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A 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.

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A 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 20072007-01-12Kailasa Paramparagatha Arunagiri Yogishwara Adi Arunachala Sarvajnapeetha SamrajyamJanuary 12 20072007-01-12Inside 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.2007-01-12November 17 20112011-11-17A 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.2007-01-12A photograph of a book presentation indoors. On the right, a man in an orange-red turban and rust-orange garment with a gold-beaded mala and a dark-toned ornate necklace hands a red-and-white covered book to a man in a light blue shirt with a visitor badge. On the left, an older man with glasses and a moustache, wearing a white shirt and peach shawl, stands with palms pressed in namaste. Behind them, a man in white and others are standing, with framed photographs on the wall and a red-draped stage visible.2015-08-09A photograph inside a temple interior with plain whitewashed walls, a barred window with greenery outside, and a brass bell hanging from the ceiling. In the centre, a man wearing an orange turban, an orange shawl and orange garment, with rudraksha beads and layered garlands of yellow, white and magenta flowers, smiles and gestures with his hands. Beside him, a man in a white shirt stands at left and another in a striped shirt stands behind him. At right, a bare-chested priest in orange dhoti and white cloth with rudraksha beads bends forward, while another man in a yellow shawl stands at the far right. A red poster with painted deity figures hangs on the wall at upper right.2010-09-04A temple interior scene where a bare-chested priest with hair tied in a bun holds a silver tray with a yellow fruit and offerings toward a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robe. The man wears a heavy garland of yellow marigolds and red flowers with green leaves, plus a gold chain and a red tilak on his forehead. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas stand around them, and a yellow sign with English text hangs on a stone pillar behind. Ritual offering at a temple setting, with a person candidate receiving the tray.2007-01-12September 28 20112011-09-28March 03 20092009-03-03