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A photograph inside a stone temple corridor with carved pillars, where a crowd in saffron and orange clothing gathers. A long-haired man in an orange robe wears layered gold and bead necklaces and stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange holds a golden covered vessel, and a bearded priest in a yellow-orange dhoti and white vibhuti marks holds a brass pot. Other devotees, including a woman in a red and orange sari with folded hands, stand nearby. The scene appears to be a temple visit with devotional greetings. Probable Swamiji (probable) appears as the long-haired man in orange with long swept-back hair and layered gold and bead necklaces, performing namaste.

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December 20 20112011-12-20Inside a stone temple hall with carved grey pillars, a group of devotees in saffron and orange robes stands in a crowd. A central figure with long dark hair wears an orange cloth, a gold necklace and a gold armlet, with hands joined in greeting. Beside him a bald man in orange holds a gold necklace and a gold kalasha-like pot. Another bearded priest in orange dhoti with white forehead marking and rudraksha mala offers a brass bowl toward the central figure. Bare-chested men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas stand at right near a white metal gate, and a grey-haired man in white cloth watches from the lower right. Women in orange and maroon saris stand behind, hands in anjali, at a temple darshan or pooja.2011-12-20Photograph inside a stone temple hall with carved pillars. A central figure with long dark wavy hair, a white forehead mark, orange saffron robes and a thick gold-beaded necklace with a gold bangle on the upper arm holds his hands over a lit oil lamp on a metal tray of offerings, possibly aarti. Two men in orange robes with gold necklaces stand behind him, one holding a gold vessel, and a bare-chested priest with red beads stands at left. Devotees in white dhotis and shirts stand with folded hands along the right, with a crowd behind them.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A group walks through a stone temple corridor with dark pillars and carved walls. In the centre, a long-haired man in saffron-orange robes with a white forehead band and layered gold necklaces places his hands together at his chest; a second, shaved-headed man in front, bare-chested with a saffron cloth and rudraksha and coral malas, looks down. Several other men in orange dhotis with gold chains walk behind, and women in blue and green saris stand at the edge. A tiled ceiling and lamps line the passage. a person appears as the centre figure, identified by long swept hair, ornate gold chains and saffron robes; the caption places the event at Arunachaleswarar Temple.2011-12-20Inside a temple hall with carved stone pillars, a long-haired figure in a bright orange saffron garment and gold necklace holds a lit oil lamp over a silver tray of offerings with a red-and-white cloth on a stone ledge. Beside them, a bald man in orange cloth with gold beads, a man in white dhoti with a white head marking, and a man in green beaded necklace with palms pressed together witness the aarti. Several other devotees stand behind in white and orange clothing. a person-like figure in saffron with long swept-back hair and gold ornaments performs the lamp offering.2011-12-20A photograph of devotees seated on the stone floor of a temple corridor in orange and saffron robes. In the foreground a woman with long curly hair, a white vibhuti line on her forehead and a red bindi, sits with palms pressed together in anjali mudra and a gold necklace with beads. Beside her a bald man in orange cloth wears a gold bead necklace, gold armlets and a wristwatch, seated with hands folded. Behind them a young man in orange with a bald head and white tripundra, hands in namaskar, and several women in orange cloth sit near carved grey stone pillars of an ancient temple. Standing people in white shirts are visible in the background.2011-12-20Inside a temple hall, a man in saffron-orange robes with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead band, gold ceremonial necklaces and gold arm bands stands with palms pressed together in namaste. Beside him, a man in orange clothes wears a long gold-bead garland and a gold pendant, while a bare-chested priest on the left wears a rudraksha-style bead necklace, a red-and-white sacred thread and an orange dhoti with a green-edged cloth. Behind them, devotees in white, yellow and blue saris and dhotis stand in a crowd near a metal railing beneath stone pillars. a person is the central figure in orange with long hair and gold adornments, shown in devotional stance.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph inside a stone temple hall at night, with grey carved pillars and a dark stone floor inlaid with pale circular motifs. In the centre, a man with long swept-back dark hair sits cross-legged in saffron-orange robes, palms pressed together in namaskar, wearing a heavy gold necklace, gold armlet and bangles, with a red bindi on his forehead. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a gold bead mala sits with hands folded. Several women in orange saris and shawls sit behind them with hands joined in prayer, and a figure in white sits at the far left edge. The gold-and-orange clothing and devotional posture suggest a temple darshan gathering.2011-12-20January 08 20102010-01-08 +1 copies