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A photograph of a temple pathway outside the Arunachaleshwara Temple in Tiruvannamalai. A man in a sand-coloured uniform with a baton stands at left. At centre, a tall figure in a flowing saffron-orange robe, with a wrap over the shoulder, walks forward, flanked by a man in a white shirt gesturing, a bare-chested man with a sacred thread and white dhoti, and a man in an orange shawl. Other men in white shirts and dark trousers stand along the granite wall at right. Strings of marigold garlands hang from a pillar at upper left, and a gopuram rises in the background.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a temple courtyard procession at an Indian temple with a gopuram tower in the background. A man in a rust-brown sannyasi robe wears a white and purple flower garland and a rudraksha mala; beside him a figure in saffron/orange robes and a long-haired crown-like headdress walks barefoot. Another robed figure in orange stands at right, and a khaki-uniformed police officer with a red belt walks alongside holding a phone. Dhoti-clad men in white and a bare-chested man carrying a pot on his head walk behind; a child in blue and devotees fill the stone-paved path.2018-01-16A photograph of a temple courtyard with a gopuram and white-walled shrine behind a stone wall. A group walks barefoot across the paved ground: a man in a white dhoti with a yellow border and a red cloth in hand, two saffron-robed sannyasis, and a central figure with a long, swept-back dark hair, a yellow-and-purple garland, rudraksha malas, and a reddish-brown cloth. Other robed men with tilak and malas walk behind, a uniformed police officer in khaki with a red belt stands at the right, and several young boys in shirts and shorts walk alongside. Around 15 people are visible. The central figure with the garland and long hair fits the a person cues, shown in procession.2018-01-16December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04January 16 20182018-01-16December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photo of a group walking across a stone-paved temple courtyard toward a tall gopuram tower with painted sculptures, beside a colonnaded stone wall. In the centre, a man in ornate red-brown robes wears a yellow and pink marigold garland and a long rudraksha mala, with a tilak on his forehead and bare feet. Beside him a sannyasi in saffron-orange cloth and rudraksha beads walks alongside another man in white dhoti with a gold border. On the right, a bare-chested sannyasi in orange with long matted hair and rudraksha malas walks near a uniformed police officer. A man in a white shirt and white dhoti walks at left, with children and devotees around. Several people carry or hold red cloth, indicating a temple procession.2018-01-16December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04A photograph of a procession walking along a narrow paved lane beside a grey stone temple wall with a pink-washed wall to the right, a gopuram-style temple tower visible above. A line of robed men follows, many bare-chested with white dhotis, saffron and orange cloths, and rudraksha malas; one figure in the centre wears a white dhoti and carries an object, and another in an orange-and-red cloth wears a yellow-and-red garland. A uniformed policeman in khaki walks at the right edge, and a few boys in shirts and checked clothing walk in the foreground, with a white-clad man on the left.2018-01-16January 07 20122012-01-07A photograph of a group walking along a stone-walled path beside a gopuram-topped temple complex at dusk, with a misty hill behind. In the foreground a figure in a long dark-hair style wears a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, with a gold-beaded necklace and a rudraksha-style mala, walking alongside a bald man in orange robes holding a garland. Other saffron-clad sannyasis and devotees in white dhotis and shirts follow, with a man in a grey shirt and jeans at right. The Swamiji candidate shows distinctive orange robes, long hair and beaded adornments, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), walking in procession as an in-person presence.2012-10-12