with raised hands.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Photograph of a crowd outside a temple in Tiruvannamalai, with a gold-and-red decorated palanquin behind them. In the centre, a figure with long dark hair wears an orange saffron robe, a long gold-and-bead garland and a rudraksha mala, and stands with a hand extended toward a devotee in white and a yellow-green shawl. Beside them stand a man in orange robes with a beard and glasses, and a man in white with a long staff. Other men in white dhotis and shirts, some with yellow lanyards, surround them. A small orange-robed woman with a bag hands something to the figure.2009-08-06Photograph of a temple procession in a stone colonnaded corridor with a gilded palanquin decorated with pink and white garlands at upper left. A man in saffron-orange robes with a long rudraksha-style necklace of white flower garlands walks barefoot at centre, flanked by monks in saffron robes, one holding a tall silver staff. A man in white dhoti and shirt points ahead at left, and a woman in orange and cream sari walks nearby. A cameraman with a shoulder camera is at right, and onlookers stand along the pillars.2009-08-06August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple gopuram with a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white garlands on the left, carrying a deity murti. In the centre a man in saffron/orange robes and a large floral garland stands with an orange-clad bearded sadhu beside him holding a tall silver staff. Around them men in white dhotis and shirts, one wearing a yellow shawl, and a woman in sunglasses stand in the crowd, with a printed Tamil sign on the temple building. Appearance-based a person: long hair, saffron robes and garland, at the temple procession.2009-08-06December 29 20102010-12-29Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with stone pillars and a gopuram-style structure at left. A central figure with long swept-back dark hair wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over the body and a long ornate garland of beads and flowers around the neck; he has a red bindi and is stepping forward with hands near his waist, with devotees pressing close. Nearby, a man in an orange robe with a red-bead rudraksha mala holds a mobile phone, and several shaved-headed men in white dhotis and white shirts with sacred threads stand around. A man in a blue striped shirt presses his palms together at lower left, and a man with a thick moustache in a white shirt stands at left. Stone steps and a dark stone wall with metal railings form the background. Many people are visible, mostly partially cropped at the edges.2011-09-26August 06 20092009-08-06Outdoor photo at a temple procession in Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in saffron-orange robes wears a thick red and white flower garland and a gold necklace, with a white forehead band, and smiles while walking among a crowd. Beside him, another person in orange robes stands, and many men in white shirts and white dhotis surround them. Behind them, a golden palanquin decorated with pink and white flower garlands carries a deity murti under a canopy. Stone temple pillars and gopuram carvings frame the scene. Several men wear glasses, and one holds a silver staff. The long-haired saffron-robed man appears to match the a person description in appearance, based on the flowing hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace.2009-08-06