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Outdoor photo at a temple entrance beneath a carved stone gopuram, with a blue sign reading Ammani Amman Gopuram. A young man in orange saffron cloth with a long gold necklace and a red tilak stands center, his wrap draped over one shoulder; he leans forward with hands reaching toward a person lying prostrate on the ground in white clothes. Beside him a shaven-headed man in orange wears a rudraksha mala and a shawl. Devotees in blue saree, white shirt and blue shirt watch, and one man holds a phone. Metal gates and stone pillars frame the scene.

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September 09 20112011-09-09Outdoor temple scene in daylight at a South Indian temple entrance. A man in the centre wears an orange-saffron cloth draped over one shoulder, a heavy gold bead necklace with large gold beads, a gold earring, and a red bindi with tilak marks on his forehead; his hair is swept back. He appears to be a person, judged by the saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, and he walks behind a green-edged metal railing. Beside him a man in white dhoti and shirt with white cloth over his shoulder and a man in a white shirt walk nearby, one holding a garland of red and yellow flowers. Blue signboard with Tamil text and a carved stone pillar with floral relief are behind them. A woman with red flowers in her hair and a red mark on her forehead appears at left, and a blurred figure with tilak marks stands at right.2012-09-11September 12 20122012-09-12Photograph of saffron-robed sannyasis walking down a stone temple step outside a temple entrance, with a crowd of devotees behind them. In the foreground left, a bald sannyasi in orange cloth wears a dark rudraksha mala and carries a bundle of red and yellow flower garlands. The central figure, barefoot and wearing an orange dhoti with a gold-trimmed shawl, has a long rudraksha-style gold necklace of pale flowers, a brown waist sash and a white tilak on his forehead. On the right, a bald sannyasi in orange robes with a dark mala holds a folded white paper. Behind them, men and women in orange, white and red clothing climb the steps. A Tamil sign on the wall reads a directive about darshan. The figure at centre appears to be a person of distinctive presentation; identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2012-09-12September 26 20112011-09-26A photograph of a temple corridor with a crowd walking through. In the centre, a smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered drape and a heavy gold-and-bead necklace holds his palms together in anjali. A shaved-headed attendant in orange robes and a rudraksha mala walks beside him. To the right, a man in white dhoti with gold border and bare shoulders walks alongside another man in white shirt. Devotees in pink and white shirts, saris and a woman with flowers in her hair fill the background, with a black board of Tamil writing on the right wall. The page indicates a person is present; the central saffron-robed figure shows distinctive adornments and saffron clothing, so a probable identification is noted here. a person in the centre, greeting people in procession.2012-09-11Outdoor photo at a South Indian temple courtyard with a gopuram tower and a covered colonnade. A smiling man in the centre wears a flowing orange robe over a red top, a gold pendant and a long garland of beads, with a red tilak on his forehead and long swept-back hair; he has an appearance-based candidate profile for a person with distinctive saffron clothing, long hair, a garland and a gold pendant. To the left, a bearded sadhu in orange holds a paper and wears a mala. A white-clad man stands at the left edge, and an elder in pink kurta greets someone at right. A woman in an orange sari stands in the right foreground, and several white-clad devotees and onlookers fill the background. A banner over the entrance reads Arunachaleswarar temple.2009-08-06A photograph at a temple gateway with iron grille gates and carved stone walls. A woman in a saffron-orange sari with a gold necklace and hair in a bun stands at the centre, facing away. A bare-chested man with a shaved head in orange robes holds a large orange umbrella over her, and another person in orange robes stands beside him. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand around, one with palms pressed together in namaskar on the left. Signage in Tamil script is visible above the gate. The scene shows a devotional procession entering a temple.2012-09-12October 13 20122012-10-13Outdoor photograph of a temple visit in bright daylight. Centre frame, a bald man with a red-and-white tilak and orange-yellow robe with a striped border wears a beaded rudraksha mala and a gold pendant; a yellow umbrella is held over him by a man in a white shirt at right. Beside him, a smiling woman with long dark hair wears an orange sari, a red beaded necklace and a white pendant. Behind them, a crowd in white and orange garments and a man in a white shirt bending forward. A stone temple gateway with carved deities and a green hill are in the background. a person is described as the bald man in orange robes with the rudraksha mala, visited at the temple with attendants.2012-07-24Photo of a temple entrance at Arunachaleswara Temple, with a yellow barrier and red-and-white Tamil signboard in front. A smiling long-haired person with a red bindi, a white cross-shaped pendant and a rudraksha mala wears orange clothing and walks at the centre. Beside them a bald man with a shawl in orange and gold, several rudraksha malas and a gold necklace carries an orange umbrella held by a man in orange robes. Uniformed police officers and a crowd of onlookers stand behind the barrier.2012-07-24Outdoor photograph at a temple complex in Tiruvannamalai, with a gopuram tower behind and a red signboard in Tamil reading Arunachaleshwarar temple. A tall, long-haired man in an orange-red dhoti and shawl, wearing a layered rudraksha-style mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, walks in the centre, smiling. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate necklaces, in a temple procession role. Around him, shaven-headed men in orange robes with beaded malas walk, and a woman in orange sari stands at left. Onlookers in white shirts and dhotis stand in the background.2012-10-12