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Night photograph in a temple corridor of stone floor and dark granite walls. In the centre, a bare-chested man in a deep red-maroon dhoti with gold border bends forward at the waist with his head pressed against a vertical orange cloth draped over a stone ledge, with a garland of flowers around his neck. To the left, several people in orange and saffron robes stand with garlands, including a man with a bald head and a gold-beaded mala. Behind them, men in white shirts and dhotis watch and one raises a camera. A uniformed police officer in khaki stands among the onlookers. Strings of marigold garlands hang from the figure's neck. About ten people are visible.

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May 07 20122012-05-07Night photograph inside a temple courtyard lit with strings of lamps along the roofline. In the foreground a figure in an orange-saffron robe with long dark hair bows forward, pressing the forehead and hand against a carved stone pedestal or altar edge. To the left, two young men in white dhotis and shirts wear orange shawls, one with a rudraksha-style mala, and an older man in a white shirt stands behind them. Stone pillars, a metal-clad column and carved stone architecture frame the scene, with a few onlookers in the background.2006-12-04February 24 20172017-02-24December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04February 24 20172017-02-24February 24 20172017-02-24A photograph of a temple courtyard where a figure in an orange saffron robe and orange shawl bends forward with hands pressed toward a carved stone platform, possibly in a touching or offering gesture. The figure has long, swept-back dark hair and a gold headband; the appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing and adornment suggest a probable Swamiji (probable), shown in person. The figure stands on a leopard-print mat before a stone plinth with floral carvings. Behind, several people in white dhotis and white ritual clothes, some with orange or red garments and shawls, stand with hands folded near a red-walled building. A deity murti draped in orange and yellow flower garlands and a kalasha-like brass vessel stand at the right, with brass lamps and offerings on a stone ledge.2010-12-27September 09 20112011-09-09November 19 20092009-11-19A night-time temple scene at a stone shrine wall. A bare-chested man with long braided dark hair tied back by a rust-red headband bows deeply with his forehead touching the granite ledge, wearing a rust-red dhoti, gold armlets and bead necklaces, standing on a red-patterned mat. Behind him two attendants in orange-saffron robes with white forehead markings and beaded necklaces stand with palms pressed together in namaskar. Brass oil lamps on tall stands, a brass trident and a kalasha-style brass vessel frame the scene, with a golden-orange cloth hanging behind.2017-02-24November 12 20102010-11-12September 09 20112011-09-09