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Photograph inside a stone temple corridor with tall grey pillars and yellow-painted walls, bamboo scaffolding overhead. A group of men walks barefoot across a worn stone floor. In the centre, a man in saffron-orange robes and a saffron-orange shawl with a gold-and-bead necklace and white forehead markings walks with hands joined. Beside him, a man in saffron robes and a gold necklace walks at his side. Further right, a bare-chested older man with a white beard, white forehead markings, a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti walks with a pink cloth over his shoulder. On the far right, a man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks past. A blue sign on the pillar reads in Tamil directions to the temple tank. Several other men in white and saffron stand in the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown in the centre, identified by his long swept-back hair, saffron robes, gold necklace and white markings.

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A photograph inside a dimly lit stone temple corridor with tall carved pillars. In the centre, a bare-chested, white-dhoti-clad elder with a white-streaked beard, glasses and a white tripundra stands beside a robed companion in orange. On the right, a younger man in a hooded orange robe with a red bindi and a gold-bead garland walks with hands joined in greeting. Several orange-robed attendants with garlands follow, and men in white shirts and white dhotis walk among them on the stone floor. Behind them, devotees and passersby fill the corridor.2009-01-14Interior of a stone temple hall with rows of granite pillars and a marble floor. Several men in saffron-orange robes walk in a line, some with gold-coloured necklaces and beaded malas. The man at the front centre wears a long dark braid, a red-and-gold dress with a red shawl, and a headband, and smiles while raising his hand. Another robed man on the right, bare-chested with a headband and malas, stands beside a dark stone block. Several men in white and pink shirts stand in the background. a person appears in the centre-front, identified only by his long swept hair, bright red-and-gold clothing and ornamented malas.2012-05-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple corridor with ornate painted columns in red, green and white overhead. A uniformed police officer in khaki with a handheld radio walks at left. Central figures wear saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with heavy gold beaded necklaces; the figure in the centre has a shaved head with a gold headband and forehead markings. Beside him, a bare-chested sannyasi with a dark rudraksha mala and gold pendant walks in saffron cloth. Behind them, men in white dhotis with gold borders and women in white and red saris follow, and a man at right carries a gold ritual vessel. Barefoot procession walking through the temple corridor. a person candidate in saffron with gold necklace, appearance uncertain, so described by role as a devotee in saffron.2012-05-10A photograph of saffron-robed monastics walking through a dim temple corridor with carved stone pillars and ceiling lights. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a saffron cloth with gold borders, a rudraksha mala, and a silver ceremonial pendant walks holding hands with an older, shaved-headed man in saffron with gold-bordered cloth, a beaded mala and a gold ornament, who wears a white forehead marking. Other saffron-clad men with malas follow, and a man in a white shirt walks among them. Several uniformed and plainclothes attendants and devotees in white dhotis stand along the walls. a person appearance-based cues: long swept-back hair, saffron and gold-bordered clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial pendant, walking in the centre of the procession.2012-07-24July 24 20122012-07-24A photograph of a procession moving through a narrow, dimly lit temple corridor with ornate pillars and a colourful decorated ceiling. At the centre, a man in an orange-red shawl and dhoti, wearing a gold crown and a gold pendant on a beaded necklace, walks forward smiling; the visible cues are the crown, the saffron-coloured clothing and the ornate gold necklace, so he is a probable Swamiji. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white dhoti with gold border and a red-beaded mala walks at left. Yellow and green hanging lamps frame the passage, and a wire mesh grille lines the right side. Overall this is a temple procession among devotees and sannyasis.2012-05-07May 07 20122012-05-07May 10 20122012-05-10July 24 20122012-07-24May 22 20122012-05-22August 09 20102010-08-09Photograph inside a long stone-pillared temple corridor with carved columns and yellow metal railings. A woman in a green and purple silk sari with gold bangles walks at left. In the centre, a man with long dark hair and a beard wears an orange-saffron robe with a red border and a gold-bead necklace, and an older bare-chested man with white vibhuti marks and a white dhoti walks beside him. Two more men in orange robes with garlands follow at right, and several men in white dhotis and shirts walk around them. Signboards in Tamil and English hang at upper right.2009-01-14