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A photograph of a crowded doorway between folding metal gates. In the centre, a smiling man with long dark hair and a red bindi, wearing a pink-and-white flower garland, raises his right hand in greeting. He wears a deep red-maroon dress with wide gold borders and a gold ceremonial necklace, and a rudraksha mala hangs across his chest. Around him stand shaven-headed attendants in similar maroon-and-gold robes with rudraksha malas, one holding his arm. Other devotees and onlookers, including a woman in white at left, press close from both sides. Appearance-based label: a person, shown in person, surrounded by attendants in a crowd.

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A crowd moves through a temple doorway with metal barricades on the right. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in orange robes wears a gold headband, a white and red-flowered garland, and a red tilak with white ash markings; he is smiling. Beside him, a younger man in orange robes wears a flower garland and a gold headband. On the left, a bearded man with long hair wears a red shawl and a red flower garland, holding a pink flower and a folded paper. Uniformed police officers in khaki stand among the crowd, and a raised hand holding a phone camera appears at the right edge.2012-05-24Photograph of an airport arrival corridor. A smiling man in the centre wears a rust-red robe, a long red flower garland, a brown beaded necklace and a red-orange tilak on his forehead, and raises his right hand in greeting. Around him, saffron-robed attendants with white forehead markings, rudraksha malas and gold armbands walk alongside, one carrying a tall orange-and-white pole with a banner. A uniformed security officer stands behind, and a man in a checked shirt is at the right edge, with rolling luggage visible on the floor.2016-06-20May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16February 13 20132013-02-13A crowded doorway scene in a sanctum-style entrance behind folding metal gates. In the centre, a man with long dark hair wears a deep maroon-brown robe and a fresh red-pink flower garland, walking forward as devotees press close. Around him, saffron-clad sannyasis with shaved heads wear orange and ochre shawls and sashes; one smiles broadly at right. A woman in an orange sari with an orange shawl stands at left with hands folded in greeting, and several people reach toward the group with hands and a phone camera. A small framed image and a round mirror-like frame hang on the wall beyond. The figure at centre shows distinctive long hair and a garland, with the maroon robe rather than saffron.2014-07-27A photograph at a temple entrance of a central figure in an orange-saffron robe with a gold necklace and a rudraksha mala, wearing a thick pink-and-white flower garland, raising both hands in greeting and smiling. Beside him on the right, an older man in a gold-bordered shawl with a golden headband and white vibhuti marks on his forehead holds a hand to his ear. Shaved-headed attendants in orange robes and gold chains stand to the left and right, and a camera lens is visible at the lower right. Above the doorway is a Tamil signboard. a person: the central figure has distinctive saffron robes, a gold necklace, rudraksha mala and garlanded ceremonial presentation.2012-05-16May 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copiesFour men stand together in a dim temple doorway, all in orange-saffron robes. On the right, a smiling man with long dark hair, a gold crown-band, red and white flower garlands and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace raises one hand in greeting; the person on the far right looks like Swamiji (probable), based on the long hair, crown, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace. Beside him, an older man with a white-painted forehead, a red-and-white garland and dark rudraksha beads smiles. A bald man in orange with a gold chain and red forehead mark stands behind them, and a partly visible person is at the edge. The page lists the setting as a Kanchanoor temple visit, but nothing visible establishes that place.2012-05-16Outdoor temple entrance scene where a bald elderly man in a golden-yellow shawl over an orange robe, with a rudraksha mala and a red-and-white forehead mark, walks forward supported by an attendant in orange. A man in orange with a gold-beaded necklace and a large pink-and-white flower garland stands beside him. Behind them, a bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a brass vessel, another man holds a flower-garlanded offering, and a uniformed police officer stands at right. Ornate red-and-gold temple gate and grillwork frame the background.2012-05-16 +1 copiesMay 21 20122012-05-21 +1 copiesMay 16 20122012-05-16 +1 copies