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Two saffron-robed men walk up a temple entrance stairway. The foreground man on the left has long dark hair, a gold ceremonial necklace with a pendant, and an orange-saffron garment draped over his body. Beside him, an older bald man in orange robes with a dark rudraksha-style necklace holds a grey cloth over his arm. Behind them a third man in orange and another in white dhoti walk. The entrance is decorated with yellow, orange, white and maroon marigold garlands, and two white bull (nandi) sculptures sit on the roof. Devotees and onlookers stand in the background, with a lit deity area visible inside the pillared hall.

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December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04December 04 2006 - Karthikai Deepam, Tiruvannamalai2006-12-04April 21 20152015-04-21Photograph of a temple walkway with a gopuram tower and metal-roofed shelter in the background, where a crowd of devotees stands. In the foreground, a man with long swept-back dark hair and white forehead markings, wearing an orange robe and a long gold bead necklace, smiles and gestures with an open hand. Beside him a man in an orange robe with a gold necklace holds a pink cloth. On the left, a bespectacled man with curly grey hair and a red bindi wears an orange garment and a rudraksha mala. Several devotees in white and orange clothing stand behind them. Swamiji (probable) is the smiling man with long hair, orange robe and gold necklace.2010-01-08Photograph of a temple corridor with a marigold and yellow-and-orange garland canopy strung along the pillared hall, with white Nandi bulls on the roof. A bald, bearded man in an orange saffron shawl and rudraksha-style beads walks down the steps with a crowd of devotees in white shirts and dhotis around him, one man in white holding a railing and another wearing a pink rosette. Many people fill the corridor behind them. The man in orange shows no distinctive long hair or crown, so his identity is uncertain.2006-12-04Outdoor photo at a temple courtyard with pink-and-grey stone pillars and a carved stone canopy at left, decorated with marigold and multicolour flower garlands. In the foreground, a bald man in orange robes with a maroon head cloth, round-framed glasses, a gold pendant on a gold bead necklace and white vertical forehead markings walks beside a man with long swept-back dark hair, white forehead paste with a red dot, an orange robe and a gold bead necklace, wearing a long garland of yellow, white, purple and red flowers. Behind them, a bald man in white with a rudraksha mala, and other men in white and orange robes follow. The long-haired man in orange with flower garland appears to be Swamiji (probable), based on long hair, orange ornate clothing, gold bead necklace and garland cues.2010-01-08Photo of a procession climbing a stone stairway with a hazy town visible below. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, dark rudraksha mala and saffron-orange robe holds a red umbrella with gold floral pattern and fringe over his head. Around him, shaved-headed men wear saffron and orange-gold bordered garments; to the right, others wear white dhotis with maroon and gold borders and gold-beaded necklaces. A man at left in orange robes carries a bundled wire or cane.2011-05-24A photograph of a procession along a stone-paved temple corridor with tall carved pillars and a hillside with palm trees behind. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a red-and-orange shawl wears a gold ornamental necklace and a sacred ash marking, and walks with a pink cloth in one hand. Beside him, a man with long swept-back dark hair and a white ash mark on his forehead, wearing an orange robe and a multi-coloured flower garland with a gold pendant, presses his palms together in greeting and smiles. Behind them, men in orange robes and gold-bordered white dhotis with yellow shawls follow, and a cameraman is visible at the left.2010-01-08Outdoor photograph of a crowd walking past a South Indian temple with a tall white gopuram and palm trees behind it. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange robes and glasses holds a pink towel. Behind them, another man in orange with a gold necklace and men in white dhotis walk through the crowd. A small shrine with a signboard reading Sri Arunachaleshwara Mandapam sits to the left, and a bird is flying at the top left.2010-01-08A man in a sleeveless orange saffron drape walks down a covered metal walkway with an arched translucent roof and curved railings, smiling and looking downward. He has long dark hair swept back and a red tilak mark on his forehead. Behind him, a bald man in a light orange kurta with a red forehead mark walks beside, and another man in a khaki shirt with a lanyard badge follows at the right. Green foliage and plants line the path.December 23 20092009-12-23