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Several people walk barefoot along a narrow paved lane between pink-washed temple walls, with a gopuram tower and palm trees visible ahead. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair wears an orange shawl and dhoti with a gold necklace and gold bracelets, hands clasped at his waist. a person (appearance-based candidate, long swept-back hair, orange ornate clothing and gold necklace). Flanking him are two shaved-headed men in orange robes with gold necklaces, one pointing forward, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl and a tall ceremonial staff. A woman in orange sari and a man in orange shirt with gold garland stand to the left, and a crowd fills the background.

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Outdoor photo of a procession walking along a paved street before a temple gopuram-style structure with a hill and palm trees behind. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a white forehead marking, orange draped cloth, layered gold necklaces and gold armlets walks at the front. Flanking him are men in orange garments with gold garlands, one bald priest in orange with a gold chain and a dark-shirted man in grey behind. Many people crowd the street and a temple wall stands at right. a person candidate appearance-based only.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20Outdoor procession on a paved path at a temple complex with a gopuram-style tower and a hill behind it. In the centre, a long-haired man in an orange dhoti and shawl, with gold necklaces and an arm band, walks with palms pressed together in greeting. Around him, saffron-clad attendants wear gold necklaces and a white-streaked forehead; one in a yellow dhoti carries a pink woven bag. A man in a grey shirt walks alongside, and devotees in white follow behind. Palm trees and a stone wall frame the scene. The centre figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold necklaces, matching the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues; this is an appearance-based label only.2011-12-20A procession walks along a narrow lane between high grey stone walls of a temple complex, with a gopuram tower and palm trees behind. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair, a white forehead mark, a gold necklace and long beaded rudraksha-style garlands wears saffron-orange robes. Beside him a bald man in orange robes carries a gold kalasha-style vessel and a red-and-gold shawl. Men in white dhotis and white shirts, some with white forehead tilaks and red shawls, press close, and a man in a white shirt with a red mala reaches forward. The mood is ceremonial, with people moving together through the lane.2011-12-20Several men walk down a stone-walled temple passage with pillars on the right, carrying a ceremonial staff. Around him, men in saffron-orange robes, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and gold pendants walk beside others in white dhotis and shirts, one holding a staff with a red cloth. A bald man on the left wears an orange shawl, and the surrounding crowd moves along the ceremonial procession route toward the temple.2011-12-20Outdoor photograph of a crowd moving across a stone-paved courtyard in front of a large gopuram temple tower and a colonnaded temple wall with palm trees behind. At centre, a long-haired man with a white tilak on his forehead wears a saffron-orange shawl and dhoti, a gold-beaded garland, and a mala, and walks barefoot with hands raised. Beside him, a shaved-headed monk in orange robes and a gold necklace gestures. Around them, men in white dhotis and shirts, some wearing rudraksha malas, press close; a woman in white at left holds her hands together in namaskar. A canopied palanquin with floral decorations stands in the background.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20A photograph of a procession of saffron-robed sannyasis walking through a stone temple gateway with blue-and-red painted doors, with a rangoli kolam of white and coloured designs on the ground. In the centre, a man with long dark swept-back hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a heavy gold necklace with large beads and a pendant walks in a deep orange robe. Around him, shaved-headed monks in orange garments with maroon borders wear gold beaded necklaces. On the left, a monk in orange carries a gold kalasha-style vessel. On the right, a man in a red shawl and white dhoti holds a long silver-coloured staff. Behind them, devotees and onlookers in white and cream clothing fill the passage, and a temple tower is visible in the distance.2011-12-20December 20 20112011-12-20August 17 20122012-08-17December 20 20112011-12-20