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Evening photograph of a religious gathering in a stone-walled temple setting. In the centre, a smiling man with long swept-back hair, a red-beaded head band, and a gold ornate necklace stands in saffron-orange robes with hands folded in greeting, a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance. Beside him, a bare-chested older priest in orange cloth wears a rudraksha mala, a red head band and holds his hands folded. To the left, a man with a shaved head in orange cloth holds his hands together near a shoulder bag. On the right, a drummer in a striped shirt and white dhoti holds a large drum while a man in a white shirt stands nearby, and a uniformed official holds a microphone.

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June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05Crowded temple procession in a dim hall with many devotees in white. In the foreground, a bare-chested man with white ash markings and a red-orange shawl wears a heavy gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, and a bald elderly man beside him in orange cloth wears a gold-rimmed necklace and a rudraksha mala with a horizontal white-and-red forehead marking. Behind them, a man in white holds a covered tray or palanquin item. Several people in white and orange surround them, and a woman in a sari stands at the right edge. A kalasha and brass lamps are visible in the background. a person cues are weak; the bald elderly figure is not confidently identified.2012-06-05May 30 20122012-05-30 +1 copiesA night procession in a temple corridor during the Madurai Aadheenam Gnanasambandar Gurupooja festival. Two men walk hand in hand at centre: the man second from left wears a saffron-orange garment with a gold-bordered shawl, a white floral garland, a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, with a red-and-gold headband and vibhuti marks. Beside him a man with a shaved head wears an orange-and-red robe, gold-bordered shawl, a white garland, a rudraksha mala and a gold headband. Surrounding men wear orange robes, white dhotis and white-shirted attendants, with a man at right in an olive-and-blue dhoti and a white shirt. Festival lights and garlands hang overhead.2012-06-05June 05 20122012-06-05A photograph of a seated ritual scene inside a temple hall with a large stone pillar behind. In the centre, an elderly bald man in saffron-orange robes with a red-beaded rudraksha mala, a pink flower garland, gold ornaments and white vibhuti on his forehead sits with hands clasped. To his right, a younger long-haired man in orange robes with a pink garland and a gold-trimmed shawl, his arm marked with white paste, sits in front of him. A man in a grey shirt kneels at lower left near a green cloth with gold trim, and seated devotees in white and yellow saris and white dhotis watch from the background. Several people in white and orange surround the gathering. Whether the central elderly figure is a person cannot be confirmed from appearance alone.2012-05-20 +1 copiesPhoto inside a dim temple interior with ornate stone pillars and string lights. A man in an orange-red turban and a rust-brown robe with a thick gold-and-bead necklace stands centre, gesturing with one hand; he has a red-brown tilak mark. Beside him an elderly man in an orange robe with a black-and-white beaded mala gestures with clasped hands. Shaved-headed priests in saffron and orange sashes with tripundra marks surround them, and a bare-backed priest in the foreground faces them. Devotees and a woman with a red bindi stand behind. Several people visible, with the turbaned central man possibly the a person candidate by appearance.2015-09-16 +1 copiesPhotograph inside a temple hall during a procession. Centre, a man in saffron-orange robes wears a gold-coloured turban-style headband, white-and-orange floral garlands, a rudraksha mala and a thick gold necklace; he is smiling and has a red tilak on his forehead. Beside him, an older bare-chested man in orange garments with a golden headband, white and orange garlands and a dark rudraksha mala walks with his eyes lowered. Left foreground, a man in saffron robes with a gold-bead necklace and a dark pendant stands facing forward. Behind them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some with gold necklaces, and a man in white with a camera-holding arm on the right. Painted panels and wooden pillars decorate the background.2012-06-05