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Outdoor photograph on a stone-paved temple courtyard in Tiruvannamalai. On the right, a long-haired man in a saffron-orange robe and a heavy gold necklace walks barefoot, appearing to be a person candidate by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, saffron robe, ceremonial gold necklace). Beside him, a shaven-headed man in an orange shawl walks barefoot, and in front a bald man in a white shirt and dhoti holds a green garland with a yellow flower and wears a pink rosette. Behind them a woman in a teal sari and another in red walk near a long colonnaded temple hall with a tall gopuram tower at left and a colourful gopuram at centre-back. A boy in a red shirt points off to the left, and metal barricades line the path.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A street procession walks toward a tall whitewashed gopuram of a temple, with a long stone compound wall on the right. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace and a saffron-orange garment walks barefoot, smiling and holding a bundle of green leaves. Beside him, an older bald man with a white beard wears a long orange shawl and walks barefoot. Behind them a woman in a red and gold sari and men in white shirts follow, with parked vehicles and shopfronts along the road. The person in the orange with long hair and gold necklace has distinctive visible cues matching the page's Swamiji reference, so Swamiji (probable) is labelled as walking in the front of the procession.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04Outdoor photograph of a procession on a paved temple-precinct path beside a large gopuram tower and a colonnaded temple hall. A central figure with long dark hair, a red bindi and an orange saffron robe is garlanded with green leaf garlands and a gold-coloured bead necklace, walking barefoot and smiling. a person based on the long swept-back hair, saffron robe, garlands and ceremonial necklace; the figure is shown in a walking procession. Beside him a bald man in an orange robe walks barefoot, and to the right a bearded man in white dhoti and an orange shawl holds a bag. Around them men in white shirts, dhotis and lungis crowd the path, several wearing pink felt rosettes, and a man on the right carries a green garland. Shops with corrugated roofs line the left side.2006-12-04Outdoor photograph in a temple courtyard at the Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai, with tall gopuram towers and a stone wall behind. Two men in saffron-orange robes walk together at center; the taller one on the left has long swept-back hair, a large gold pendant necklace and an orange wrap, and the shaved-headed man beside him wears a draped orange shawl and a bead necklace. A man in a white shirt with a badge on the left walks past, and several seated devotees and onlookers sit along the right side. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired figure in saffron with a gold necklace, walking with a companion in saffron. Stone shrine structures with domed roofs and figurines are visible at left.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple street beside a tall gopuram. Two saffron-robed men walk together: a long-haired man in orange with a green garland and a gold-beaded necklace, and an older shaved-headed man in orange shawl holding a rolled white cloth. Behind them, devotees in white shirts and dhotis, some wearing pink rosettes, stand along a metal barrier beneath a corrugated awning. A man in a striped shirt walks at left. The appearance of the long-haired figure with garland and gold necklace is a probable match for Swamiji (probable), walking in procession with a companion monk.2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph on a temple precinct pavement at Tiruvannamalai. A long-haired man in orange robes and a gold necklace walks on the left, beside a bearded, bald man in orange robes who smiles and gestures with one hand. Between them a man in white shirt and white dhoti reaches out with an open arm, guiding them. Behind them, a man in a blue shirt and cream dhoti walks past a wall of dressed stone. Carved granite pillars and hanging marigold-and-red garlands frame the left, with a temple gopuram and other people in the background. Several onlookers are visible, including people in white and in saffron.2006-12-04